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NHL Assists Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Sebastian Aho (CAR) leads NHL skaters with 53 assists for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025-26, ahead of 
Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) (45).
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Leaders: Assists, Carolina Hurricanes, 2025-26
- 1stSebastian AhoCAR · 79 GP53
- 2ndNikolaj EhlersCAR · 82 GP45
3rdAndrei SvechnikovCAR · 79 GP39
4thShayne GostisbehereCAR · 55 GP37
5thSeth JarvisCAR · 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 2025-26, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Sebastian Aho leads at 53.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 53 | 79 | 0.67 | 27 | 80 | 100% |
| 2 | Nikolaj EhlersFCAR | CAR | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 26 | 71 | 87%▼2 |
| 3 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 39 | 79 | 0.49 | 31 | 70 | 98% |
| 4 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 37 | 55 | 0.67 | 13 | 50 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 5 | Seth JarvisFCAR | CAR | 34 | 71 | 0.48 | 32 | 66 | 94%▲1.1 |
| 6 |  Jackson BlakeFCAR | CAR | 31 | 81 | 0.38 | 22 | 53 | 82%▲1.1 |
| 7 |  Taylor HallFCAR | CAR | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 18 | 48 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 8 |  K'Andre MillerDCAR | CAR | 29 | 72 | 0.40 | 8 | 37 | 58%▼1.8 |
| 9 |  Logan StankovenFCAR | CAR | 23 | 81 | 0.28 | 21 | 44 | 81%▲0.9 |
| 10 |  Sean WalkerDCAR | CAR | 22 | 81 | 0.27 | 9 | 31 | 71%▲7.7 |
| 11 |  Alexander NikishinDCAR | CAR | 22 | 81 | 0.27 | 11 | 33 | 57%▼3.7 |
| 12 |  Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | 17 | 77 | 0.22 | 12 | 29 | 4.3% |
| 13 |  Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 16 | 75 | 0.21 | 20 | 36 | 15%▼2 |
| 14 |  Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | CAR | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 2 | 17 | 5.0%▲0.8 |
| 15 |  William CarrierFCAR | CAR | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 7 | 18 | 17%▲10 |
| 16 |  Mark JankowskiFCAR | CAR | 10 | 68 | 0.15 | 11 | 21 | 23%▲14 |
| 17 |  Joel NystromDCAR | CAR | 9 | 38 | 0.24 | 1 | 10 | 3.2% |
| 18 |  Mike ReillyDCAR | CAR | 8 | 42 | 0.19 | 1 | 9 | 3.2% |
| 19 |  Jesperi KotkaniemiFCAR | CAR | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 2 | 9 | 4.0%▲0.8 |
| 20 |  Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 7 | 39 | 0.18 | 1 | 8 | 26%▲4.9 |
| 21 |  Eric RobinsonFCAR | CAR | 6 | 67 | 0.09 | 12 | 18 | 6.5%▲3.3 |
| 22 |  Nicolas DeslauriersFCAR | CAR | 2 | 31 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 23 |  Noah PhilpFCAR | CAR | 1 | 17 | 0.06 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Charles Alexis LegaultDCAR | CAR | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 4.8% |
| 25 |  Justin RobidasFCAR | CAR | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Sebastian Aho leads with 53. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Shayne Gostisbehere leads NHL defensemen with 37; the top forward is Sebastian Aho at 53.
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.