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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Islanders
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Mathew Barzal (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 44 assists for the New York Islanders in 2018-19, ahead of 
Josh Bailey (NYI) (40).
Leaders: Assists, New York Islanders, 2018-19
- 1stMathew BarzalNYI · 82 GP44
- 2ndJosh BaileyNYI · 82 GP40
3rdBrock NelsonNYI · 82 GP28
4thRyan PulockNYI · 82 GP28
5thAnders LeeNYI · 82 GP23
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Assists measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by total assists this season, regular season only. Total assists this season, all situations.
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. Assists are a standard category and pile up for players on the top power-play unit. A defenseman racking up assists is usually on PP1; check the power-play points board to confirm. In 2018-19, 26 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 14 and Mathew Barzal leads at 44.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 18 | 62 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 2 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 16 | 56 | — |
| 3 | Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 25 | 53 | 88%▲1.4 |
| 4 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 9 | 37 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 5 | Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 28 | 51 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 6 |  Nick LeddyDNYI | NYI | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 4 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Leo KomarovFNYI | NYI | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 6 | 26 | — |
| 8 |  Jordan EberleFNYI | NYI | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 19 | 37 | 52%▲6.7 |
| 9 |  Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 16 | 78 | 0.21 | 5 | 21 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 10 |  Johnny BoychukDNYI | NYI | 16 | 74 | 0.22 | 3 | 19 | — |
| 11 |  Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 15 | 79 | 0.19 | 4 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 8 | 23 | — |
| 13 |  Valtteri FilppulaFNYI | NYI | 14 | 72 | 0.19 | 17 | 31 | — |
| 14 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 13 | 73 | 0.18 | 20 | 33 | 3.2% |
| 15 |  Devon ToewsDNYI | NYI | 13 | 48 | 0.27 | 5 | 18 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 16 |  Anthony BeauvillierFNYI | NYI | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 18 | 28 | 4.0% |
| 17 |  Matt MartinFNYI | NYI | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | 6 | 14 | — |
| 18 |  Andrew LaddFNYI | NYI | 8 | 26 | 0.31 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 19 |  Tom KuhnhacklFNYI | NYI | 5 | 36 | 0.14 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 20 |  Thomas HickeyDNYI | NYI | 4 | 40 | 0.10 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  Michael Dal ColleFNYI | NYI | 4 | 28 | 0.14 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Ross JohnstonFNYI | NYI | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 1 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Joshua Ho-SangFNYI | NYI | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 24 |  Luca SbisaDNYI | NYI | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Tanner FritzFNYI | NYI | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Mathew Barzal leads with 44. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 14.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Ryan Pulock leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Mathew Barzal at 44.
How is Assists calculated?
Total assists this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.