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NHL Assists Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Jack Hughes (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 56 assists for the New Jersey Devils in 2022-23, ahead of 
Dougie Hamilton (NJD) (52).
Leaders: Assists, New Jersey Devils, 2022-23
- 1stJack HughesNJD · 78 GP56
- 2ndDougie HamiltonNJD · 82 GP52
3rdNico HischierNJD · 81 GP49
4thJesper BrattNJD · 82 GP41
5thDawson MercerNJD · 82 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 2022-23, 26 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 16 and Jack Hughes leads at 56.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 56 | 78 | 0.72 | 43 | 99 | 99% |
| 2 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 52 | 82 | 0.63 | 22 | 74 | 82%▼0.9 |
| 3 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 49 | 81 | 0.60 | 31 | 80 | 95% |
| 4 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 32 | 73 | 95% |
| 5 | Dawson MercerFNJD | NJD | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 27 | 56 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Tomas TatarFNJD | NJD | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 20 | 48 | — |
| 7 |  Erik HaulaFNJD | NJD | 27 | 80 | 0.34 | 14 | 41 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 26 | 81 | 0.32 | 7 | 33 | 22%▲12 |
| 9 |  Timo MeierFNJD | NJD | 26 | 78 | 0.33 | 40 | 66 | 75%▼2.5 |
| 10 |  Michael McLeodFNJD | NJD | 22 | 80 | 0.28 | 4 | 26 | — |
| 11 |  Ryan GravesDNJD | NJD | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 8 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 17 | 80 | 0.21 | 4 | 21 | 0.2%▼3 |
| 13 |  Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | 17 | 75 | 0.23 | 13 | 30 | 6.7% |
| 14 |  Ondrej PalatFNJD | NJD | 15 | 49 | 0.31 | 8 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | 14 | 76 | 0.18 | 13 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  John MarinoDNJD | NJD | 14 | 64 | 0.22 | 4 | 18 | 21%▲5 |
| 17 |  Jesper BoqvistFNJD | NJD | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 10 | 21 | 3.3% |
| 18 |  Nathan BastianFNJD | NJD | 9 | 43 | 0.21 | 6 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Kevin BahlDNJD | NJD | 6 | 42 | 0.14 | 2 | 8 | 4.8%▲0.8 |
| 20 |  Brendan SmithDNJD | NJD | 5 | 60 | 0.08 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Curtis LazarFNJD | NJD | 2 | 49 | 0.04 | 3 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Alexander HoltzFNJD | NJD | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 3 | 4 | 4.0% |
| 23 |  Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 83% |
| 24 |  Nikita OkhotiukDNJD | NJD | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Nolan FooteFNJD | NJD | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Jack Hughes leads with 56. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 16.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Dougie Hamilton leads NHL defensemen with 52; the top forward is Jack Hughes at 56.
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.