NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsA/G
1.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-991.320
2.Mario Lemieux* 1984-061.129
3.Connor McDavid 2015-241.003
4.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.982
5.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.898
6.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.808
7.Adam Oates* 1985-040.807
8.Paul Coffey* 1980-010.806
9.Sidney Crosby 2005-240.789
10.Mitch Marner 2016-240.773
11.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.772
12.Artemi Panarin 2015-240.768
13.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.763
14.Nikita Kucherov 2013-240.763
15.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.761
16.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.750
17.Bobby Clarke* 1969-840.745
18.Craig Janney 1987-990.741
19.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.737
20.Mike Bossy* 1977-870.735
21.Ray Bourque* 1979-010.725
22.Denis Savard* 1980-970.723
23.Ron Francis* 1981-040.722
24.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-240.713
25.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.704
26.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.704
27.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.702
28.Denis Potvin* 1973-880.700
29.Leon Draisaitl 2014-240.700
30.Evgeni Malkin 2006-240.697
31.Nicklas Bäckström 2007-240.690
32.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.683
33.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.681
34.Mark Messier* 1979-040.679
35.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.666
36.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.663
37.Patrick Kane 2007-240.661
38.Al MacInnis* 1981-040.660
39.Paul Reinhart 1979-900.657
40.Johnny Gaudreau 2013-240.655
41.Mike Rogers 1979-860.655
42.Doug Gilmour* 1983-030.654
43.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.651
44.Eric Lindros* 1992-070.649
45.Brian Leetch* 1987-060.648
46.Joe Thornton 1997-220.647
47.Bill Cowley* 1934-470.645
48.Ken Linseman 1978-920.641
49.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.640
50.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.637
51.Ryan Getzlaf 2005-220.637
52.Pavel Datsyuk 2001-160.634
53.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.633
54.Bobby Smith 1978-930.630
55.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.630
56.Mathew Barzal 2016-240.628
57.Pierre Turgeon* 1987-070.628
58.Erik Karlsson 2009-240.627
59.Henrik Sedin* 2000-180.624
60.Mikko Rantanen 2015-240.623
61.Marc Savard 1997-110.618
62.Elmer Lach* 1940-540.614
63.Brad Park* 1968-850.614
64.Matthew Tkachuk 2016-240.612
65.Doug Weight 1991-110.610
66.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.606
67.Claude Giroux 2007-240.606
68.Aleksander Barkov 2013-240.604
69.Jason Allison 1993-060.600
70.Tom Lysiak 1973-860.600
71.Phil Housley* 1982-030.598
72.Jonathan Huberdeau 2012-240.596
73.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.594
74.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.594
75.Barry Pederson 1980-920.593
76.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.591
77.Mats Näslund 1982-950.588
78.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.588
79.Mark Howe* 1979-950.587
80.John Cullen 1988-990.585
81.Theo Fleury 1988-030.584
82.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.584
83.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.583
84.Alexei Zhamnov 1992-060.582
85.Thomas Steen 1981-950.582
86.Syl Apps 1970-800.582
87.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.581
88.Sergei Zubov* 1992-090.580
89.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.579
90.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.577
91.Neal Broten 1980-970.577
92.Anže Kopitar 2006-240.577
93.Doug Wilson* 1977-930.576
94.Henrik Zetterberg 2002-180.576
95.Jeff Brown 1985-980.576
96.Larry Murphy* 1980-010.575
97.Dave Taylor 1977-940.574
98.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.573
99.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.572
100.Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 1979-890.571
101.Brian Propp 1979-940.570
102.Steve Larmer 1980-950.568
103.Thomas Gradin 1978-870.567
104.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.566
105.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.565
106.Pelle Eklund 1985-940.564
107.Kelly Kisio 1982-950.564
108.Brad Richards 2000-160.563
109.David Pastrňák 2014-240.562
110.Jack Eichel 2015-240.562
111.René Robert 1970-820.562
112.Žigmund Pálffy 1993-060.561
113.Nicklas Lidström* 1991-120.561
114.Vincent Damphousse 1986-040.561
115.Gary Suter 1985-020.560
116.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.558
117.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.556
 Roman Josi 2011-240.556
119.Börje Salming* 1973-900.555
120.Mark Stone 2012-240.555
121.Craig Hartsburg 1979-890.553
122.Jakub Voráček 2008-230.551
123.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.550
124.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.549
125.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.548
126.Henri Richard* 1955-750.547
127.Victor Hedman 2009-240.544
128.Patrik Sundström 1982-920.543
129.Mike Modano* 1989-110.542
130.Tim Young 1975-850.542
131.Larry Robinson* 1972-920.542
132.Evgeny Kuznetsov 2013-240.541
133.Mike Ridley 1985-970.538
134.Steven Stamkos 2008-240.538
135.David Krejčí 2006-230.538
136.Rick Middleton 1974-880.537
137.Ken Hodge 1964-780.536
138.Alex Tanguay 1999-160.533
139.Scott Gomez 1999-160.533
140.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.533
141.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.532
142.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-740.532
143.Blake Wheeler 2008-240.531
144.Kris Letang 2006-240.530
145.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.528
146.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.528
147.Mark Scheifele 2011-240.527
148.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.527
149.John Tavares 2009-240.527
150.Mike Ribeiro 1999-170.526
151.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.526
152.Mats Zuccarello 2010-240.525
153.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.524
154.Brian Rafalski 1999-110.523
155.John Klingberg 2014-240.523
156.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.522
157.Dan Quinn 1983-970.521
158.Andrew Cassels 1989-060.520
159.John Carlson 2009-240.518
160.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.518
161.Taylor Hall 2010-240.518
162.Jeremy Roenick 1988-090.516
163.William Nylander 2015-240.516
164.Igor Larionov* 1989-040.516
165.Dennis Hextall 1968-800.514
166.André Boudrias 1963-760.514
167.Saku Koivu 1995-140.513
168.Brad Marchand 2009-240.513
169.Bill Barber* 1972-840.513
170.Brett Hull* 1986-060.512
171.Reed Larson 1976-900.512
172.Michael Nylander 1992-090.511
173.Ray Whitney 1991-140.511
174.Guy Lapointe* 1968-840.510
175.Stefan Persson 1977-860.510
176.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2011-240.509
177.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.507
178.Sebastian Aho 2016-240.507
179.Michal Pivoňka 1986-990.507
180.Torey Krug 2011-240.506
181.Jason Spezza 2002-220.506
182.Ian Turnbull 1973-830.505
183.Jozef Stümpel 1991-080.503
184.Wayne Cashman 1964-830.502
185.Joé Juneau 1991-040.502
186.J.T. Miller 2012-240.502
187.Tom Kurvers 1984-950.498
188.Terry Ruskowski 1979-890.498
189.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.498
190.John Tonelli 1978-920.497
191.Phil Goyette 1956-720.497
192.Bert Olmstead* 1948-620.496
193.Daniel Sedin* 2000-180.496
194.Morgan Rielly 2013-240.496
195.Dale Hunter 1980-990.495
196.Cliff Ronning 1986-040.495
197.Rod Brind'Amour 1989-100.493
198.Brian Bradley 1985-980.493
199.Tyson Barrie 2011-240.489
200.Alex Ovechkin 2005-240.489
201.Mikko Koivu 2005-210.488
202.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.487
203.Steve Vickers 1972-820.487
204.Bobby Rousseau 1960-750.486
205.Dave Babych 1980-990.486
206.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.486
207.Paul MacLean 1980-910.485
208.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.485
209.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.484
210.Tomáš Kaberle 1998-130.484
211.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.483
212.Martin Straka 1992-080.482
213.Dany Heatley 2001-150.482
214.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.481
215.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.481
216.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.480
217.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.479
218.Walt Tkaczuk 1967-810.477
219.Tom Fergus 1981-930.477
220.Mike Bullard 1980-920.475
221.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.474
222.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.474
223.Randy Carlyle 1976-930.473
224.Mikael Granlund 2012-240.473
 Valeri Kamensky 1991-020.473
226.Steve Duchesne 1986-020.472
227.Jamie Benn 2009-240.471
228.Peter McNab 1973-870.471
229.Aleš Hemský 2002-180.471
230.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.470
231.Pierre Pilote* 1955-690.470
232.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.468
233.Keith Yandle 2006-220.465
234.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.465
235.Tim Kerr 1980-930.464
236.Bob MacMillan 1974-850.464
237.Chris Pronger* 1993-120.464
238.Butch Goring 1969-850.463
239.Rick Martin 1971-820.463
240.Chris Chelios* 1983-100.462
241.Paul Stastny 2006-230.462
242.Murray Craven 1982-000.460
243.Václav Prospal 1996-130.460
244.Mel Bridgman 1975-890.460
245.Stan Smyl 1978-910.459
246.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.458
247.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.458
248.Jude Drouin 1968-810.458
249.Andrei Markov 2000-170.458
250.Don Maloney 1978-910.458

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsA/G
1.Ulf Nilsson 1974-781.147
2.André Lacroix 1972-790.993
3.Robbie Ftorek 1974-790.823
4.Bobby Hull* 1972-790.815
5.Serge Bernier 1973-790.806
6.Gordie Howe* 1973-790.797
7.Christian Bordeleau 1972-790.789
8.J.C. Tremblay 1972-790.789
9.Marc Tardif 1973-790.785