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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Rangers
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Mika Zibanejad (NYR) leads NHL skaters with 44 assists for the New York Rangers in 2018-19, ahead of 
Kevin Shattenkirk (NYR) (26).
Leaders: Assists, New York Rangers, 2018-19
- 1stMika ZibanejadNYR · 82 GP44
- 2ndKevin ShattenkirkNYR · 73 GP26
3rdTony DeAngeloNYR · 61 GP26
4thChris KreiderNYR · 79 GP24
5thVladislav NamestnikovNYR · 78 GP20
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Mika Zibanejad leads at 44.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 30 | 74 | 98% |
| 2 | Kevin ShattenkirkDNYR | NYR | 26 | 73 | 0.36 | 2 | 28 | — |
| 3 | Tony DeAngeloDNYR | NYR | 26 | 61 | 0.43 | 4 | 30 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Chris KreiderFNYR | NYR | 24 | 79 | 0.30 | 28 | 52 | 55%▼6.4 |
| 5 | Vladislav NamestnikovFNYR | NYR | 20 | 78 | 0.26 | 11 | 31 | 0.1% |
| 6 |  Neal PionkDNYR | NYR | 20 | 73 | 0.27 | 6 | 26 | 61%▲31 |
| 7 |  Jimmy VeseyFNYR | NYR | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 17 | 35 | — |
| 8 |  Brady SkjeiDNYR | NYR | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 8 | 25 | 15%▼1.1 |
| 9 |  Brett HowdenFNYR | NYR | 17 | 66 | 0.26 | 6 | 23 | 24%▲9 |
| 10 |  Pavel BuchnevichFNYR | NYR | 17 | 64 | 0.27 | 21 | 38 | 31% |
| 11 |  Ryan StromeFNYR | NYR | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 19 | 35 | 4.0% |
| 12 |  Filip ChytilFNYR | NYR | 12 | 75 | 0.16 | 11 | 23 | 7.3%▲0.9 |
| 13 |  Jesper FastFNYR | NYR | 12 | 66 | 0.18 | 8 | 20 | — |
| 14 |  Marc StaalDNYR | NYR | 10 | 79 | 0.13 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 15 |  Brendan SmithDNYR | NYR | 9 | 63 | 0.14 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 16 |  Boo NievesFNYR | NYR | 6 | 43 | 0.14 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 17 |  Brendan LemieuxFNYR | NYR | 5 | 63 | 0.08 | 12 | 17 | — |
| 18 |  Lias AnderssonFNYR | NYR | 4 | 42 | 0.10 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Fredrik ClaessonDNYR | NYR | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Connor BrickleyFNYR | NYR | 3 | 14 | 0.21 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  Vinni LettieriFNYR | NYR | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Steven FogartyFNYR | NYR | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  John GilmourDNYR | NYR | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Ryan LindgrenDNYR | NYR | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Libor HajekDNYR | NYR | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Mika Zibanejad leads with 44. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Kevin Shattenkirk leads NHL defensemen with 26; the top forward is Mika Zibanejad 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.