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NHL Assists Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
Sidney Crosby (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 52 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023-24, ahead of 
Erik Karlsson (PIT) (45).
Leaders: Assists, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2023-24
- 1stSidney CrosbyPIT · 82 GP52
- 2ndErik KarlssonPIT · 82 GP45
3rdKris LetangPIT · 82 GP41
4thEvgeni MalkinPIT · 82 GP40
5thMichael BuntingPIT · 81 GP36
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Sidney Crosby leads at 52.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 52 | 82 | 0.63 | 42 | 94 | 99% |
| 2 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 11 | 56 | 95% |
| 3 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 10 | 51 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 4 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 27 | 67 | 84%▼1 |
| 5 | Michael BuntingFPIT | PIT | 36 | 81 | 0.44 | 19 | 55 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 28 | 62 | 0.45 | 28 | 56 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 7 |  Reilly SmithFPIT | PIT | 27 | 76 | 0.36 | 13 | 40 | — |
| 8 |  Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 4 | 30 | 6.6%▲0.8 |
| 9 |  Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 15 | 37 | 70%▼6.3 |
| 10 |  Drew O'ConnorFPIT | PIT | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 16 | 33 | 5.9% |
| 11 |  Lars EllerFPIT | PIT | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 15 | 31 | 4.9%▲0.8 |
| 12 |  Valtteri PuustinenFPIT | PIT | 15 | 52 | 0.29 | 5 | 20 | — |
| 13 |  Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 3 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT | PIT | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 2 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Emil BemstromFPIT | PIT | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 8 | 16 | — |
| 16 |  Jeff CarterFPIT | PIT | 4 | 72 | 0.06 | 11 | 15 | — |
| 17 |  Jansen HarkinsFPIT | PIT | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 3 | 55 | 0.05 | 4 | 7 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 19 |  Radim ZohornaFPIT | PIT | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  Matt NietoFPIT | PIT | 3 | 22 | 0.14 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  John LudvigDPIT | PIT | 2 | 33 | 0.06 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFPIT | PIT | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Jesse PuljujarviFPIT | PIT | 1 | 22 | 0.05 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 25 |  Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 0 | 31 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 19%▼2.6 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
Sidney Crosby leads with 52. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 45; the top forward is Sidney Crosby at 52.
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.