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NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists

Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Progressive ▪ Yearly ▪ Yearly Top 10

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Active players are listed in bold.
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 1007
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 878
22. 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. Joe Thornton 787
34. Mats Sundin* 785
35. Brian Leetch* 781
36. Jean Ratelle* 776
37. Vincent Damphousse 773
38. Chris Chelios 763
39. Bernie Federko* 761
40. Doug Weight 755
  Teemu Selanne 755
42. Larry Robinson* 750
43. Denis Potvin* 742
44. Norm Ullman* 739
45. Bernie Nicholls 734
46. Rod Brind'Amour 732
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. Daniel Alfredsson 682
58. Bobby Smith 679
59. Ray Whitney 656
60. Brett Hull* 650
61. Bobby Orr* 645
62. Gary Suter 641
63. Dave Taylor 638
64. Darryl Sittler* 637
  Borje Salming* 637
66. Peter Forsberg 636
67. Neal Broten 634
68. Theoren Fleury 633
69. Mike Gartner* 627
70. Andy Bathgate* 624
71. Sergei Zubov 619
72. Rod Gilbert* 615
73. Henrik Sedin 610
74. Michel Goulet* 604
75. Kirk Muller 602
76. Glenn Anderson* 601
77. Alex Kovalev 599
78. Dino Ciccarelli* 592
79. Dave Keon* 590
  Doug Wilson 590
81. Paul Kariya 587
82. Dave Babych 581
83. Brian Propp 579
84. Jarome Iginla 576
85. Martin St. Louis 572
86. Steve Larmer 571
87. Frank Mahovlich* 570
88. Scott Niedermayer 568
89. Craig Janney 563
  Cliff Ronning 563
91. Joe Nieuwendyk* 562
92. Joe Mullen* 561
93. Brad Richards 560
  Bobby Hull* 560
95. Saku Koivu 559
  Alexander Mogilny 559
97. Sergei Gonchar 558
98. Patrik Elias 555
99. Mike Bossy* 553
  Thomas Steen 553
101. Tom Lysiak 551
  Ken Linseman 551
103. Pat LaFontaine* 545
  Mark Howe* 545
105. Red Kelly* 542
106. Pat Verbeek 541
  Chris Pronger 541
108. Rick Middleton 540
109. Brian Bellows 537
  Rob Blake 537
111. Scott Gomez 530
112. Andrew Cassels 528
113. Keith Tkachuk 527
114. Steve Duchesne 525
115. Dennis Maruk 522
116. Jason Arnott 521
117. Teppo Numminen 520
  Mathieu Schneider 520
119. Wayne Cashman 516
120. Alex Tanguay 513
  Butch Goring 513
122. Steve Thomas 512
  Pavel Datsyuk 512
  Rick Tocchet 512
125. John Tonelli 511
126. Vinny Prospal 510
127. Lanny McDonald* 506
128. Ivan Boldirev 505
129. Marian Hossa 501
130. Randy Carlyle 499
  Marc Savard 499
132. Vyacheslav Kozlov 497
133. Eric Lindros 493
  Murray Craven 493
135. Trevor Linden 492
136. Vincent Lecavalier 491
137. James Patrick 490
  Ray Ferraro 490
139. Pit Martin 485
  Pete Mahovlich 485
141. Tony Amonte 484
  Shane Doan 484
143. Roman Hamrlik 483
144. Jozef Stumpel 481
145. Tomas Kaberle 476
  Scott Mellanby 476
147. Igor Larionov* 475
  Garry Galley 475
149. Markus Naslund 474
150. Ken Hodge 472
  Gary Roberts 472
  Ted Lindsay* 472
153. Alex Zhamnov 470
  Michael Nylander 470
155. Dean Prentice 469
  Jacques Lemaire* 469
157. Daniel Sedin 467
  Phil Goyette 467
159. Brent Sutter 466
  Mike Ridley 466
161. Andrew Brunette 465
162. Pavol Demitra 464
163. Reed Larson 463
  Bill Barber* 463
  Owen Nolan 463
166. Tomas Sandstrom 462
  Doug Mohns 462
168. Martin Straka 460
169. Wilf Paiement 458
  Bobby Rousseau 458
171. Patrick Marleau 457
  Steve Sullivan 457
173. Murray Oliver 454
174. Ed Olczyk 452
  Doug Harvey* 452
176. Walt Tkaczuk 451
  Guy Lapointe* 451
178. Kevin Hatcher 450
  Peter McNab 450
180. Mel Bridgman 449
  Todd Bertuzzi 449
  Cory Stillman 449
183. Russ Courtnall 447
184. Alexei Yashin 444
185. Ryan Smyth 443
186. Robert Lang 442
187. Eric Desjardins 439
188. Bill Gadsby* 438
189. Brian Rafalski 436
190. Yvan Cournoyer* 435
191. Fredrik Olausson 434
192. Dave Christian 433
193. Geoff Courtnall 432
194. Ron Greschner 431
195. Milan Hejduk 430
  Jeff Brown 430
197. John MacLean 429
  Kelly Kisio 429
  Bernie Geoffrion* 429
200. Pierre Larouche 427
  Bill Guerin 427
  Sidney Crosby 427
203. Paul Reinhart 426
204. Kimmo Timonen 425
  John Ogrodnick 425
  Rob Ramage 425
207. Mike Ribeiro 423
  Syl Apps 423
209. Kent Nilsson 422
  Doug Bodger 422
211. Bobby Holik 421
  Maurice Richard* 421
  Bert Olmstead* 421
214. Jamie Langenbrunner 420
  Craig Ramsay 420
  Shayne Corson 420
217. Dan Quinn 419
  Bob Nevin 419
  Brian Rolston 419
220. Pierre Pilote* 418
  Michal Pivonka 418
  Rene Robert 418
  Carol Vadnais 418
224. George Armstrong* 417
225. Calle Johansson 416
  Barry Pederson 416
  Joe Juneau 416
228. Scott Young 415
  Dave Ellett 415
230. John LeClair 413
231. Stan Smyl 411
232. Rick MacLeish 410
233. Henrik Zetterberg 409
  Glen Wesley 409
  Darryl Sydor 409
236. Bob Carpenter 408
  Elmer Lach* 408
238. Petr Nedved 407
  Claude Lemieux 407
240. Kevin Dineen 405
  Fred Stanfield 405
242. Tim Horton* 403
  Dany Heatley 403
  Guy Carbonneau 403
245. Terry O'Reilly 402
  Daymond Langkow 402
247. Dave Gagner 401
  Brendan Morrison 401
249. Ilya Kovalchuk 399
250. Petr Sykora 398
  Olli Jokinen 398
  Stephane Richer 398

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. Ron Ward 210
  Rick Ley 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. Norm Ferguson 184
  Bob Sicinski 184
41. Frank Hughes 180
  Wayne Carleton 180
43. Darryl Maggs 177
  Ron Chipperfield 177
  Rene Leclerc 177
46. Wayne Rivers 176
47. Hugh Harris 174
48. Tim Sheehy 173
49. Barry Long 171
50. Peter Sullivan 170