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NHL Assists Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Jesper Bratt (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 23 assists for the New Jersey Devils in 2020-21, ahead of 
Ty Smith (NJD) (21).
Leaders: Assists, New Jersey Devils, 2020-21
- 1stJesper BrattNJD · 46 GP23
- 2ndTy SmithNJD · 48 GP21
3rdJack HughesNJD · 56 GP20
4thDamon SeversonNJD · 56 GP18
5thPavel ZachaNJD · 50 GP18
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Jesper Bratt leads at 23.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 23 | 46 | 0.50 | 7 | 30 | 95% |
| 2 | Ty SmithDNJD | NJD | 21 | 48 | 0.44 | 2 | 23 | — |
| 3 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 20 | 56 | 0.36 | 11 | 31 | 99% |
| 4 | Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 18 | 56 | 0.32 | 3 | 21 | 22%▲12 |
| 5 | Pavel ZachaFNJD | NJD | 18 | 50 | 0.36 | 17 | 35 | 69%▼0.5 |
| 6 |  Janne KuokkanenFNJD | NJD | 17 | 50 | 0.34 | 8 | 25 | — |
| 7 |  Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | 14 | 54 | 0.26 | 16 | 30 | 6.7% |
| 8 |  Ryan MurrayDNJD | NJD | 14 | 48 | 0.29 | 0 | 14 | — |
| 9 |  P.K. SubbanDNJD | NJD | 14 | 44 | 0.32 | 5 | 19 | — |
| 10 |  Will ButcherDNJD | NJD | 10 | 23 | 0.43 | 1 | 11 | — |
| 11 |  Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | 17 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Nick MerkleyFNJD | NJD | 8 | 27 | 0.30 | 2 | 10 | — |
| 13 |  Nathan BastianFNJD | NJD | 7 | 41 | 0.17 | 3 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Michael McLeodFNJD | NJD | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 9 | 15 | — |
| 15 |  Andreas JohnssonFNJD | NJD | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 6 | 11 | 95% |
| 17 |  Mikhail MaltsevFNJD | NJD | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | 6 | 9 | — |
| 18 |  Jesper BoqvistFNJD | NJD | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | 4 | 7 | 3.3% |
| 19 |  Matt TennysonDNJD | NJD | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 20 |  Kevin BahlDNJD | NJD | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 2 | 4.8%▲0.8 |
| 21 |  Connor CarrickDNJD | NJD | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 22 |  Marián StudenicFNJD | NJD | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Tyce ThompsonFNJD | NJD | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Nolan FooteFNJD | NJD | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.2%▼3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Jesper Bratt leads with 23. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Ty Smith leads NHL defensemen with 21; the top forward is Jesper Bratt at 23.
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.