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NHL Assists Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2024-25All situationsThrough 85 team games
Sidney Crosby (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 58 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2024-25, ahead of 
Erik Karlsson (PIT) (42).
Leaders: Assists, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2024-25
- 1stSidney CrosbyPIT · 80 GP58
- 2ndErik KarlssonPIT · 82 GP42
3rdMatt GrzelcykPIT · 82 GP39
4thRickard RakellPIT · 81 GP35
5thBryan RustPIT · 71 GP34
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 2024-25, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Sidney Crosby leads at 58.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 58 | 80 | 0.72 | 33 | 91 | 99% |
| 2 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 11 | 53 | 95% |
| 3 | Matt GrzelcykDPIT | PIT | 39 | 82 | 0.48 | 1 | 40 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 35 | 81 | 0.43 | 35 | 70 | 70%▼6.3 |
| 5 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 34 | 71 | 0.48 | 31 | 65 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 6 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 34 | 68 | 0.50 | 16 | 50 | 84%▼1 |
| 7 |  Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 21 | 74 | 0.28 | 9 | 30 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 8 |  Danton HeinenFPIT | PIT | 20 | 79 | 0.25 | 9 | 29 | 0.1% |
| 9 |  Philip TomasinoFPIT | PIT | 13 | 61 | 0.21 | 11 | 24 | — |
| 10 |  Conor TimminsDPIT | PIT | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 3 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Kevin HayesFPIT | PIT | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 13 | 23 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Blake LizotteFPIT | PIT | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 11 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 13 |  Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 13 | 22 | 37%▼0.5 |
| 14 |  Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 7 | 79 | 0.09 | 5 | 12 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 15 |  Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 0 | 7 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 6 | 48 | 0.13 | 4 | 10 | 3.4% |
| 17 |  Vladislav KolyachonokDPIT | PIT | 5 | 35 | 0.14 | 2 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 3 | 61 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT | PIT | 3 | 47 | 0.06 | 0 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 3 | 39 | 0.08 | 2 | 5 | 19%▼2.6 |
| 21 |  Matt NietoFPIT | PIT | 2 | 32 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Owen PickeringDPIT | PIT | 2 | 25 | 0.08 | 1 | 3 | 10% |
| 23 |  Rutger McGroartyFPIT | PIT | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 25 |  Emil BemstromFPIT | PIT | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2024-25?
Sidney Crosby leads with 58. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2024-25?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 42; the top forward is Sidney Crosby at 58.
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.