NHL Progressive 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 (*).

Rate Statistic Requirements

Table
  Yearly A/G   Active A/G   Career A/G   Single Season A/G
1917-18Reg Noble 0.500               Reg Noble 0.500
1918-19Newsy Lalonde 0.529               Newsy Lalonde 0.529
1919-20Frank Nighbor 0.696               Frank Nighbor 0.696
1920-21Jack Darragh 0.583               Frank Nighbor 0.696
1921-22Harry Cameron 0.708               Harry Cameron 0.708
1922-23Edmond Bouchard 0.625               Harry Cameron 0.708
1923-24Georges Boucher 0.429               Harry Cameron 0.708
1924-25Hap Day 0.654               Harry Cameron 0.708
1925-26Frank Nighbor 0.400               Harry Cameron 0.708
1926-27Dick Irvin 0.409               Harry Cameron 0.708
1927-28Howie Morenz 0.419               Harry Cameron 0.708
1928-29                  Harry Cameron 0.708
1929-30Frank Boucher 0.857               Frank Boucher 0.857
1930-31Joe Primeau 0.842               Frank Boucher 0.857
1931-32Joe Primeau 0.804               Frank Boucher 0.857
1932-33Frank Boucher 0.609               Frank Boucher 0.857
1933-34Joe Primeau 0.711               Frank Boucher 0.857
1934-35Art Chapman 0.723               Frank Boucher 0.857
1935-36Art Chapman 0.583               Frank Boucher 0.857
1936-37Syl Apps 0.604               Frank Boucher 0.857
1937-38Syl Apps 0.617               Frank Boucher 0.857
1938-39Bill Cowley 1.000               Bill Cowley 1.000
1939-40Milt Schmidt 0.625               Bill Cowley 1.000
1940-41Bill Cowley 1.022               Bill Cowley 1.022
1941-42Bill Cowley 0.821               Bill Cowley 1.022
1942-43Bill Cowley 0.938               Bill Cowley 1.022
1943-44Bill Cowley 1.139               Bill Cowley 1.139
1944-45Elmer Lach 1.080   Bill Cowley 0.672   Bill Cowley 0.672   Bill Cowley 1.139
1945-46Bill Mosienko 0.750   Bill Cowley 0.661   Bill Cowley 0.661   Bill Cowley 1.139
1946-47Billy Taylor 0.767   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1947-48Doug Bentley 0.617         Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1948-49Doug Bentley 0.741         Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1949-50Ted Lindsay 0.797         Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1950-51Ted Kennedy 0.683   Elmer Lach 0.635   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1951-52Elmer Lach 0.714   Elmer Lach 0.645   Elmer Lach
Bill Cowley		 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1952-53Gordie Howe 0.657   Elmer Lach 0.630   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1953-54Gordie Howe 0.686   Elmer Lach 0.615   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1954-55Bert Olmstead 0.686   Gordie Howe 0.542   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1955-56Bert Olmstead 0.800   Gordie Howe 0.547   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1956-57Ted Lindsay 0.786   Gordie Howe 0.556   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1957-58Henri Richard 0.776   Gordie Howe 0.567   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1958-59Dickie Moore 0.786   Gordie Howe 0.575   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1959-60Don McKenney 0.700   Gordie Howe 0.580   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1960-61Jean Béliveau 0.841   Jean Béliveau 0.644   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1961-62Bill Hay 0.867   Jean Béliveau 0.636   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1962-63Henri Richard 0.746   Jean Béliveau 0.644   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1963-64Andy Bathgate 0.817   Jean Béliveau 0.653   Jean Béliveau 0.653   Bill Cowley 1.139
1964-65Stan Mikita 0.843   Andy Bathgate 0.635   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1965-66Jean Béliveau 0.716   Jean Béliveau 0.640   Bill Cowley 0.645   Bill Cowley 1.139
1966-67Stan Mikita 0.886   Stan Mikita 0.670   Stan Mikita 0.670   Bill Cowley 1.139
1967-68Phil Esposito 0.662   Stan Mikita 0.668   Stan Mikita 0.668   Bill Cowley 1.139
1968-69Phil Esposito 1.041   Stan Mikita 0.693   Stan Mikita 0.693   Bill Cowley 1.139
1969-70Bobby Orr 1.145   Stan Mikita 0.686   Stan Mikita 0.686   Bobby Orr 1.145
1970-71Bobby Orr 1.308   Stan Mikita 0.682   Stan Mikita 0.682   Bobby Orr 1.308
1971-72Bobby Orr 1.053   Bobby Orr 0.891   Bobby Orr 0.891   Bobby Orr 1.308
1972-73Bobby Orr 1.143   Bobby Orr 0.925   Bobby Orr 0.925   Bobby Orr 1.308
1973-74Bobby Orr 1.216   Bobby Orr 0.965   Bobby Orr 0.965   Bobby Orr 1.308
1974-75Bobby Clarke
Bobby Orr		 1.113   Bobby Orr 0.984   Bobby Orr 0.984   Bobby Orr 1.308
1975-76Bobby Clarke 1.171   Bobby Orr 0.989   Bobby Orr 0.989   Bobby Orr 1.308
1976-77Guy Lafleur 1.000   Bobby Orr 0.988   Bobby Orr 0.988   Bobby Orr 1.308
1977-78Bryan Trottier 1.000   Bobby Clarke 0.781   Bobby Orr 0.988   Bobby Orr 1.308
1978-79Bryan Trottier 1.145   Bobby Orr 0.982   Bobby Orr 0.982   Bobby Orr 1.308
1979-80Wayne Gretzky 1.089   Bryan Trottier 0.855   Bobby Orr 0.982   Bobby Orr 1.308
1980-81Wayne Gretzky 1.363   Bryan Trottier 0.876   Bobby Orr 0.982   Wayne Gretzky 1.363
1981-82Wayne Gretzky 1.500   Wayne Gretzky 1.318   Wayne Gretzky 1.318   Wayne Gretzky 1.500
1982-83Wayne Gretzky 1.563   Wayne Gretzky 1.379   Wayne Gretzky 1.379   Wayne Gretzky 1.563
1983-84Wayne Gretzky 1.595   Wayne Gretzky 1.420   Wayne Gretzky 1.420   Wayne Gretzky 1.595
1984-85Wayne Gretzky 1.688   Wayne Gretzky 1.465   Wayne Gretzky 1.465   Wayne Gretzky 1.688
1985-86Wayne Gretzky 2.038   Wayne Gretzky 1.548   Wayne Gretzky 1.548   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1986-87Wayne Gretzky 1.532   Wayne Gretzky 1.546   Wayne Gretzky 1.546   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1987-88Wayne Gretzky 1.703   Wayne Gretzky 1.560   Wayne Gretzky 1.560   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1988-89Mario Lemieux 1.500   Wayne Gretzky 1.550   Wayne Gretzky 1.550   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1989-90Wayne Gretzky 1.397   Wayne Gretzky 1.537   Wayne Gretzky 1.537   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1990-91Wayne Gretzky 1.564   Wayne Gretzky 1.540   Wayne Gretzky 1.540   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1991-92Mario Lemieux 1.359   Wayne Gretzky 1.516   Wayne Gretzky 1.516   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1992-93Mario Lemieux 1.517   Wayne Gretzky 1.497   Wayne Gretzky 1.497   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1993-94Wayne Gretzky 1.136   Wayne Gretzky 1.471   Wayne Gretzky 1.471   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1994-95Ron Francis 1.091   Wayne Gretzky 1.443   Wayne Gretzky 1.443   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1995-96Mario Lemieux 1.314   Wayne Gretzky 1.413   Wayne Gretzky 1.413   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1996-97Mario Lemieux 0.947   Wayne Gretzky 1.381   Wayne Gretzky 1.381   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1997-98Peter Forsberg 0.917   Wayne Gretzky 1.348   Wayne Gretzky 1.348   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1998-99Jaromír Jágr 1.025   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
1999-00Joe Sakic 0.883   Peter Forsberg 0.888   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2000-01Mario Lemieux 0.953   Mario Lemieux 1.170   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2001-02Adam Oates 0.800   Mario Lemieux 1.166   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2002-03Peter Forsberg 1.027   Mario Lemieux 1.149   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2003-04Peter Forsberg 0.949   Mario Lemieux 1.145   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2004-05            Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2005-06Joe Thornton 1.185   Mario Lemieux 1.129   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2006-07Joe Thornton 1.122   Peter Forsberg 0.894   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2007-08Sidney Crosby 0.906   Peter Forsberg 0.901   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2008-09Evgeni Malkin 0.951   Joe Sakic 0.737   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2009-10Henrik Sedin 1.012   Sidney Crosby 0.871   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2010-11Henrik Sedin 0.915   Peter Forsberg 0.898   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2011-12Claude Giroux 0.844   Sidney Crosby 0.889   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2012-13Sidney Crosby 1.139   Sidney Crosby 0.909   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2013-14Sidney Crosby 0.850   Sidney Crosby 0.900   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2014-15Nicklas Bäckström 0.732   Sidney Crosby 0.879   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2015-16Erik Karlsson 0.805   Sidney Crosby 0.849   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2016-17Connor McDavid 0.854   Sidney Crosby 0.825   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2017-18Ryan Getzlaf 0.893   Sidney Crosby 0.816   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2018-19Nikita Kucherov 1.061   Sidney Crosby 0.817   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2019-20Connor McDavid 0.984   Connor McDavid 0.875   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2020-21Connor McDavid 1.286   Connor McDavid 0.931   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2021-22Jonathan Huberdeau 1.063   Connor McDavid 0.940   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2022-23Connor McDavid 1.085   Connor McDavid 0.961   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038
2023-24Connor McDavid 1.316   Connor McDavid 1.003   Wayne Gretzky 1.320   Wayne Gretzky 2.038