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NHL Assists Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Brady Tkachuk (OTT) leads NHL skaters with 37 assists for the Ottawa Senators in 2021-22, ahead of 
Tim Stützle (OTT) (36).
Leaders: Assists, Ottawa Senators, 2021-22
- 1stBrady TkachukOTT · 79 GP37
- 2ndTim StützleOTT · 79 GP36
3rdThomas ChabotOTT · 59 GP31
4thConnor BrownOTT · 64 GP29
5thDrake BathersonOTT · 46 GP27
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 7 and Brady Tkachuk leads at 37.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 37 | 79 | 0.47 | 30 | 67 | 100%▲1 |
| 2 | Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 36 | 79 | 0.46 | 22 | 58 | 100% |
| 3 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 31 | 59 | 0.53 | 7 | 38 | 87%▼1.3 |
| 4 | Connor BrownFOTT | OTT | 29 | 64 | 0.45 | 10 | 39 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 17 | 44 | 96%▼0.9 |
| 6 |  Josh NorrisFOTT | OTT | 20 | 66 | 0.30 | 35 | 55 | 31%▼2.6 |
| 7 |  Mathieu JosephFOTT | OTT | 18 | 69 | 0.26 | 12 | 30 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 8 |  Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 6 | 22 | 13%▲4.6 |
| 9 |  Tyler EnnisFOTT | OTT | 16 | 57 | 0.28 | 8 | 24 | — |
| 10 |  Alex FormentonFOTT | OTT | 14 | 79 | 0.18 | 18 | 32 | 8.9% |
| 11 |  Nick HoldenDOTT | OTT | 14 | 76 | 0.18 | 5 | 19 | — |
| 12 |  Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 0 | 14 | — |
| 13 |  Chris TierneyFOTT | OTT | 12 | 70 | 0.17 | 6 | 18 | — |
| 14 |  Michael Del ZottoDOTT | OTT | 10 | 26 | 0.38 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 15 |  Nikita ZaitsevDOTT | OTT | 9 | 62 | 0.15 | 2 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Adam GaudetteFOTT | OTT | 9 | 58 | 0.16 | 5 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Victor MeteDOTT | OTT | 7 | 37 | 0.19 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 18 |  Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | 7 | 24 | 0.29 | 3 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Austin WatsonFOTT | OTT | 6 | 67 | 0.09 | 10 | 16 | — |
| 20 |  Travis HamonicDOTT | OTT | 6 | 43 | 0.14 | 4 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Parker KellyFOTT | OTT | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 7 | 12 | 17%▼1.2 |
| 22 |  Lassi ThomsonDOTT | OTT | 5 | 16 | 0.31 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 23 |  Dylan GambrellFOTT | OTT | 4 | 63 | 0.06 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 24 |  Logan ShawFOTT | OTT | 2 | 17 | 0.12 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Mark KastelicFOTT | OTT | 2 | 16 | 0.13 | 2 | 4 | 18%▲1.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Brady Tkachuk leads with 37. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 7.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Thomas Chabot leads NHL defensemen with 31; the top forward is Brady Tkachuk at 37.
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.