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NHL Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 55 assists for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, ahead of 
Tage Thompson (BUF) (41).
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Leaders: Assists, Buffalo Sabres, 2025-26
- 1stRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP55
- 2ndTage ThompsonBUF · 81 GP41
3rdRyan McLeodBUF · 81 GP40
4thAlex TuchBUF · 79 GP33
5thBowen ByramBUF · 82 GP31
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 2025-26, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Rasmus Dahlin leads at 55.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 55 | 77 | 0.71 | 19 | 74 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 2 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 41 | 81 | 0.51 | 40 | 81 | 100% |
| 3 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 40 | 81 | 0.49 | 14 | 54 | 20%▼1.7 |
| 4 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 33 | 79 | 0.42 | 33 | 66 | 94% |
| 5 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 11 | 42 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 6 |  Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 20 | 51 | 76%▲25 |
| 7 |  Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 30 | 65 | 0.46 | 13 | 43 | 55%▲1.5 |
| 8 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 28 | 78 | 0.36 | 13 | 41 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 9 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 12 | 39 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 25 | 52 | 50%▼3.7 |
| 11 |  Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 8 | 29 | 75%▲5 |
| 12 |  Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 24 | 45 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 21 | 44 | 0.48 | 13 | 34 | 31%▼2.6 |
| 14 |  Logan StanleyDBUF | BUF | 17 | 76 | 0.22 | 9 | 26 | 35%▲7.8 |
| 15 |  Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 16 | 60 | 0.27 | 11 | 27 | 32%▲2.6 |
| 16 |  Tanner PearsonFBUF | BUF | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 7 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Conor TimminsDBUF | BUF | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 0 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 7 | 81 | 0.09 | 7 | 14 | 4.1% |
| 19 |  Sam CarrickFBUF | BUF | 7 | 73 | 0.10 | 9 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Luke SchennDBUF | BUF | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 1 | 7 | 12% |
| 21 |  Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 5 | 40 | 0.13 | 1 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 2 | 6 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 23 |  Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 4 | 43 | 0.09 | 2 | 6 | 3.2% |
| 24 |  Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Konsta HeleniusFBUF | BUF | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 1 | 4 | 37%▼1.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Rasmus Dahlin leads with 55. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Rasmus Dahlin leads NHL defensemen with 55; the top forward is Tage Thompson at 41.
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.