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NHL Assists Leaders: Florida Panthers
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Sam Bennett (FLA) and 
Sam Reinhart (FLA) lead NHL skaters with 32 assists for the Florida Panthers in 2025-26, ahead of 
Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) (30).
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Leaders: Assists, Florida Panthers, 2025-26
- 1stSam BennettFLA · 76 GP32
- 2ndSam ReinhartFLA · 64 GP32
- 3rdCarter VerhaegheFLA · 77 GP30
4thBrad MarchandFLA · 52 GP27
5thGustav ForslingFLA · 80 GP26
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Sam Bennett leads at 32.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam BennettFFLA | FLA | 32 | 76 | 0.42 | 26 | 58 | 80%▼1.3 |
| 2 | Sam ReinhartFFLA | FLA | 32 | 64 | 0.50 | 29 | 61 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 3 | Carter VerhaegheFFLA | FLA | 30 | 77 | 0.39 | 25 | 55 | 76%▲7.6 |
| 4 | Brad MarchandFFLA | FLA | 27 | 52 | 0.52 | 27 | 54 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 5 | Gustav ForslingDFLA | FLA | 26 | 80 | 0.33 | 2 | 28 | 32%▼4.8 |
| 6 |  Anton LundellFFLA | FLA | 26 | 64 | 0.41 | 18 | 44 | 40%▼1.8 |
| 7 |  Seth JonesDFLA | FLA | 25 | 52 | 0.48 | 7 | 32 | 90%▲15 |
| 8 |  Eetu LuostarinenFFLA | FLA | 22 | 73 | 0.30 | 11 | 33 | 12%▼2.6 |
| 9 |  Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 4 | 26 | 42%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Matthew TkachukFFLA | FLA | 21 | 31 | 0.68 | 13 | 34 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 11 |  Mackie SamoskevichFFLA | FLA | 20 | 77 | 0.26 | 12 | 32 | — |
| 12 |  Evan RodriguesFFLA | FLA | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 11 | 31 | 8.3%▲0.8 |
| 13 |  A.J. GreerFFLA | FLA | 15 | 78 | 0.19 | 17 | 32 | 5.8%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFFLA | FLA | 12 | 65 | 0.18 | 6 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Uvis BalinskisDFLA | FLA | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 5 | 15 | 3.2% |
| 16 |  Jesper BoqvistFFLA | FLA | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 4 | 13 | 3.3% |
| 17 |  Niko MikkolaDFLA | FLA | 8 | 68 | 0.12 | 3 | 11 | 4.9% |
| 18 |  Donovan SebrangoDFLA | FLA | 8 | 42 | 0.19 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Luke KuninFFLA | FLA | 6 | 62 | 0.10 | 4 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Cole ReinhardtFFLA | FLA | 6 | 59 | 0.10 | 9 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Noah GregorFFLA | FLA | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Mike BenningDFLA | FLA | 4 | 18 | 0.22 | 2 | 6 | 3.2% |
| 23 |  Jonah GadjovichFFLA | FLA | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Marek AlscherDFLA | FLA | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Cole SchwindtFFLA | FLA | 2 | 29 | 0.07 | 5 | 7 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Sam Bennett leads with 32. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Gustav Forsling leads NHL defensemen with 26; the top forward is Sam Bennett at 32.
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.