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NHL Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Dylan Strome (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 39 assists for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, ahead of 
Jakob Chychrun (WSH) (34).
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Leaders: Assists, Washington Capitals, 2025-26
- 1stDylan StromeWSH · 80 GP39
- 2ndJakob ChychrunWSH · 80 GP34
3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 82 GP32
4thConnor McMichaelWSH · 78 GP32
5thTom WilsonWSH · 72 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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Dylan Strome leads at 39.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 39 | 80 | 0.49 | 19 | 58 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 2 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 34 | 80 | 0.42 | 26 | 60 | 99% |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 32 | 64 | 88%▼4 |
| 4 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 32 | 78 | 0.41 | 14 | 46 | 35%▲0.8 |
| 5 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 32 | 72 | 0.44 | 30 | 62 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 6 |  Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 27 | 76 | 0.36 | 25 | 52 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 7 |  Ryan LeonardFWSH | WSH | 25 | 75 | 0.33 | 20 | 45 | 72%▲4.5 |
| 8 |  Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 24 | 73 | 0.33 | 5 | 29 | 12% |
| 9 |  Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 22 | 81 | 0.27 | 5 | 27 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 10 |  Justin SourdifFWSH | WSH | 20 | 78 | 0.26 | 15 | 35 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Matt RoyDWSH | WSH | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 2 | 19 | 8.1% |
| 12 |  Pierre-Luc DuboisFWSH | WSH | 14 | 29 | 0.48 | 5 | 19 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 13 |  Anthony BeauvillierFWSH | WSH | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 15 | 28 | 4.0% |
| 14 |  Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 4 | 16 | 8.9%▼1.6 |
| 15 |  Ethen FrankFWSH | WSH | 12 | 62 | 0.19 | 12 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 11 | 68 | 0.16 | 3 | 14 | 0.6% |
| 17 |  Timothy LiljegrenDWSH | WSH | 10 | 47 | 0.21 | 1 | 11 | 4.9% |
| 18 |  Cole HutsonDWSH | WSH | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 3 | 10 | 87% |
| 19 |  Declan ChisholmDWSH | WSH | 6 | 26 | 0.23 | 1 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Brandon DuhaimeFWSH | WSH | 5 | 82 | 0.06 | 4 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 21 |  David KampfFWSH | WSH | 4 | 40 | 0.10 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | 4 | 31 | 0.13 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 23 |  Ilya ProtasFWSH | WSH | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | 4 | 40% |
| 24 |  Ivan MiroshnichenkoFWSH | WSH | 1 | 13 | 0.08 | 2 | 3 | 14%▲0.8 |
| 25 |  Dylan McIlrathDWSH | WSH | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Dylan Strome leads with 39. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Jakob Chychrun leads NHL defensemen with 34; the top forward is Dylan Strome at 39.
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.