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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Erik Karlsson (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 34 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2019-20, ahead of 
Brent Burns (SJS) (33).
Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2019-20
- 1stErik KarlssonSJS · 56 GP34
- 2ndBrent BurnsSJS · 70 GP33
3rdTimo MeierSJS · 70 GP27
4thJoe ThorntonSJS · 70 GP24
5thLogan CoutureSJS · 52 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 2019-20, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Erik Karlsson leads at 34.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 34 | 56 | 0.61 | 6 | 40 | 95% |
| 2 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 33 | 70 | 0.47 | 12 | 45 | 44%▼2.7 |
| 3 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 27 | 70 | 0.39 | 22 | 49 | 75%▼2.5 |
| 4 | Joe ThorntonFSJS | SJS | 24 | 70 | 0.34 | 7 | 31 | — |
| 5 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 23 | 52 | 0.44 | 16 | 39 | — |
| 6 |  Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 21 | 64 | 0.33 | 26 | 47 | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 16 | 36 | 87% |
| 8 |  Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 14 | 33 | — |
| 9 |  Marcus SorensenFSJS | SJS | 11 | 66 | 0.17 | 7 | 18 | — |
| 10 |  Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 10 | 70 | 0.14 | 5 | 15 | — |
| 11 |  Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 9 | 61 | 0.15 | 2 | 11 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 12 |  Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 7 | 48 | 0.15 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 13 |  Melker KarlssonFSJS | SJS | 6 | 61 | 0.10 | 6 | 12 | — |
| 14 |  Dylan GambrellFSJS | SJS | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 15 |  Antti SuomelaFSJS | SJS | 6 | 20 | 0.30 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 16 |  Tim HeedDSJS | SJS | 4 | 38 | 0.11 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 17 |  Joel KellmanFSJS | SJS | 4 | 31 | 0.13 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 18 |  Alexander TrueFSJS | SJS | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 19 |  Stefan NoesenFSJS | SJS | 2 | 40 | 0.05 | 7 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 2 | 28 | 0.07 | 3 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Jake MiddletonDSJS | SJS | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 6.6%▲1.8 |
| 22 |  Lean BergmannFSJS | SJS | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 23 |  Jonny BrodzinskiFSJS | SJS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Lukas RadilFSJS | SJS | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Brandon DavidsonDSJS | SJS | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2019-20?
Erik Karlsson leads with 34. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2019-20?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 34; the top forward is Timo Meier at 27.
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.