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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
Mikael Granlund (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 48 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2023-24, ahead of 
William Eklund (SJS) (29).
Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2023-24
- 1stMikael GranlundSJS · 69 GP48
- 2ndWilliam EklundSJS · 80 GP29
3rdFabian ZetterlundSJS · 82 GP20
4thMario FerraroSJS · 78 GP18
5thCalen AddisonSJS · 72 GP16
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Mikael Granlund leads at 48.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael GranlundFSJS | SJS | 48 | 69 | 0.70 | 12 | 60 | 70%▲6.1 |
| 2 | William EklundFSJS | SJS | 29 | 80 | 0.36 | 16 | 45 | 66%▼3.7 |
| 3 | Fabian ZetterlundFSJS | SJS | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 24 | 44 | 12%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 3 | 21 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 5 | Calen AddisonDSJS | SJS | 16 | 72 | 0.22 | 1 | 17 | — |
| 6 |  Jan RuttaDSJS | SJS | 14 | 69 | 0.20 | 5 | 19 | — |
| 7 |  Mike HoffmanFSJS | SJS | 13 | 66 | 0.20 | 10 | 23 | — |
| 8 |  Filip ZadinaFSJS | SJS | 10 | 72 | 0.14 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 9 |  Justin BaileyFSJS | SJS | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 5 | 14 | — |
| 10 |  Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 9 | 46 | 0.20 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 11 |  Ty EmbersonDSJS | SJS | 9 | 30 | 0.30 | 1 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Nico SturmFSJS | SJS | 8 | 63 | 0.13 | 5 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Henry ThrunDSJS | SJS | 8 | 51 | 0.16 | 3 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Luke KuninFSJS | SJS | 7 | 77 | 0.09 | 11 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Ryan CarpenterFSJS | SJS | 7 | 62 | 0.11 | 5 | 12 | — |
| 16 |  Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 7 | 46 | 0.15 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 17 |  Kyle BurroughsDSJS | SJS | 6 | 73 | 0.08 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 6 | 12 | — |
| 19 |  Klim KostinFSJS | SJS | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 8 | 14 | — |
| 20 |  Thomas BordeleauFSJS | SJS | 5 | 27 | 0.19 | 6 | 11 | — |
| 21 |  Givani SmithFSJS | SJS | 3 | 36 | 0.08 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Jacob MacDonaldDSJS | SJS | 2 | 34 | 0.06 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 23 |  Matt BenningDSJS | SJS | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 24 |  Collin GrafFSJS | SJS | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 2 | 21%▼3.3 |
| 25 |  Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS | SJS | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
Mikael Granlund leads with 48. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
Mario Ferraro leads NHL defensemen with 18; the top forward is Mikael Granlund at 48.
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.