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NHL Projected Assist Leaders Today

Elite playmakers drive fantasy value through assists. Our assist projections highlight the NHL players most likely to rack up helpers in tonight's games. Look for players on top power play units and those centering high-scoring linemates for maximum assist upside.

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 7:41 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games β€’ 256 players

What makes a great playmaker? Assists often outnumber goals for elite players. The best playmakers create scoring chances through vision, passing, and power play quarterbacking.

Types of assists

- Primary assists: The pass directly before the goal (most valuable) - Secondary assists: The pass before the primary assist - Power play assists: Assists on man-advantage goals (high-volume for PP QBs)

Key factors

- Linemates: Playing with elite finishers = more assist opportunities - PP role: PP1 quarterbacks (usually D-men or centers) lead in assists - Ice time: More minutes = more chances to set up goals

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Pro Tip: Target players centering elite goal scorers. If Draisaitl scores, McDavid likely gets the assistβ€”and vice versa.

Sorted by Projected Assists

256 players
Showing 100 of 256 players
PlayerTeamPosOppRost%A ↓GPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Quinn Hughes
MINDvs STL99.6%1.000.101.102.500.101.000.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0027.8024.208.90
Jack Eichel
LVC@ PIT99.8%0.900.401.303.700.600.600.200.000.000.000.000.007.608.400.000.000.4021.4022.6011.20
Mark Stone
LVRW@ PIT96.1%0.900.501.402.200.400.800.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.000.5019.6021.1010.90
Mark Scheifele
WPGC@ SJ99.7%0.900.601.402.400.300.500.200.100.000.000.000.008.008.500.000.000.0021.3021.5010.20
Macklin Celebrini
SJCvs WPG99.8%0.900.501.403.300.400.500.400.100.000.000.000.006.907.200.000.000.1021.2021.2011.10
Kyle Connor
WPGLW@ SJ100.0%0.800.501.303.700.200.200.200.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.3022.1010.50
Evgeni Malkin
PITCvs LV86.9%0.700.301.002.200.400.300.600.100.000.000.000.002.202.700.000.000.3017.6019.708.00
Clayton Keller
UTALWvs CHI98.7%0.700.301.002.900.200.400.300.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.000.3019.0022.308.90
Kirill Kaprizov
MINLWvs STL99.7%0.700.601.303.300.500.300.300.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1022.3021.2011.00
Mats Zuccarello
MINRWvs STL54.3%0.600.300.901.700.300.400.200.100.000.000.000.000.400.400.000.00-0.1018.9018.806.70
Erik Karlsson
PITDvs LV88.0%0.600.100.702.000.301.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1023.7023.906.30
Nazem Kadri
CGYC@ ANA81.2%0.600.200.903.000.600.400.300.000.000.000.000.007.807.300.000.00-0.3019.5022.506.90
Matthew Tkachuk
FLARW@ NYI94.0%0.600.501.103.701.500.301.000.200.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.00-0.2018.7021.709.50
Nick Schmaltz
UTARWvs CHI91.4%0.600.401.002.600.300.600.400.100.000.000.000.005.405.600.000.000.3019.7023.808.60
Mathew Barzal
NYIRWvs FLA87.4%0.600.300.901.900.400.700.500.000.000.000.000.003.705.100.000.000.2020.8021.607.60
Mitch Marner
LVRW@ PIT98.4%0.600.200.901.900.300.600.200.100.000.000.000.001.502.300.000.000.3020.0021.507.30
Troy Terry
ANARWvs CGY79.1%0.600.300.902.300.000.300.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.1018.4022.406.90
Matthew Boldy
MINRWvs STL99.9%0.600.701.303.000.600.600.400.200.000.000.100.000.700.800.000.000.2020.9021.0011.00
Jackson LaCombe
ANADvs CGY97.7%0.600.100.702.100.902.100.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.5027.807.20
Leo Carlsson
ANACvs CGY91.4%0.600.401.002.700.200.400.400.100.000.000.000.007.708.900.000.000.0019.5023.208.30
Connor Bedard
CHIC@ UTA99.7%0.600.501.103.200.400.400.700.100.000.000.000.003.804.100.000.00-0.1021.0022.609.50
Brad Marchand
FLALW@ NYI97.6%0.500.501.002.900.700.300.700.100.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.3018.1022.108.00
Mikael Backlund
CGYC@ ANA23.3%0.500.300.702.600.300.400.200.000.000.000.000.0010.108.900.000.000.2017.8024.006.70
Alexander Wennberg
SJCvs WPG29.6%0.500.200.601.100.301.100.200.100.000.000.000.007.008.800.000.00-0.2020.8023.704.90
Tomas Hertl
LVC@ PIT92.8%0.500.400.802.701.500.500.300.200.000.000.000.009.406.900.000.00-0.1017.5019.807.50
Marcus Johansson
MINLWvs STL37.3%0.500.300.801.400.400.200.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.3015.9019.205.90
Joel Eriksson Ek
MINCvs STL89.1%0.500.300.802.601.200.300.300.100.000.000.000.009.209.700.000.000.2019.2020.907.60
Mikhail Sergachev
UTADvs CHI97.7%0.500.200.702.100.501.300.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.4028.906.80
Robert Thomas
STLC@ MIN78.3%0.500.300.801.600.200.500.300.100.000.000.000.0010.408.200.000.00-0.1018.9024.005.80
Gabriel Vilardi
WPGRW@ SJ88.7%0.500.401.002.000.200.400.200.100.000.000.000.000.600.600.000.000.0018.8020.107.60
Will Smith
SJRWvs WPG87.3%0.500.400.902.400.200.200.300.100.000.000.000.000.200.600.000.000.0018.2019.807.40
Beckett Sennecke
ANARWvs CGY75.1%0.500.300.802.501.100.300.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1017.4021.806.60
Rickard Rakell
PITLWvs LV79.0%0.400.300.602.501.400.900.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.700.000.000.0018.9021.406.50
Shea Theodore
LVD@ PIT89.8%0.400.100.602.000.001.500.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3023.6028.506.60
Sam Reinhart
FLARW@ NYI99.8%0.400.400.802.400.900.600.100.100.000.000.100.000.801.400.000.00-0.3021.4024.406.60
Sam Bennett
FLAC@ NYI86.6%0.400.300.702.701.800.401.000.000.000.000.000.007.008.100.000.00-0.2018.5022.606.20
Justin Faulk
STLD@ MIN75.3%0.400.200.502.200.701.700.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.4027.706.50
Noah Hanifin
LVD@ PIT66.5%0.400.000.402.200.701.700.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.3028.005.60
Seth Jones
FLAD@ NYI81.2%0.400.100.502.000.901.100.400.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1023.4027.205.70
Anthony Mantha
PITRWvs LV47.5%0.400.400.801.700.600.500.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.400.000.000.2015.0017.506.60
Tyler Toffoli
SJRWvs WPG59.3%0.400.300.702.300.600.400.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.00-0.1015.8019.505.90
Mikael Granlund
ANACvs CGY48.3%0.400.300.602.000.500.700.400.100.000.000.000.006.106.700.000.00-0.2019.0023.005.40
Anders Lee
NYILWvs FLA40.6%0.400.200.602.401.000.500.400.100.000.000.000.001.100.800.000.000.1015.5019.305.90
Ryan Pulock
NYIDvs FLA18.0%0.400.100.401.200.702.100.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2021.1027.505.50
Kris Letang
PITDvs LV66.4%0.400.100.501.401.401.300.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0022.905.00
Bryan Rust
PITRWvs LV88.5%0.400.400.802.200.401.200.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.000.000.0020.1023.207.50
Bo Horvat
NYICvs FLA93.9%0.400.601.002.900.900.600.600.100.000.000.000.0010.707.600.000.000.2020.5023.309.10
Andre Burakovsky
CHIRW@ UTA20.5%0.400.200.601.300.300.500.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.00-0.5017.2020.303.80
Dmitry Orlov
SJDvs WPG36.2%0.400.000.501.001.401.000.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2021.4023.603.80
Anthony DeAngelo
NYIDvs FLA44.9%0.400.100.401.700.400.800.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.8023.004.30
MacKenzie Weegar
CGYD@ ANA86.9%0.400.100.402.202.002.500.800.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.4023.2031.805.70
Pavel Buchnevich
STLRW@ MIN45.6%0.400.200.602.200.400.500.300.100.000.000.000.000.901.300.000.00-0.3018.3023.105.20
Ivan Barbashev
LVLW@ PIT64.3%0.400.200.601.401.500.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.400.000.000.2016.2019.405.10
Jordan Kyrou
STLRW@ MIN72.5%0.400.300.702.900.200.400.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.1016.2020.706.40
Carter Verhaeghe
FLALW@ NYI83.6%0.400.300.702.500.900.300.300.100.000.000.000.000.400.700.000.00-0.2017.6021.305.80
John Marino
UTADvs CHI17.5%0.400.100.500.800.400.800.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.5020.3027.404.70
Sean Durzi
UTADvs CHI51.1%0.400.100.501.600.601.400.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1020.2026.004.90
Simon Holmstrom
NYIRWvs FLA14.8%0.400.300.601.100.200.800.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.000.1016.6021.805.10
Cole Perfetti
WPGLW@ SJ39.7%0.400.200.602.300.700.500.300.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.00-0.1014.9017.905.30
William Eklund
SJLWvs WPG75.1%0.400.200.602.300.700.600.400.100.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.4019.4020.905.10
Anton Lundell
FLAC@ NYI77.4%0.400.200.602.101.100.500.500.000.000.000.000.008.408.300.000.00-0.1019.2024.305.60
Dylan Guenther
UTARWvs CHI98.2%0.400.500.803.300.800.300.400.100.000.000.000.000.400.500.000.000.1017.2021.008.20
Frank Nazar
CHIC@ UTA57.6%0.400.200.502.100.600.700.600.000.000.000.000.006.207.200.000.00-0.3018.5021.504.70
Cutter Gauthier
ANALWvs CGY96.5%0.400.500.904.100.900.300.400.100.000.000.000.000.801.000.000.000.0017.4021.308.90
Brock Faber
MINDvs STL93.8%0.400.200.701.900.301.700.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3025.0026.707.50
Matthew Schaefer
NYIDvs FLA97.1%0.400.300.802.300.501.500.600.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1024.1026.908.20
Cam Fowler
STLD@ MIN32.0%0.300.000.301.500.100.900.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.4021.3026.502.90
Anthony Duclair
NYILWvs FLA10.3%0.300.200.501.200.100.700.300.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.0013.4016.704.70
Evan Rodrigues
FLAC@ NYI20.7%0.300.200.402.501.000.400.600.000.000.000.000.005.606.700.000.00-0.3017.3022.204.40
Ryan Hartman
MINCvs STL31.2%0.300.300.502.000.701.300.400.100.000.000.000.005.607.200.000.000.0016.7018.006.00
Gustav Nyquist
WPGRW@ SJ4.0%0.300.000.301.400.500.400.200.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.00-0.2013.0017.102.90
Aaron Ekblad
FLAD@ NYI63.4%0.300.000.301.401.201.500.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2022.5027.803.80
Chris Kreider
ANALWvs CGY57.4%0.300.400.602.100.900.400.300.100.000.000.000.000.300.400.000.000.0017.0021.405.90
Dylan DeMelo
WPGD@ SJ15.5%0.300.100.301.001.201.400.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1021.6027.004.00
Vladimir Tarasenko
MINRWvs STL24.7%0.300.300.601.900.600.400.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.00-0.1015.0017.105.50
Jonathan Drouin
NYILWvs FLA17.9%0.300.100.401.100.200.400.100.000.000.000.000.002.001.800.000.000.0017.2019.903.20
Nate Schmidt
UTADvs CHI8.2%0.300.100.301.101.201.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.4020.1027.604.20
Adam Lowry
WPGC@ SJ7.4%0.300.100.401.201.600.700.300.000.000.000.000.007.405.700.000.000.1014.4020.703.70
Jacob Trouba
ANADvs CGY70.2%0.300.200.402.001.602.100.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.5028.305.80
Lawson Crouse
UTARWvs CHI31.3%0.300.300.601.903.100.600.300.000.000.000.000.000.500.700.000.000.3016.6023.005.90
Rasmus Andersson
LVD@ PIT95.8%0.300.200.502.200.501.800.700.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1023.9033.106.60
Gustav Forsling
FLAD@ NYI46.8%0.300.000.301.300.601.100.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1022.7027.103.50
Tyler Bertuzzi
CHILW@ UTA75.0%0.300.500.802.200.800.300.400.200.000.000.000.000.900.900.000.00-0.4018.4020.506.20
Jacob Middleton
MINDvs STL12.6%0.300.000.300.801.101.300.800.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.9021.803.20
Ryan Poehling
ANACvs CGY6.7%0.300.100.401.100.401.300.200.000.000.000.000.005.906.500.000.000.1014.5020.304.40
Joel Farabee
CGYLW@ ANA10.9%0.300.300.501.900.700.800.300.000.000.000.100.000.500.500.000.00-0.1016.9022.004.90
Eetu Luostarinen
FLALW@ NYI15.0%0.300.100.401.501.800.700.300.000.000.000.000.000.400.500.000.000.1016.8022.404.00
Morgan Frost
CGYC@ ANA19.7%0.300.300.601.900.600.500.400.100.000.000.000.007.705.600.000.00-0.2015.3019.705.00
Philipp Kurashev
SJRWvs WPG12.2%0.300.200.601.801.100.300.300.000.000.000.000.000.901.100.000.000.0015.9019.704.90
Connor Zary
CGYLW@ ANA16.9%0.300.200.501.600.600.300.300.000.000.000.000.001.201.500.000.000.0014.6018.504.40
Ryan Shea
PITDvs LV13.9%0.300.000.400.800.501.100.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3019.1021.403.90
Tommy Novak
PITCvs LV9.7%0.300.200.501.300.200.400.300.100.000.000.000.001.802.600.000.000.0013.7017.604.20
Parker Wotherspoon
PITDvs LV20.1%0.300.000.300.702.101.500.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1020.5022.203.80
Jake Neighbours
STLLW@ MIN43.8%0.300.300.601.602.700.600.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.2015.8020.904.80
Justin Brazeau
PITRWvs LV36.2%0.300.300.601.501.300.600.200.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.9016.605.10
Dylan Samberg
WPGD@ SJ5.7%0.300.000.301.500.801.600.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.3026.204.20
Mason McTavish
ANACvs CGY70.6%0.300.200.602.201.100.600.700.100.000.000.000.006.706.600.000.00-0.2016.2020.205.30
John-Jason Peterka
UTARWvs CHI75.6%0.300.300.601.900.200.200.400.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.000.1016.6020.405.40
Dylan Holloway
STLLW@ MIN70.0%0.300.300.602.702.500.700.200.000.000.000.000.000.400.300.000.00-0.3017.7021.305.70
Pavel Dorofeyev
LVRW@ PIT94.1%0.300.500.802.800.400.400.300.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1017.4019.107.50

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