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NHL Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Victor Olofsson (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 19 assists for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21, ahead of 
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) (18).
Leaders: Assists, Buffalo Sabres, 2020-21
- 1stVictor OlofssonBUF · 56 GP19
- 2ndRasmus DahlinBUF · 56 GP18
3rdJack EichelBUF · 21 GP16
4thSam ReinhartBUF · 54 GP15
5thRasmus RistolainenBUF · 49 GP14
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 2020-21, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Victor Olofsson leads at 19.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 13 | 32 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 2 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 18 | 56 | 0.32 | 5 | 23 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 3 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 2 | 18 | 100% |
| 4 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 15 | 54 | 0.28 | 25 | 40 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 5 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 14 | 49 | 0.29 | 4 | 18 | 7.4%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | 10 | 22 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 11 | 35 | 0.31 | 2 | 13 | — |
| 8 |  Riley SheahanFBUF | BUF | 9 | 53 | 0.17 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 9 |  Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 9 | 41 | 0.22 | 4 | 13 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 10 |  Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 4 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 8 | 38 | 0.21 | 1 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 7 | 53 | 0.13 | 7 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Drake CaggiulaFBUF | BUF | 7 | 38 | 0.18 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 14 |  Anders BjorkFBUF | BUF | 6 | 45 | 0.13 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 15 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 6 | 38 | 0.16 | 8 | 14 | 100% |
| 16 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 5 | 46 | 0.11 | 3 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Cody EakinFBUF | BUF | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 18 |  Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 4 | 28 | 0.14 | 7 | 11 | — |
| 19 |  Tobias RiederFBUF | BUF | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  Matt IrwinDBUF | BUF | 2 | 24 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 21 |  Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 22 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 0 | 2 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 23 |  Steven FogartyFBUF | BUF | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Arttu RuotsalainenFBUF | BUF | 1 | 17 | 0.06 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 25 |  Will BorgenDBUF | BUF | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 17%▲11 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Victor Olofsson leads with 19. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 18; the top forward is Victor Olofsson at 19.
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.