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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Erik Karlsson (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 76 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2022-23, ahead of 
Tomas Hertl (SJS) (41).
Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2022-23
- 1stErik KarlssonSJS · 82 GP76
- 2ndTomas HertlSJS · 79 GP41
3rdLogan CoutureSJS · 82 GP40
4thAlexander BarabanovSJS · 68 GP32
5thMatt BenningSJS · 77 GP23
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, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Erik Karlsson leads at 76.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 76 | 82 | 0.93 | 25 | 101 | 95% |
| 2 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 41 | 79 | 0.52 | 22 | 63 | 87% |
| 3 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 27 | 67 | — |
| 4 | Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 32 | 68 | 0.47 | 15 | 47 | — |
| 5 | Matt BenningDSJS | SJS | 23 | 77 | 0.30 | 1 | 24 | — |
| 6 |  Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 18 | 72 | 0.25 | 15 | 33 | — |
| 7 |  Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 1 | 18 | — |
| 8 |  Fabian ZetterlundFSJS | SJS | 17 | 67 | 0.25 | 6 | 23 | 12%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Nico SturmFSJS | SJS | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 14 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Steven LorentzFSJS | SJS | 9 | 80 | 0.11 | 10 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Oskar LindblomFSJS | SJS | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 6 | 15 | — |
| 12 |  Luke KuninFSJS | SJS | 8 | 31 | 0.26 | 5 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 7 | 72 | 0.10 | 4 | 11 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 14 |  Jacob MacDonaldDSJS | SJS | 7 | 58 | 0.12 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 15 |  Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 7 | 57 | 0.12 | 10 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Evgeny SvechnikovFSJS | SJS | 6 | 59 | 0.10 | 8 | 14 | — |
| 17 |  Jacob PetersonFSJS | SJS | 6 | 12 | 0.50 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 18 |  Martin KautFSJS | SJS | 4 | 36 | 0.11 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 19 |  Jonah GadjovichFSJS | SJS | 4 | 35 | 0.11 | 3 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Nick CicekDSJS | SJS | 4 | 16 | 0.25 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  Andreas JohnssonFSJS | SJS | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Derrick PouliotDSJS | SJS | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Henry ThrunDSJS | SJS | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Thomas BordeleauFSJS | SJS | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Erik Karlsson leads with 76. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 76; the top forward is Tomas Hertl 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.