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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25All situationsThrough 85 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 84 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2024-25, ahead of 
Brandon Hagel (TBL) (55).
Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2024-25
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 78 GP84
- 2ndBrandon HagelTBL · 82 GP55
3rdVictor HedmanTBL · 79 GP51
4thBrayden PointTBL · 77 GP40
5thJake GuentzelTBL · 80 GP39
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 13 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 84.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 84 | 78 | 1.08 | 37 | 121 | 100% |
| 2 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 35 | 90 | 100% |
| 3 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 51 | 79 | 0.65 | 15 | 66 | 84%▼1 |
| 4 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 40 | 77 | 0.52 | 42 | 82 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 5 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 39 | 80 | 0.49 | 41 | 80 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 6 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 32 | 80 | 0.40 | 27 | 59 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 7 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 31 | 73 | 0.42 | 6 | 37 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 8 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 4 | 31 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Oliver BjorkstrandFTBL | TBL | 25 | 79 | 0.32 | 21 | 46 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 10 |  Yanni GourdeFTBL | TBL | 24 | 57 | 0.42 | 7 | 31 | 4.9% |
| 11 |  Nick PaulFTBL | TBL | 19 | 76 | 0.25 | 22 | 41 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 12 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 18 | 76 | 0.24 | 3 | 21 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 13 |  Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 18 | 76 | 0.24 | 1 | 19 | 4.8% |
| 14 |  Nick PerbixDTBL | TBL | 13 | 74 | 0.18 | 6 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 12 | 60 | 0.20 | 8 | 20 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  J.J. MoserDTBL | TBL | 12 | 54 | 0.22 | 2 | 14 | 16%▼2.5 |
| 17 |  Mitchell ChaffeeFTBL | TBL | 6 | 66 | 0.09 | 12 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Conor GeekieFTBL | TBL | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 8 | 14 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Cam AtkinsonFTBL | TBL | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 20 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL | TBL | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 2 | 6 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 21 |  Luke GlendeningFTBL | TBL | 3 | 77 | 0.04 | 4 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Conor ShearyFTBL | TBL | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Max CrozierDTBL | TBL | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 5.6% |
| 24 |  Declan CarlileDTBL | TBL | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 42%▲1.4 |
| 25 |  Dylan DukeFTBL | TBL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2024-25?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 84. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 13.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2024-25?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 51; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov at 84.
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.