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NHL Rookie Assists Leaders
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ivan Demidov (MTL) leads NHL rookies with 43 assists in 2025-26, ahead of 
Beckett Sennecke (ANA) (37).
Leaders: Assists: rookies, 2025-26
- 1stIvan DemidovMTL · 82 GP43Share
- 2ndBeckett SenneckeANA · 82 GP37Share
3rdMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP36Share
4thJimmy SnuggerudSTL · 70 GP30Share
5thRyan LeonardWSH · 75 GP25Share
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 2025-26, 140 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Ivan Demidov leads at 43.
Assists: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 43 | 82 | 100 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 2 | Beckett SenneckeFANA | ANA | 37 | 82 | 99 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 3 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 36 | 82 | 99 | 100% |
| 4 | Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL | STL | 30 | 70 | 98 | 76%▼2.1 |
| 5 | Ryan LeonardFWSH | WSH | 25 | 75 | 97 | 72%▲4.5 |
| 6 |  Alexander NikishinDCAR | CAR | 22 | 81 | 96 | 57%▼3.7 |
| 7 |  Artyom LevshunovDCHI | CHI | 22 | 68 | 96 | 42%▲0.9 |
| 8 |  Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | 20 | 79 | 94 | 14% |
| 9 |  Justin SourdifFWSH | WSH | 20 | 78 | 94 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Zeev BuiumDVAN/MIN | VAN/MIN | 20 | 76 | 94 | 57%▼6.5 |
| 11 |  Matt SavoieFEDM | EDM | 19 | 82 | 93 | 34%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Fraser MintenFBOS | BOS | 18 | 82 | 91 | 68%▲23 |
| 13 |  Ben KindelFPIT | PIT | 18 | 77 | 91 | 45%▼5.3 |
| 14 |  Arseny GritsyukFNJD | NJD | 18 | 66 | 91 | 24%▲4.7 |
| 15 |  Easton CowanFTOR | TOR | 18 | 66 | 91 | 65%▲5.2 |
| 16 |  Braeden BowmanFVGK | VGK | 18 | 54 | 91 | 14%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Emmitt FinnieFDET | DET | 17 | 82 | 88 | 31%▲5.3 |
| 18 |  Ryan GreeneFCHI | CHI | 17 | 81 | 88 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Calum RitchieFNYI | NYI | 17 | 65 | 88 | 29%▼1.6 |
| 20 |  Justin HryckowianFDAL | DAL | 16 | 81 | 86 | 14%▼1.6 |
| 21 |  Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 16 | 70 | 86 | 27%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 16 | 60 | 86 | 32%▲2.6 |
| 23 |  Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 15 | 82 | 83 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 24 |  Noah LabaFNYR | NYR | 15 | 74 | 83 | 9.7% |
| 25 |  Danila YurovFMIN | MIN | 15 | 73 | 83 | 37%▲3.9 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists: rookies in 2025-26?
Ivan Demidov leads with 43. The median of the 140 qualified rookies is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists: rookies in 2025-26?
Matthew Schaefer leads NHL defensemen with 36; the top forward is Ivan Demidov at 43.
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.