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NHL Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 43 assists for the Washington Capitals in 2022-23, ahead of 
Dylan Strome (WSH) (42).
Leaders: Assists, Washington Capitals, 2022-23
- 1stEvgeny KuznetsovWSH · 81 GP43
- 2ndDylan StromeWSH · 81 GP42
3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 73 GP33
4thRasmus SandinWSH · 71 GP28
5thNick JensenWSH · 77 GP24
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Evgeny Kuznetsov leads at 43.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 43 | 81 | 0.53 | 12 | 55 | — |
| 2 | Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 42 | 81 | 0.52 | 23 | 65 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 33 | 73 | 0.45 | 42 | 75 | 88%▼4 |
| 4 | Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 28 | 71 | 0.39 | 7 | 35 | 12% |
| 5 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 24 | 77 | 0.31 | 5 | 29 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 6 |  Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 15 | 37 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 11 | 33 | — |
| 8 |  John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 20 | 40 | 0.50 | 9 | 29 | 98% |
| 9 |  Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 16 | 75 | 0.21 | 7 | 23 | 0.6% |
| 10 |  Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 16 | 67 | 0.24 | 11 | 27 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 11 |  T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 16 | 58 | 0.28 | 19 | 35 | — |
| 12 |  Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 14 | 39 | 0.36 | 7 | 21 | — |
| 13 |  Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 12 | 65 | 0.18 | 13 | 25 | 3.2% |
| 14 |  Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 11 | 58 | 0.19 | 4 | 15 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 15 |  Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 10 | 67 | 0.15 | 6 | 16 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 16 |  Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 9 | 33 | 0.27 | 13 | 22 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 17 |  Nicolas Aube-KubelFWSH | WSH | 8 | 53 | 0.15 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Craig SmithFWSH | WSH | 7 | 64 | 0.11 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 19 |  Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 5 | 32 | 0.16 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 20 |  Matt IrwinDWSH | WSH | 3 | 61 | 0.05 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Joe SnivelyFWSH | WSH | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Gabriel CarlssonDWSH | WSH | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 1 | 2 | 4.1% |
| 24 |  Dylan McIlrathDWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Vincent IorioDWSH | WSH | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Evgeny Kuznetsov leads with 43. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Rasmus Sandin leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Evgeny Kuznetsov at 43.
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.