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NHL Rookie Assists Leaders
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Matias Maccelli (ARI) leads NHL rookies with 38 assists in 2022-23, ahead of 
Matty Beniers (SEA) (33).
Leaders: Assists: rookies, 2022-23
- 1stMatias MaccelliARI · 64 GP38Share
- 2ndMatty BeniersSEA · 80 GP33Share
3rdOwen PowerBUF · 80 GP31Share
4thJake SandersonOTT · 77 GP28Share
5thMason McTavishANA · 80 GP26Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Assists: rookies measures
This board ranks NHL rookies (the NHL's own rookie list) by total assists, all situations, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total assists, all situations, this season.
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.
The rookie race is the Calder Trophy race in numbers. 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. In 2022-23, 121 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Matias Maccelli leads at 38.
Assists: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matias MaccelliFARI | ARI | 38 | 64 | 100 | 15%▲3.2 |
| 2 | Matty BeniersFSEA | SEA | 33 | 80 | 99 | 46%▼2.8 |
| 3 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 31 | 80 | 98 | 75%▲5 |
| 4 | Jake SandersonDOTT | OTT | 28 | 77 | 98 | 96%▼0.7 |
| 5 | Mason McTavishFANA | ANA | 26 | 80 | 96 | 80%▲28 |
| 6 |  Calen AddisonDMIN | MIN | 26 | 62 | 96 | — |
| 7 |  Noah CatesFPHI | PHI | 25 | 82 | 95 | 11%▼1.7 |
| 8 |  Kent JohnsonFCBJ | CBJ | 24 | 79 | 94 | 42%▲7.2 |
| 9 |  Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 23 | 75 | 93 | 76%▲25 |
| 10 |  Cole PerfettiFWPG | WPG | 22 | 51 | 93 | 84%▲4.5 |
| 11 |  JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 20 | 77 | 92 | 72%▼2.2 |
| 12 |  Juuso ParssinenFNSH | NSH | 19 | 45 | 91 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Wyatt JohnstonFDAL | DAL | 17 | 82 | 90 | 99%▼1.1 |
| 14 |  Fabian ZetterlundFNJD/SJS | NJD/SJS | 17 | 67 | 90 | 12%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT | PIT | 16 | 75 | 88 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Shane PintoFOTT | OTT | 15 | 82 | 87 | 45%▲1 |
| 17 |  Nick PerbixDTBL | TBL | 15 | 69 | 87 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Jack McBainFARI | ARI | 14 | 82 | 85 | 18%▲1.6 |
| 19 |  Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 14 | 44 | 85 | 18% |
| 20 |  Jonatan BerggrenFDET | DET | 13 | 67 | 84 | 4.8%▲0.8 |
| 21 |  Jordan HarrisDMTL | MTL | 13 | 65 | 84 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Johnathan KovacevicDMTL | MTL | 12 | 77 | 82 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Nils AmanFVAN | VAN | 12 | 68 | 82 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Justin BarronDMTL | MTL | 11 | 39 | 81 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Nils LundkvistDDAL | DAL | 10 | 60 | 79 | 5.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists: rookies in 2022-23?
Matias Maccelli leads with 38. The median of the 121 qualified rookies is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists: rookies in 2022-23?
Owen Power leads NHL defensemen with 31; the top forward is Matias Maccelli at 38.
How is Assists: rookies calculated?
Total assists, all situations, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists: rookies?
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.