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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Evander Kane (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 27 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2020-21, ahead of 
Tomas Hertl (SJS) (24).
Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2020-21
- 1stEvander KaneSJS · 56 GP27
- 2ndTomas HertlSJS · 50 GP24
3rdBrent BurnsSJS · 56 GP22
4thTimo MeierSJS · 54 GP19
5thMario FerraroSJS · 56 GP16
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Evander Kane leads at 27.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 27 | 56 | 0.48 | 22 | 49 | 3.9% |
| 2 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 24 | 50 | 0.48 | 19 | 43 | 87% |
| 3 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 22 | 56 | 0.39 | 7 | 29 | 44%▼2.7 |
| 4 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 19 | 54 | 0.35 | 12 | 31 | 75%▼2.5 |
| 5 | Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 16 | 56 | 0.29 | 1 | 17 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 6 |  Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 12 | 28 | — |
| 7 |  Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 17 | 31 | — |
| 8 |  Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 14 | 52 | 0.27 | 8 | 22 | 95% |
| 9 |  Ryan DonatoFSJS | SJS | 14 | 50 | 0.28 | 6 | 20 | 8.1% |
| 10 |  John LeonardFSJS | SJS | 10 | 44 | 0.23 | 3 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Rudolfs BalcersFSJS | SJS | 9 | 41 | 0.22 | 8 | 17 | — |
| 12 |  Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS | SJS | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 2 | 10 | — |
| 13 |  Dylan GambrellFSJS | SJS | 7 | 49 | 0.14 | 5 | 12 | — |
| 14 |  Patrick MarleauFSJS | SJS | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 15 |  Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 5 | 51 | 0.10 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 16 |  Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 17 |  Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 4 | 40 | 0.10 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 18 |  Marcus SorensenFSJS | SJS | 4 | 29 | 0.14 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 19 |  Greg PaterynDSJS | SJS | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 20 |  Matt NietoFSJS | SJS | 2 | 28 | 0.07 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 21 |  Sasha ChmelevskiFSJS | SJS | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 22 |  Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Nicolas MelocheDSJS | SJS | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Christian JarosDSJS | SJS | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Alexander TrueFSJS | SJS | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Evander Kane leads with 27. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Brent Burns leads NHL defensemen with 22; the top forward is Evander Kane 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.