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NHL Assists Leaders: San Jose Sharks
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Macklin Celebrini (SJS) leads NHL skaters with 70 assists for the San Jose Sharks in 2025-26, ahead of 
William Eklund (SJS) (38).
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Leaders: Assists, San Jose Sharks, 2025-26
- 1stMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP70
- 2ndWilliam EklundSJS · 78 GP38
3rdAlexander WennbergSJS · 80 GP37
4thWill SmithSJS · 69 GP35
5thDmitry OrlovSJS · 82 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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Macklin Celebrini leads at 70.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 70 | 82 | 0.85 | 45 | 115 | 100% |
| 2 | William EklundFSJS | SJS | 38 | 78 | 0.49 | 15 | 53 | 66%▼3.7 |
| 3 | Alexander WennbergFSJS | SJS | 37 | 80 | 0.46 | 18 | 55 | 19%▼0.6 |
| 4 | Will SmithFSJS | SJS | 35 | 69 | 0.51 | 24 | 59 | 94% |
| 5 | Dmitry OrlovDSJS | SJS | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 3 | 37 | 33%▲7.5 |
| 6 |  Tyler ToffoliFSJS | SJS | 30 | 79 | 0.38 | 19 | 49 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 7 |  Collin GrafFSJS | SJS | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 21 | 46 | 21%▼3.3 |
| 8 |  John KlingbergDSJS | SJS | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 10 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 9 |  Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 7 | 23 | 12%▼1.2 |
| 10 |  Kiefer SherwoodFSJS | SJS | 13 | 72 | 0.18 | 23 | 36 | 53%▼2.3 |
| 11 |  Sam DickinsonDSJS | SJS | 13 | 72 | 0.18 | 1 | 14 | 39% |
| 12 |  Philipp KurashevFSJS | SJS | 13 | 43 | 0.30 | 7 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Michael MisaFSJS | SJS | 12 | 45 | 0.27 | 9 | 21 | 53%▼2.9 |
| 14 |  Igor ChernyshovFSJS | SJS | 10 | 28 | 0.36 | 9 | 19 | 50%▼2 |
| 15 |  Ty DellandreaFSJS | SJS | 9 | 46 | 0.20 | 2 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Adam GaudetteFSJS | SJS | 8 | 66 | 0.12 | 17 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Barclay GoodrowFSJS | SJS | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 5 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Shakir MukhamadullinDSJS | SJS | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 5 | 12 | 11% |
| 19 |  Jeff SkinnerFSJS | SJS | 7 | 32 | 0.22 | 6 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Vincent DesharnaisDSJS | SJS | 6 | 53 | 0.11 | 1 | 7 | 7.5%▲3.4 |
| 21 |  Nick LeddyDSJS | SJS | 6 | 32 | 0.19 | 1 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Zack OstapchukFSJS | SJS | 3 | 59 | 0.05 | 4 | 7 | 4.0%▲0.8 |
| 23 |  Pavol RegendaFSJS | SJS | 1 | 24 | 0.04 | 9 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Patrick GilesFSJS | SJS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Ryan ReavesFSJS | SJS | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Macklin Celebrini leads with 70. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Dmitry Orlov leads NHL defensemen with 34; the top forward is Macklin Celebrini at 70.
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.