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NHL Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
John Carlson (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 42 assists for the Washington Capitals in 2023-24, ahead of 
Dylan Strome (WSH) (40).
Leaders: Assists, Washington Capitals, 2023-24
- 1stJohn CarlsonWSH · 82 GP42
- 2ndDylan StromeWSH · 82 GP40
3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 79 GP34
4thAliaksei ProtasWSH · 78 GP23
5thRasmus SandinWSH · 68 GP20
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 10 and John Carlson leads at 42.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 10 | 52 | 98% |
| 2 | Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 27 | 67 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 34 | 79 | 0.43 | 31 | 65 | 88%▼4 |
| 4 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 23 | 78 | 0.29 | 6 | 29 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 5 | Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 20 | 68 | 0.29 | 3 | 23 | 12% |
| 6 |  Max PaciorettyFWSH | WSH | 19 | 47 | 0.40 | 4 | 23 | — |
| 7 |  Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 18 | 35 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 8 |  Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 6 | 21 | 4.1% |
| 9 |  Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 18 | 33 | 35%▲0.8 |
| 10 |  Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 14 | 70 | 0.20 | 0 | 14 | 0.6% |
| 11 |  Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 14 | 51 | 0.27 | 8 | 22 | 8.9%▼1.6 |
| 12 |  Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 1 | 14 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 13 |  Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 13 | 66 | 0.20 | 3 | 16 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 14 |  T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 13 | 52 | 0.25 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 15 |  Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 12 | 22 | 3.2% |
| 16 |  Nicolas Aube-KubelFWSH | WSH | 10 | 60 | 0.17 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 17 |  Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | 8 | 49 | 0.16 | 15 | 23 | — |
| 18 |  Matthew PhillipsFWSH | WSH | 4 | 31 | 0.13 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 19 |  Ivan MiroshnichenkoFWSH | WSH | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | 2 | 6 | 14%▲0.8 |
| 20 |  Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 3 | 25 | 0.12 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 21 |  Ethan BearDWSH | WSH | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 2 | 39 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Lucas JohansenDWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Hardy Haman AktellDWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
John Carlson leads with 42. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
John Carlson leads NHL defensemen with 42; the top forward is Dylan Strome at 40.
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.