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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Brent Burns (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 44 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2021-22, ahead of 
Timo Meier (SJS) (41).
Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2021-22
- 1stBrent BurnsSJS · 82 GP44
- 2ndTimo MeierSJS · 77 GP41
3rdTomas HertlSJS · 82 GP34
4thLogan CoutureSJS · 77 GP33
5thAlexander BarabanovSJS · 70 GP29
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Brent Burns leads at 44.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 10 | 54 | 44%▼2.7 |
| 2 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 41 | 77 | 0.53 | 35 | 76 | 75%▼2.5 |
| 3 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 30 | 64 | 87% |
| 4 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 33 | 77 | 0.43 | 23 | 56 | — |
| 5 | Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 29 | 70 | 0.41 | 10 | 39 | — |
| 6 |  Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 25 | 50 | 0.50 | 10 | 35 | 95% |
| 7 |  Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 15 | 63 | 0.24 | 8 | 23 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 12 | 63 | 0.19 | 2 | 14 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 9 |  Rudolfs BalcersFSJS | SJS | 12 | 61 | 0.20 | 11 | 23 | — |
| 10 |  Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 11 | 75 | 0.15 | 3 | 14 | — |
| 11 |  Matt NietoFSJS | SJS | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 6 | 17 | — |
| 12 |  Nick BoninoFSJS | SJS | 10 | 80 | 0.13 | 16 | 26 | — |
| 13 |  Jonathan DahlenFSJS | SJS | 10 | 61 | 0.16 | 12 | 22 | — |
| 14 |  Sasha ChmelevskiFSJS | SJS | 8 | 19 | 0.42 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 15 |  Jasper WeatherbyFSJS | SJS | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Jaycob MegnaDSJS | SJS | 6 | 44 | 0.14 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Nicolas MelocheDSJS | SJS | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 18 |  Ryan MerkleyDSJS | SJS | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Thomas BordeleauFSJS | SJS | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 20 |  William EklundFSJS | SJS | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 0 | 4 | 66%▼3.7 |
| 21 |  Ryan DzingelFSJS | SJS | 3 | 32 | 0.09 | 5 | 8 | — |
| 22 |  Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 23 |  Jonah GadjovichFSJS | SJS | 2 | 43 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Scott ReedyFSJS | SJS | 2 | 35 | 0.06 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 25 |  Jeffrey VielFSJS | SJS | 2 | 34 | 0.06 | 3 | 5 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Brent Burns leads with 44. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Brent Burns leads NHL defensemen with 44; the top forward is Timo Meier at 41.
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.