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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Islanders
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mathew Barzal (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 44 assists for the New York Islanders in 2021-22, ahead of 
Noah Dobson (NYI) (38).
Leaders: Assists, New York Islanders, 2021-22
- 1stMathew BarzalNYI · 73 GP44
- 2ndNoah DobsonNYI · 80 GP38
3rdJosh BaileyNYI · 74 GP30
4thAdam PelechNYI · 78 GP25
5thAnthony BeauvillierNYI · 75 GP22
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, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Mathew Barzal leads at 44.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 44 | 73 | 0.60 | 15 | 59 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 2 | Noah DobsonDNYI | NYI | 38 | 80 | 0.47 | 13 | 51 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 3 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 30 | 74 | 0.41 | 14 | 44 | — |
| 4 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 25 | 78 | 0.32 | 3 | 28 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 5 | Anthony BeauvillierFNYI | NYI | 22 | 75 | 0.29 | 12 | 34 | 4.0% |
| 6 |  Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 37 | 59 | 88%▲1.4 |
| 7 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 21 | 77 | 0.27 | 18 | 39 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 8 |  Zach PariseFNYI | NYI | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 15 | 35 | — |
| 9 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 18 | 76 | 0.24 | 28 | 46 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 10 |  Kyle PalmieriFNYI | NYI | 18 | 69 | 0.26 | 15 | 33 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 16 | 56 | 0.29 | 5 | 21 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 12 |  Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 15 | 61 | 0.25 | 3 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Kieffer BellowsFNYI | NYI | 13 | 45 | 0.29 | 6 | 19 | — |
| 14 |  Zdeno CharaDNYI | NYI | 12 | 72 | 0.17 | 2 | 14 | — |
| 15 |  Oliver WahlstromFNYI | NYI | 11 | 73 | 0.15 | 13 | 24 | — |
| 16 |  Sebastian AhoDNYI | NYI | 10 | 36 | 0.28 | 2 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 6 | 15 | — |
| 18 |  Andy GreeneDNYI | NYI | 8 | 69 | 0.12 | 2 | 10 | — |
| 19 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 6 | 74 | 0.08 | 10 | 16 | 3.2% |
| 20 |  Ross JohnstonFNYI | NYI | 5 | 32 | 0.16 | 2 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Austin CzarnikFNYI | NYI | 5 | 17 | 0.29 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Matt MartinFNYI | NYI | 4 | 71 | 0.06 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 23 |  Robin SaloDNYI | NYI | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 24 |  Otto KoivulaFNYI | NYI | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Richard PanikFNYI | NYI | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Mathew Barzal leads with 44. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Noah Dobson leads NHL defensemen with 38; the top forward is Mathew Barzal at 44.
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.