Stats glossary
What is an assist in hockey?
An assist goes to the last one or two teammates who passed or shot the puck before the goal, so up to two players get one on each goal. A goal scored straight off an opponent’s mistake can have none.
A · Assists
Also called
- A
- helper
- primary assist
- secondary assist
A leaders
Top 10 so far in the 2026–27 regular season
| # | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid |  EDM | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Matthew Tkachuk |  FLA | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 20 | 22 |
| 3 | Quinn Hughes |  MIN | 21 | 22 |
| 5 | Jackson LaCombe |  ANA | 19 | 21 |
| 6 | Mitch Marner |  VGK | 18 | 20 |
| 6 | Nikita Kucherov |  TBL | 19 | 20 |
| 6 | Leo Carlsson | ANA | 19 | 20 |
| 6 | Roman Josi |  NSH | 19 | 20 |
| 6 | Nathan MacKinnon |  COL | 20 | 20 |
+2 more tied at 20