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NHL Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 40 assists for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021-22, ahead of 
Jeff Skinner (BUF) (30).
Leaders: Assists, Buffalo Sabres, 2021-22
- 1stRasmus DahlinBUF · 80 GP40
- 2ndJeff SkinnerBUF · 80 GP30
3rdTage ThompsonBUF · 78 GP30
4thVictor OlofssonBUF · 72 GP29
5thAlex TuchBUF · 50 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 2021-22, 32 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 9 and Rasmus Dahlin leads at 40.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 40 | 80 | 0.50 | 13 | 53 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 2 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 33 | 63 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 30 | 78 | 0.38 | 38 | 68 | 100% |
| 4 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 29 | 72 | 0.40 | 20 | 49 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 5 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 26 | 50 | 0.52 | 12 | 38 | 94% |
| 6 |  Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 25 | 79 | 0.32 | 13 | 38 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 7 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 24 | 74 | 0.32 | 21 | 45 | — |
| 8 |  Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 19 | 80 | 0.24 | 8 | 27 | — |
| 9 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 16 | 60 | 0.27 | 3 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 15 | 57 | 0.26 | 7 | 22 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 13 | 40 | 0.33 | 6 | 19 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFBUF | BUF | 12 | 62 | 0.19 | 13 | 25 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 12 | 38 | 0.32 | 2 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 10 | 42 | 0.24 | 0 | 10 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 15 |  Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 1 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Mark PysykDBUF | BUF | 9 | 68 | 0.13 | 3 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Cody EakinFBUF | BUF | 8 | 69 | 0.12 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 10 | 18 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 19 |  Will ButcherDBUF | BUF | 6 | 37 | 0.16 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 20 |  Casey FitzgeraldDBUF | BUF | 6 | 36 | 0.17 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 21 |  Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 4 | 19 | 0.21 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 22 |  Anders BjorkFBUF | BUF | 3 | 58 | 0.05 | 5 | 8 | — |
| 23 |  Mark JankowskiFBUF | BUF | 3 | 19 | 0.16 | 2 | 5 | 23%▲14 |
| 24 |  Drake CaggiulaFBUF | BUF | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 25 |  John HaydenFBUF | BUF | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 2 | 4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Rasmus Dahlin leads with 40. The median of the 32 qualified skaters is 9.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 40; the top forward is Jeff Skinner at 30.
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.