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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists

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Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player A
1. Wayne Gretzky* 1963
2. Ron Francis* 1249
3. Mark Messier* 1193
4. Raymond Bourque* 1169
5. Paul Coffey* 1135
6. Adam Oates 1079
7. Steve Yzerman* 1063
8. Gordie Howe* 1049
9. Marcel Dionne* 1040
10. Mario Lemieux* 1033
11. Joe Sakic 1016
12. Jaromir Jagr 977
13. Doug Gilmour* 964
14. Mark Recchi 956
15. Al MacInnis* 934
16. Larry Murphy* 929
17. Stan Mikita* 926
18. Bryan Trottier* 901
19. Phil Housley 894
20. Dale Hawerchuk* 891
21. Nicklas Lidstrom 873
  Phil Esposito* 873
23. Denis Savard* 865
24. Bobby Clarke* 852
25. Alex Delvecchio* 825
26. Gilbert Perreault* 814
27. John Bucyk* 813
  Mike Modano 813
29. Pierre Turgeon 812
30. Jari Kurri* 797
31. Guy Lafleur* 793
32. Peter Stastny* 789
33. Mats Sundin 785
34. Brian Leetch* 781
35. Jean Ratelle* 776
36. Vincent Damphousse 773
37. Chris Chelios 763
38. Bernie Federko* 761
39. Doug Weight 755
40. Larry Robinson* 750
41. Denis Potvin* 742
42. Norm Ullman* 739
43. Bernie Nicholls 734
  Teemu Selanne 734
45. Rod Brind'Amour 732
46. Joe Thornton 727
47. Luc Robitaille* 726
48. Jean Beliveau* 712
  Scott Stevens* 712
50. Jeremy Roenick 703
51. Brendan Shanahan 698
  Dave Andreychuk 698
53. Dale Hunter 697
54. Sergei Fedorov 696
55. Henri Richard* 688
56. Brad Park* 683
57. Bobby Smith 679
58. Daniel Alfredsson 656
59. Brett Hull* 650
60. Bobby Orr* 645
61. Gary Suter 641
62. Dave Taylor 638
63. Darryl Sittler* 637
  Borje Salming* 637
65. Peter Forsberg 636
66. Neal Broten 634
67. Theoren Fleury 633
68. Mike Gartner* 627
69. Andy Bathgate* 624
70. Sergei Zubov 619
71. Rod Gilbert* 615
72. Ray Whitney 612
73. Michel Goulet* 604
74. Kirk Muller 602
75. Glenn Anderson* 601
76. Alex Kovalev 596
77. Dino Ciccarelli* 592
78. Doug Wilson 590
  Dave Keon* 590
80. Paul Kariya 587
81. Dave Babych 581
82. Brian Propp 579
83. Steve Larmer 571
84. Frank Mahovlich* 570
85. Scott Niedermayer 568
86. Cliff Ronning 563
  Craig Janney 563
88. Joe Nieuwendyk* 562
89. Joe Mullen* 561
90. Bobby Hull* 560
91. Alexander Mogilny 559
92. Thomas Steen 553
  Mike Bossy* 553
94. Henrik Sedin 552
95. Tom Lysiak 551
  Ken Linseman 551
97. Pat LaFontaine* 545
  Mark Howe* 545
99. Jarome Iginla 544
100. Red Kelly* 542
101. Chris Pronger 541
  Pat Verbeek 541
103. Rick Middleton 540
104. Rob Blake 537
  Brian Bellows 537
106. Saku Koivu 531
107. Andrew Cassels 528
108. Sergei Gonchar 527
  Keith Tkachuk 527
110. Steve Duchesne 525
111. Dennis Maruk 522
112. Teppo Numminen 520
  Mathieu Schneider 520
114. Wayne Cashman 516
  Jason Arnott 516
116. Scott Gomez 515
117. Butch Goring 513
  Brad Richards 513
  Martin St. Louis 513
120. Steve Thomas 512
  Rick Tocchet 512
122. Patrik Elias 511
  John Tonelli 511
124. Lanny McDonald* 506
125. Ivan Boldirev 505
126. Marc Savard 499
  Randy Carlyle 499
128. Vyacheslav Kozlov 497
129. Murray Craven 493
  Eric Lindros 493
131. Trevor Linden 492
132. Ray Ferraro 490
  James Patrick 490
134. Pete Mahovlich 485
  Pit Martin 485
136. Tony Amonte 484
137. Alex Tanguay 481
  Jozef Stumpel 481
139. Roman Hamrlik 477
140. Scott Mellanby 476
  Vinny Prospal 476
142. Garry Galley 475
  Igor Larionov* 475
144. Markus Naslund 474
145. Gary Roberts 472
  Ted Lindsay* 472
  Marian Hossa 472
  Ken Hodge 472
149. Alex Zhamnov 470
  Michael Nylander 470
151. Dean Prentice 469
  Pavel Datsyuk 469
  Jacques Lemaire* 469
154. Phil Goyette 467
155. Mike Ridley 466
  Brent Sutter 466
  Tomas Kaberle 466
158. Pavol Demitra 464
159. Vincent Lecavalier 463
  Owen Nolan 463
  Bill Barber* 463
  Reed Larson 463
163. Doug Mohns 462
  Tomas Sandstrom 462
165. Andrew Brunette 460
  Martin Straka 460
167. Wilf Paiement 458
  Bobby Rousseau 458
169. Shane Doan 457
170. Murray Oliver 454
171. Doug Harvey* 452
  Ed Olczyk 452
173. Walt Tkaczuk 451
  Guy Lapointe* 451
175. Peter McNab 450
  Kevin Hatcher 450
177. Mel Bridgman 449
  Cory Stillman 449
179. Russ Courtnall 447
180. Alexei Yashin 444
181. Robert Lang 442
182. Eric Desjardins 439
  Todd Bertuzzi 439
184. Bill Gadsby* 438
185. Brian Rafalski 436
186. Yvan Cournoyer* 435
187. Fredrik Olausson 434
188. Dave Christian 433
189. Daniel Sedin 432
  Geoff Courtnall 432
191. Steve Sullivan 431
  Ron Greschner 431
193. Jeff Brown 430
194. Patrick Marleau 429
  Bernie Geoffrion* 429
  Kelly Kisio 429
  John MacLean 429
198. Pierre Larouche 427
  Bill Guerin 427
200. Paul Reinhart 426
201. John Ogrodnick 425
  Rob Ramage 425
203. Ryan Smyth 423
  Syl Apps 423
205. Kent Nilsson 422
  Doug Bodger 422
207. Maurice Richard* 421
  Bert Olmstead* 421
  Bobby Holik 421
210. Shayne Corson 420
  Craig Ramsay 420
212. Bob Nevin 419
  Dan Quinn 419
214. Michal Pivonka 418
  Milan Hejduk 418
  Rene Robert 418
  Pierre Pilote* 418
  Carol Vadnais 418
219. George Armstrong* 417
220. Calle Johansson 416
  Barry Pederson 416
  Joe Juneau 416
223. Jamie Langenbrunner 415
  Dave Ellett 415
  Scott Young 415
226. John LeClair 413
227. Stan Smyl 411
228. Rick MacLeish 410
229. Darryl Sydor 409
  Glen Wesley 409
231. Elmer Lach* 408
  Bob Carpenter 408
233. Petr Nedved 407
  Claude Lemieux 407
235. Brian Rolston 406
236. Fred Stanfield 405
  Kevin Dineen 405
238. Guy Carbonneau 403
  Tim Horton* 403
240. Terry O'Reilly 402
241. Brendan Morrison 401
  Dave Gagner 401
243. Stephane Richer 398
244. Red Berenson 397
  Sandis Ozolinsh 397
  Kevin Stevens 397
247. Rick Kehoe 396
248. Daymond Langkow 395
249. Ed Westfall 394
250. Steve Shutt* 393

WHA Leaders

Rank Player A
1. Andre Lacroix 547
2. J.C. Tremblay 358
3. Marc Tardif 350
4. Ulf Nilsson 344
5. Serge Bernier 336
6. Bobby Hull* 335
7. Gordie Howe* 334
8. Christian Bordeleau 325
9. Robbie Ftorek 307
10. Mark Howe* 296
11. Real Cloutier 283
12. Larry Lund 277
13. Poul Popiel 265
14. Ron Plumb 264
15. Al Hamilton 258
16. Terry Ruskowski 254
17. Bryan Campbell 253
18. Michel Parizeau 252
19. John McKenzie 250
20. Paul Shmyr 248
21. Gavin Kirk 243
22. Jim Dorey 232
23. Kevin Morrison 224
24. Anders Hedberg 222
  Mike Rogers 222
26. Rosaire Paiement 221
27. Larry Pleau 215
28. Pat Stapleton 212
29. Rick Ley 210
  Ron Ward 210
31. Tom Webster 205
32. Danny Lawson 204
33. Rich LeDuc 195
34. John French 192
35. Dave Keon* 189
36. Mike Antonovich 188
37. Ken Block 187
38. Dennis Sobchuk 186
39. Bob Sicinski 184
  Norm Ferguson 184
41. Frank Hughes 180
  Wayne Carleton 180
43. Rene Leclerc 177
  Darryl Maggs 177
  Ron Chipperfield 177
46. Wayne Rivers 176
47. Hugh Harris 174
48. Tim Sheehy 173
49. Barry Long 171
50. Peter Sullivan 170