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NHL Assists Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Sebastian Aho (CAR) leads NHL skaters with 33 assists for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020-21, ahead of 
Dougie Hamilton (CAR) (32).
Leaders: Assists, Carolina Hurricanes, 2020-21
- 1stSebastian AhoCAR · 56 GP33
- 2ndDougie HamiltonCAR · 55 GP32
3rdAndrei SvechnikovCAR · 55 GP27
4thMartin NecasCAR · 53 GP27
5thVincent TrocheckCAR · 47 GP26
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, 26 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Sebastian Aho leads at 33.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 33 | 56 | 0.59 | 24 | 57 | 100% |
| 2 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 32 | 55 | 0.58 | 10 | 42 | 82%▼0.9 |
| 3 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 27 | 55 | 0.49 | 15 | 42 | 98% |
| 4 | Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 27 | 53 | 0.51 | 14 | 41 | 100% |
| 5 | Vincent TrocheckFCAR | CAR | 26 | 47 | 0.55 | 17 | 43 | 82%▼3 |
| 6 |  Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 22 | 53 | 0.42 | 16 | 38 | 15%▼2 |
| 7 |  Brett PesceDCAR | CAR | 21 | 55 | 0.38 | 4 | 25 | 0.3% |
| 8 |  Nino NiederreiterFCAR | CAR | 14 | 56 | 0.25 | 20 | 34 | 4.0% |
| 9 |  Jesper FastFCAR | CAR | 13 | 46 | 0.28 | 6 | 19 | — |
| 10 |  Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 12 | 52 | 0.23 | 3 | 15 | 26%▲4.9 |
| 11 |  Jake BeanDCAR | CAR | 11 | 42 | 0.26 | 1 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Warren FoegeleFCAR | CAR | 10 | 53 | 0.19 | 10 | 20 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Teuvo TeravainenFCAR | CAR | 10 | 21 | 0.48 | 5 | 15 | 12%▲0.9 |
| 14 |  Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | 9 | 44 | 0.20 | 4 | 13 | 4.3% |
| 15 |  Jake GardinerDCAR | CAR | 8 | 26 | 0.31 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 16 |  Brady SkjeiDCAR | CAR | 7 | 52 | 0.13 | 3 | 10 | 15%▼1.1 |
| 17 |  Steven LorentzFCAR | CAR | 6 | 45 | 0.13 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Morgan GeekieFCAR | CAR | 6 | 36 | 0.17 | 3 | 9 | 94% |
| 19 |  Brock McGinnFCAR | CAR | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 8 | 13 | — |
| 20 |  Cedric PaquetteFCAR | CAR | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 21 |  Jani HakanpääDCAR | CAR | 2 | 57 | 0.04 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Max McCormickFCAR | CAR | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Drew ShoreFCAR | CAR | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Joakim RyanDCAR | CAR | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Sheldon RempalFCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Sebastian Aho leads with 33. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Dougie Hamilton leads NHL defensemen with 32; the top forward is Sebastian Aho at 33.
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.