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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 100 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2023-24, ahead of 
Victor Hedman (TBL) (63).
Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2023-24
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 81 GP100
- 2ndVictor HedmanTBL · 78 GP63
3rdBrandon HagelTBL · 82 GP49
4thBrayden PointTBL · 81 GP44
5thSteven StamkosTBL · 79 GP41
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 100.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 100 | 81 | 1.23 | 44 | 144 | 100% |
| 2 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 63 | 78 | 0.81 | 13 | 76 | 84%▼1 |
| 3 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 49 | 82 | 0.60 | 26 | 75 | 100% |
| 4 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 44 | 81 | 0.54 | 46 | 90 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 5 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 41 | 79 | 0.52 | 40 | 81 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 6 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 6 | 33 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 7 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 25 | 79 | 0.32 | 20 | 45 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 8 |  Nick PaulFTBL | TBL | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 24 | 46 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 9 |  Nick PerbixDTBL | TBL | 22 | 77 | 0.29 | 2 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Anthony DuclairFTBL | TBL | 18 | 73 | 0.25 | 24 | 42 | 3.2% |
| 11 |  Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 17 | 34 | 0.50 | 2 | 19 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 12 |  Michael EyssimontFTBL | TBL | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 11 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 11 | 69 | 0.16 | 2 | 13 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 14 |  Conor ShearyFTBL | TBL | 11 | 57 | 0.19 | 4 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Mathew DumbaDTBL | TBL | 8 | 76 | 0.11 | 4 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Calvin de HaanDTBL | TBL | 7 | 59 | 0.12 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 17 |  Tanner JeannotFTBL | TBL | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 7 | 14 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 18 |  Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 0 | 5 | 4.8% |
| 19 |  Haydn FleuryDTBL | TBL | 4 | 24 | 0.17 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Tyler MotteFTBL | TBL | 3 | 69 | 0.04 | 6 | 9 | — |
| 21 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL | TBL | 3 | 36 | 0.08 | 6 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Mitchell ChaffeeFTBL | TBL | 3 | 30 | 0.10 | 4 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Austin WatsonFTBL | TBL | 2 | 33 | 0.06 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Max CrozierDTBL | TBL | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 5.6% |
| 25 |  Cole KoepkeFTBL | TBL | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 100. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 63; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov at 100.
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.