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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Victor Hedman (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 65 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021-22, ahead of 
Steven Stamkos (TBL) (64).
Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2021-22
- 1stVictor HedmanTBL · 82 GP65
- 2ndSteven StamkosTBL · 81 GP64
3rdNikita KucherovTBL · 47 GP44
4thAlex KillornTBL · 82 GP34
5thMikhail SergachevTBL · 78 GP31
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, 25 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 16 and Victor Hedman leads at 65.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 65 | 82 | 0.79 | 20 | 85 | 84%▼1 |
| 2 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 64 | 81 | 0.79 | 42 | 106 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 3 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 44 | 47 | 0.94 | 25 | 69 | 100% |
| 4 | Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 25 | 59 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 31 | 78 | 0.40 | 7 | 38 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 6 |  Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 31 | 77 | 0.40 | 18 | 49 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 30 | 66 | 0.45 | 28 | 58 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 8 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 26 | 76 | 0.34 | 17 | 43 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 9 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 22 | 71 | 0.31 | 4 | 26 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Corey PerryFTBL | TBL | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 19 | 40 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 19 | 77 | 0.25 | 25 | 44 | 100% |
| 12 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 22 | 39 | 7.3% |
| 13 |  Patrick MaroonFTBL | TBL | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 11 | 27 | — |
| 14 |  Nick PaulFTBL | TBL | 16 | 80 | 0.20 | 16 | 32 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 15 |  Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 15 | 76 | 0.20 | 3 | 18 | — |
| 16 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | 1 | 13 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 17 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFTBL | TBL | 11 | 80 | 0.14 | 9 | 20 | — |
| 18 |  Cal FooteDTBL | TBL | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 19 |  Zach BogosianDTBL | TBL | 5 | 48 | 0.10 | 3 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 20 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL | TBL | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 3 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Gabriel FortierFTBL | TBL | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 22 |  Fredrik ClaessonDTBL | TBL | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 24 |  Sean DayDTBL | TBL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Remi ElieFTBL | TBL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Victor Hedman leads with 65. The median of the 25 qualified skaters is 16.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 65; the top forward is Steven Stamkos at 64.
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.