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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Islanders
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Mathew Barzal (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 53 assists for the New York Islanders in 2025-26, ahead of 
Matthew Schaefer (NYI) (36).
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Leaders: Assists, New York Islanders, 2025-26
- 1stMathew BarzalNYI · 81 GP53
- 2ndMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP36
3rdTony DeAngeloNYI · 76 GP30
4thBo HorvatNYI · 68 GP26
5thRyan PulockNYI · 76 GP24
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Mathew Barzal leads at 53.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 53 | 81 | 0.65 | 19 | 72 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 2 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 23 | 59 | 100% |
| 3 | Tony DeAngeloDNYI | NYI | 30 | 76 | 0.39 | 5 | 35 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Bo HorvatFNYI | NYI | 26 | 68 | 0.38 | 31 | 57 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 24 | 76 | 0.32 | 3 | 27 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 6 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 19 | 42 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 7 |  Simon HolmstromFNYI | NYI | 22 | 79 | 0.28 | 19 | 41 | 14%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Brayden SchennFNYI | NYI | 21 | 80 | 0.26 | 18 | 39 | 36%▼0.5 |
| 9 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 18 | 74 | 0.24 | 17 | 35 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 10 |  Calum RitchieFNYI | NYI | 17 | 65 | 0.26 | 13 | 30 | 29%▼1.6 |
| 11 |  Anthony DuclairFNYI | NYI | 15 | 62 | 0.24 | 12 | 27 | 3.2% |
| 12 |  Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 13 | 80 | 0.16 | 2 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Maxim ShabanovFNYI | NYI | 13 | 44 | 0.30 | 5 | 18 | 32%▲2.8 |
| 14 |  Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 4 | 16 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 15 |  Kyle PalmieriFNYI | NYI | 12 | 25 | 0.48 | 6 | 18 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Ondrej PalatFNYI | NYI | 10 | 80 | 0.13 | 5 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Emil HeinemanFNYI | NYI | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 22 | 31 | 27%▼1.8 |
| 18 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 8 | 81 | 0.10 | 10 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 19 |  Carson SoucyDNYI | NYI | 7 | 76 | 0.09 | 5 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Kyle MacLeanFNYI | NYI | 5 | 59 | 0.08 | 2 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Marc GatcombFNYI | NYI | 4 | 49 | 0.08 | 3 | 7 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Adam BoqvistDNYI | NYI | 4 | 28 | 0.14 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Marshall WarrenDNYI | NYI | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Alexander RomanovDNYI | NYI | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 10%▼0.8 |
| 25 |  Isaiah GeorgeDNYI | NYI | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 4.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Mathew Barzal leads with 53. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Matthew Schaefer leads NHL defensemen with 36; the top forward is Mathew Barzal 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.