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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Islanders
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
Noah Dobson (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 60 assists for the New York Islanders in 2023-24, ahead of 
Mathew Barzal (NYI) (57).
Leaders: Assists, New York Islanders, 2023-24
- 1stNoah DobsonNYI · 79 GP60
- 2ndMathew BarzalNYI · 80 GP57
3rdBrock NelsonNYI · 82 GP35
4thBo HorvatNYI · 81 GP35
5thKyle PalmieriNYI · 82 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 2023-24, 26 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 13 and Noah Dobson leads at 60.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah DobsonDNYI | NYI | 60 | 79 | 0.76 | 10 | 70 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 2 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 57 | 80 | 0.71 | 23 | 80 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 3 | Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | 34 | 69 | 88%▲1.4 |
| 4 | Bo HorvatFNYI | NYI | 35 | 81 | 0.43 | 33 | 68 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Kyle PalmieriFNYI | NYI | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 30 | 54 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 11 | 33 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 7 |  Pierre EngvallFNYI | NYI | 18 | 74 | 0.24 | 10 | 28 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Mike ReillyDNYI | NYI | 18 | 61 | 0.30 | 6 | 24 | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 17 | 81 | 0.21 | 20 | 37 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 10 |  Alexander RomanovDNYI | NYI | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 7 | 22 | 10%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 15 | 58 | 0.26 | 1 | 16 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 12 |  Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 14 | 58 | 0.24 | 5 | 19 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 13 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 13 | 70 | 0.19 | 10 | 23 | 3.2% |
| 14 |  Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 15 |  Simon HolmstromFNYI | NYI | 10 | 75 | 0.13 | 15 | 25 | 14%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Hudson FaschingFNYI | NYI | 10 | 45 | 0.22 | 4 | 14 | — |
| 17 |  Sebastian AhoDNYI | NYI | 7 | 58 | 0.12 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 18 |  Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 0 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Kyle MacLeanFNYI | NYI | 5 | 32 | 0.16 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Matt MartinFNYI | NYI | 4 | 57 | 0.07 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 21 |  Oliver WahlstromFNYI | NYI | 4 | 32 | 0.13 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 22 |  Julien GauthierFNYI | NYI | 4 | 27 | 0.15 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 23 |  Samuel BolducDNYI | NYI | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 24 |  Ruslan IskhakovFNYI | NYI | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Robert BortuzzoDNYI | NYI | 0 | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
Noah Dobson leads with 60. The median of the 26 qualified skaters is 13.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
Noah Dobson leads NHL defensemen with 60; the top forward is Mathew Barzal at 57.
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.