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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 83 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022-23, ahead of 
Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) (54).
Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2022-23
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 82 GP83
- 2ndMikhail SergachevTBL · 79 GP54
3rdSteven StamkosTBL · 81 GP50
4thBrayden PointTBL · 82 GP44
5thVictor HedmanTBL · 76 GP40
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 14 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 83.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 83 | 82 | 1.01 | 30 | 113 | 100% |
| 2 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 54 | 79 | 0.68 | 10 | 64 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 3 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 50 | 81 | 0.62 | 34 | 84 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 4 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 51 | 95 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 5 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 40 | 76 | 0.53 | 9 | 49 | 84%▼1 |
| 6 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 27 | 64 | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 34 | 81 | 0.42 | 30 | 64 | 100% |
| 8 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 18 | 58 | 0.31 | 11 | 29 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 9 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 16 | 32 | 7.3% |
| 10 |  Nick PaulFTBL | TBL | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 17 | 32 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 11 |  Nick PerbixDTBL | TBL | 15 | 69 | 0.22 | 5 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Ian ColeDTBL | TBL | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 3 | 17 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 14 | 70 | 0.20 | 2 | 16 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 14 |  Corey PerryFTBL | TBL | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 12 | 25 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Tanner JeannotFTBL | TBL | 12 | 76 | 0.16 | 6 | 18 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Michael EyssimontFTBL | TBL | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 5 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Patrick MaroonFTBL | TBL | 9 | 80 | 0.11 | 5 | 14 | — |
| 18 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFTBL | TBL | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 19 |  Zach BogosianDTBL | TBL | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 1 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 20 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 2 | 17 | 0.12 | 1 | 3 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 21 |  Rudolfs BalcersFTBL | TBL | 2 | 17 | 0.12 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Philippe MyersDTBL | TBL | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Haydn FleuryDTBL | TBL | 1 | 29 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Cole KoepkeFTBL | TBL | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL | TBL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 83. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 14.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Mikhail Sergachev leads NHL defensemen with 54; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov at 83.
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.