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NHL Assists Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 86 assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2025-26, ahead of 
Jake Guentzel (TBL) (50).
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Leaders: Assists, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2025-26
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 76 GP86
- 2ndJake GuentzelTBL · 81 GP50
3rdDarren RaddyshTBL · 73 GP48
4thBrandon HagelTBL · 71 GP38
5thBrayden PointTBL · 63 GP32
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 11 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 86.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 86 | 76 | 1.13 | 44 | 130 | 100% |
| 2 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 50 | 81 | 0.62 | 38 | 88 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 3 | Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 48 | 73 | 0.66 | 22 | 70 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 4 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 38 | 71 | 0.54 | 36 | 74 | 100% |
| 5 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 32 | 63 | 0.51 | 18 | 50 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 6 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 29 | 71 | 0.41 | 23 | 52 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 7 |  Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL | TBL | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | 6 | 29 | 21% |
| 8 |  J.J. MoserDTBL | TBL | 22 | 79 | 0.28 | 7 | 29 | 16%▼2.5 |
| 9 |  Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 22 | 74 | 0.30 | 11 | 33 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Oliver BjorkstrandFTBL | TBL | 20 | 80 | 0.25 | 12 | 32 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 11 |  Corey PerryFTBL | TBL | 20 | 72 | 0.28 | 17 | 37 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Yanni GourdeFTBL | TBL | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 9 | 28 | 4.9% |
| 13 |  Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 16 | 33 | 0.48 | 1 | 17 | 84%▼1 |
| 14 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 6 | 21 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL | TBL | 11 | 74 | 0.15 | 9 | 20 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 16 |  Pontus HolmbergFTBL | TBL | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 11 | 22 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 17 |  Max CrozierDTBL | TBL | 9 | 35 | 0.26 | 1 | 10 | 5.6% |
| 18 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 8 | 61 | 0.13 | 3 | 11 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 19 |  Nick PaulFTBL | TBL | 8 | 51 | 0.16 | 7 | 15 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 20 |  Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 8 | 50 | 0.16 | 4 | 12 | 4.8% |
| 21 |  Dominic JamesFTBL | TBL | 8 | 43 | 0.19 | 7 | 15 | 5.6% |
| 22 |  Scott SabourinFTBL | TBL | 4 | 26 | 0.15 | 1 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Declan CarlileDTBL | TBL | 2 | 42 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 42%▲1.4 |
| 24 |  Conor GeekieFTBL | TBL | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 1 | 3 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 25 |  Steven SantiniDTBL | TBL | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 86. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 11.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Darren Raddysh leads NHL defensemen with 48; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov at 86.
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.