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NHL Assists Leaders: Detroit Red Wings
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Filip Hronek (DET) leads NHL skaters with 24 assists for the Detroit Red Wings in 2020-21, ahead of 
Jakub Vrana (DET) (17).
Leaders: Assists, Detroit Red Wings, 2020-21
- 1stFilip HronekDET · 56 GP24
- 2ndJakub VranaDET · 50 GP17
3rdDylan LarkinDET · 44 GP14
4thFilip ZadinaDET · 49 GP13
5thLuke GlendeningDET · 54 GP9
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Filip Hronek leads at 24.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip HronekDDET | DET | 24 | 56 | 0.43 | 2 | 26 | 94% |
| 2 | Jakub VranaFDET | DET | 17 | 50 | 0.34 | 19 | 36 | — |
| 3 | Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 14 | 44 | 0.32 | 9 | 23 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 4 | Filip ZadinaFDET | DET | 13 | 49 | 0.27 | 6 | 19 | — |
| 5 | Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 6 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 6 |  Vladislav NamestnikovFDET | DET | 9 | 53 | 0.17 | 8 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Richard PanikFDET | DET | 9 | 48 | 0.19 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 8 |  Adam ErneFDET | DET | 9 | 45 | 0.20 | 11 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 9 |  Michael RasmussenFDET | DET | 9 | 40 | 0.23 | 3 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Valtteri FilppulaFDET | DET | 9 | 38 | 0.24 | 6 | 15 | — |
| 11 |  Christian DjoosDDET | DET | 9 | 36 | 0.25 | 2 | 11 | — |
| 12 |  Danny DeKeyserDDET | DET | 8 | 47 | 0.17 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 13 |  Troy StecherDDET | DET | 8 | 44 | 0.18 | 3 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  Sam GagnerFDET | DET | 8 | 42 | 0.19 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 15 |  Robby FabbriFDET | DET | 8 | 30 | 0.27 | 10 | 18 | — |
| 16 |  Marc StaalDDET | DET | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 17 |  Bobby RyanFDET | DET | 7 | 33 | 0.21 | 7 | 14 | — |
| 18 |  Darren HelmFDET | DET | 5 | 47 | 0.11 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 19 |  Frans NielsenFDET | DET | 5 | 29 | 0.17 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Evgeny SvechnikovFDET | DET | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 21 |  Givani SmithFDET | DET | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Alex BiegaDDET | DET | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Gustav LindstromDDET | DET | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Dennis CholowskiDDET | DET | 2 | 16 | 0.13 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Tyler BertuzziFDET | DET | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 5 | 7 | 50%▼2.2 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Filip Hronek leads with 24. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Filip Hronek leads NHL defensemen with 24; the top forward is Jakub Vrana at 17.
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.