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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Victor Hedman (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 36 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020-21, ahead of 
Ondrej Palat (TBL) (31).
Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2020-21
- 1stVictor HedmanTBL · 54 GP36
- 2ndOndrej PalatTBL · 55 GP31
3rdMikhail SergachevTBL · 56 GP26
4thBrayden PointTBL · 56 GP25
5thYanni GourdeTBL · 56 GP19
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 8 and Victor Hedman leads at 36.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 36 | 54 | 0.67 | 9 | 45 | 84%▼1 |
| 2 | Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 31 | 55 | 0.56 | 15 | 46 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 26 | 56 | 0.46 | 4 | 30 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 4 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 25 | 56 | 0.45 | 23 | 48 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 5 | Yanni GourdeFTBL | TBL | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 17 | 36 | 4.9% |
| 6 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 18 | 56 | 0.32 | 15 | 33 | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Blake ColemanFTBL | TBL | 17 | 55 | 0.31 | 14 | 31 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 8 |  Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 17 | 38 | 0.45 | 17 | 34 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 9 |  Patrick MaroonFTBL | TBL | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 4 | 18 | — |
| 10 |  Tyler JohnsonFTBL | TBL | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 8 | 22 | — |
| 11 |  Barclay GoodrowFTBL | TBL | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 6 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 9 | 22 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 13 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 13 | 46 | 0.28 | 5 | 18 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 14 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 8 | 50 | 0.16 | 4 | 12 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 8 | 35 | 0.23 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 16 |  Mathieu JosephFTBL | TBL | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 12 | 19 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 17 |  David SavardDTBL | TBL | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 18 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 3 | 30 | 0.10 | 9 | 12 | 7.3% |
| 19 |  Gemel SmithFTBL | TBL | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 20 |  Luke SchennDTBL | TBL | 2 | 38 | 0.05 | 2 | 4 | 12% |
| 21 |  Cal FooteDTBL | TBL | 2 | 35 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Andreas BorgmanDTBL | TBL | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Mitchell StephensFTBL | TBL | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL | TBL | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Fredrik ClaessonDTBL | TBL | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Victor Hedman leads with 36. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 36; the top forward is Ondrej Palat at 31.
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.