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NHL Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 58 assists for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23, ahead of 
Jeff Skinner (BUF) (47).
Leaders: Assists, Buffalo Sabres, 2022-23
- 1stRasmus DahlinBUF · 78 GP58
- 2ndJeff SkinnerBUF · 79 GP47
3rdTage ThompsonBUF · 78 GP47
4thCasey MittelstadtBUF · 82 GP44
5thAlex TuchBUF · 74 GP43
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 2022-23, 26 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Rasmus Dahlin leads at 58.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 58 | 78 | 0.74 | 15 | 73 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 2 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 47 | 79 | 0.59 | 35 | 82 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 47 | 78 | 0.60 | 47 | 94 | 100% |
| 4 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 15 | 59 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 43 | 74 | 0.58 | 36 | 79 | 94% |
| 6 |  Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 37 | 81 | 0.46 | 31 | 68 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 7 |  Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 31 | 79 | 0.39 | 4 | 35 | 75%▲5 |
| 8 |  Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 23 | 75 | 0.31 | 14 | 37 | 76%▲25 |
| 9 |  JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 20 | 77 | 0.26 | 12 | 32 | 72%▼2.2 |
| 10 |  Tyson JostFBUF | BUF | 18 | 71 | 0.25 | 7 | 25 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 17 | 75 | 0.23 | 11 | 28 | — |
| 12 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 9 | 26 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 12 | 75 | 0.16 | 28 | 40 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 14 |  Ilya LyubushkinDBUF | BUF | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 2 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 10 | 60 | 0.17 | 3 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFBUF | BUF | 9 | 26 | 0.35 | 2 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 8 | 80 | 0.10 | 10 | 18 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 18 |  Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 8 | 59 | 0.14 | 1 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | 2 | 10 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 20 |  Riley StillmanDBUF | BUF | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 1 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 5 | 62 | 0.08 | 6 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Kale ClagueDBUF | BUF | 4 | 33 | 0.12 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | 2 | 17 | 0.12 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Lukas RousekFBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Riley SheahanFBUF | BUF | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Rasmus Dahlin leads with 58. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 58; the top forward is Jeff Skinner at 47.
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.