NHL Progressive Leaders and Records for Assists

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

Table
	Yearly	A	Active	A	Career	A	Single Season	A
1917-18	Harry Cameron Corb Denneny Cy Denneny Reg Noble	10	Corb Denneny Reg Noble Cy Denneny Harry Cameron	10	Corb Denneny Reg Noble Cy Denneny Harry Cameron	10	Reg Noble Harry Cameron Cy Denneny Corb Denneny	10
1918-19	Eddie Gerard Newsy Lalonde Frank Nighbor	9	Frank Nighbor Eddie Gerard	17	Eddie Gerard Frank Nighbor	17	Cy Denneny Harry Cameron Reg Noble Corb Denneny	10
1919-20	Frank Nighbor	16	Frank Nighbor	33	Frank Nighbor	33	Frank Nighbor	16
1920-21	Jack Darragh	14	Frank Nighbor	43	Frank Nighbor	43	Frank Nighbor	16
1921-22	Harry Cameron	17	Frank Nighbor	53	Frank Nighbor	53	Harry Cameron	17
1922-23	Edmond Bouchard	15	Frank Nighbor	60	Frank Nighbor	60	Harry Cameron	17
1923-24	King Clancy Lionel Hitchman	10	Frank Nighbor	66	Frank Nighbor	66	Harry Cameron	17
1924-25	Hap Day	17	Frank Nighbor	71	Frank Nighbor	71	Harry Cameron Hap Day	17
1925-26	Frank Nighbor	14	Frank Nighbor	85	Frank Nighbor	85	Harry Cameron Hap Day	17
1926-27	Dick Irvin	18	Frank Nighbor	91	Frank Nighbor	91	Dick Irvin	18
1927-28	Howie Morenz	18	Frank Nighbor	96	Frank Nighbor	96	Dick Irvin Howie Morenz	18
1928-29	Frank Boucher	16	Frank Nighbor	100	Frank Nighbor	100	Dick Irvin Howie Morenz	18
1929-30	Frank Boucher	36	Frank Nighbor	100	Frank Nighbor	100	Frank Boucher	36
1930-31	Joe Primeau	32	Frank Boucher	108	Frank Boucher	108	Frank Boucher	36
1931-32	Joe Primeau	37	Frank Boucher	132	Frank Boucher	132	Joe Primeau	37
1932-33	Frank Boucher	28	Frank Boucher	160	Frank Boucher	160	Joe Primeau	37
1933-34	Joe Primeau	32	Frank Boucher	190	Frank Boucher	190	Joe Primeau	37
1934-35	Art Chapman	34	Frank Boucher	222	Frank Boucher	222	Joe Primeau	37
1935-36	Art Chapman	28	Frank Boucher	240	Frank Boucher	240	Joe Primeau	37
1936-37	Syl Apps	29	Frank Boucher	253	Frank Boucher	253	Joe Primeau	37
1937-38	Syl Apps	29	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Joe Primeau	37
1938-39	Bill Cowley	34	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Joe Primeau	37
1939-40	Milt Schmidt	30	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Joe Primeau	37
1940-41	Bill Cowley	47	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Bill Cowley	47
1941-42	Phil Watson	37	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Bill Cowley	47
1942-43	Bill Cowley	45	Frank Boucher	254	Frank Boucher	254	Bill Cowley	47
1943-44	Clint Smith	49	Bill Cowley	277	Bill Cowley	277	Clint Smith	49
1944-45	Elmer Lach	54	Bill Cowley	317	Bill Cowley	317	Elmer Lach	54
1945-46	Elmer Lach	34	Bill Cowley	329	Bill Cowley	329	Elmer Lach	54
1946-47	Billy Taylor	46	Bill Cowley	354	Bill Cowley	354	Elmer Lach	54
1947-48	Doug Bentley	37	Toe Blake	294	Bill Cowley	354	Elmer Lach	54
1948-49	Doug Bentley	43	Elmer Lach	256	Bill Cowley	354	Elmer Lach	54
1949-50	Ted Lindsay	55	Elmer Lach	289	Bill Cowley	354	Ted Lindsay	55
1950-51	Gordie Howe Ted Kennedy	43	Elmer Lach	313	Bill Cowley	354	Ted Lindsay	55
1951-52	Elmer Lach	50	Elmer Lach	363	Elmer Lach	363	Ted Lindsay	55
1952-53	Gordie Howe	46	Elmer Lach	388	Elmer Lach	388	Ted Lindsay	55
1953-54	Gordie Howe	48	Elmer Lach	408	Elmer Lach	408	Ted Lindsay	55
1954-55	Bert Olmstead	48	Milt Schmidt	346	Elmer Lach	408	Ted Lindsay	55
1955-56	Bert Olmstead	56	Gordie Howe	351	Elmer Lach	408	Bert Olmstead	56
1956-57	Ted Lindsay	55	Gordie Howe	396	Elmer Lach	408	Bert Olmstead	56
1957-58	Henri Richard	52	Gordie Howe	440	Gordie Howe	440	Bert Olmstead	56
1958-59	Dickie Moore	55	Gordie Howe	486	Gordie Howe	486	Bert Olmstead	56
1959-60	Don McKenney	49	Gordie Howe	531	Gordie Howe	531	Bert Olmstead	56
1960-61	Jean Béliveau	58	Gordie Howe	580	Gordie Howe	580	Jean Béliveau	58
1961-62	Andy Bathgate	56	Gordie Howe	624	Gordie Howe	624	Jean Béliveau	58
1962-63	Henri Richard	50	Gordie Howe	672	Gordie Howe	672	Jean Béliveau	58
1963-64	Andy Bathgate	58	Gordie Howe	719	Gordie Howe	719	Jean Béliveau Andy Bathgate	58
1964-65	Stan Mikita	59	Gordie Howe	766	Gordie Howe	766	Stan Mikita	59
1965-66	Jean Béliveau Stan Mikita Bobby Rousseau	48	Gordie Howe	812	Gordie Howe	812	Stan Mikita	59
1966-67	Stan Mikita	62	Gordie Howe	852	Gordie Howe	852	Stan Mikita	62
1967-68	Phil Esposito	49	Gordie Howe	895	Gordie Howe	895	Stan Mikita	62
1968-69	Phil Esposito	77	Gordie Howe	954	Gordie Howe	954	Phil Esposito	77
1969-70	Bobby Orr	87	Gordie Howe	994	Gordie Howe	994	Bobby Orr	87
1970-71	Bobby Orr	102	Gordie Howe	1023	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1971-72	Bobby Orr	80	Alex Delvecchio	768	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1972-73	Phil Esposito	75	Alex Delvecchio	821	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1973-74	Bobby Orr	90	Alex Delvecchio	825	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1974-75	Bobby Clarke Bobby Orr	89	Stan Mikita	773	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1975-76	Bobby Clarke	89	Stan Mikita	814	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1976-77	Guy Lafleur	80	Stan Mikita	844	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1977-78	Bryan Trottier	77	Stan Mikita	885	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1978-79	Bryan Trottier	87	Stan Mikita	921	Gordie Howe	1023	Bobby Orr	102
1979-80	Wayne Gretzky	86	Gordie Howe	1049	Gordie Howe	1049	Bobby Orr	102
1980-81	Wayne Gretzky	109	Phil Esposito	873	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	109
1981-82	Wayne Gretzky	120	Bobby Clarke	747	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	120
1982-83	Wayne Gretzky	125	Bobby Clarke	809	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	125
1983-84	Wayne Gretzky	118	Bobby Clarke	852	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	125
1984-85	Wayne Gretzky	135	Marcel Dionne	876	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	135
1985-86	Wayne Gretzky	163	Marcel Dionne	934	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	163
1986-87	Wayne Gretzky	121	Marcel Dionne	990	Gordie Howe	1049	Wayne Gretzky	163
1987-88	Wayne Gretzky	109	Wayne Gretzky	1086	Wayne Gretzky	1086	Wayne Gretzky	163
1988-89	Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux	114	Wayne Gretzky	1200	Wayne Gretzky	1200	Wayne Gretzky	163
1989-90	Wayne Gretzky	102	Wayne Gretzky	1302	Wayne Gretzky	1302	Wayne Gretzky	163
1990-91	Wayne Gretzky	122	Wayne Gretzky	1424	Wayne Gretzky	1424	Wayne Gretzky	163
1991-92	Wayne Gretzky	90	Wayne Gretzky	1514	Wayne Gretzky	1514	Wayne Gretzky	163
1992-93	Adam Oates	97	Wayne Gretzky	1563	Wayne Gretzky	1563	Wayne Gretzky	163
1993-94	Wayne Gretzky	92	Wayne Gretzky	1655	Wayne Gretzky	1655	Wayne Gretzky	163
1994-95	Ron Francis	48	Wayne Gretzky	1692	Wayne Gretzky	1692	Wayne Gretzky	163
1995-96	Ron Francis Mario Lemieux	92	Wayne Gretzky	1771	Wayne Gretzky	1771	Wayne Gretzky	163
1996-97	Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux	72	Wayne Gretzky	1843	Wayne Gretzky	1843	Wayne Gretzky	163
1997-98	Wayne Gretzky Jaromír Jágr	67	Wayne Gretzky	1910	Wayne Gretzky	1910	Wayne Gretzky	163
1998-99	Jaromír Jágr	83	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
1999-00	Mark Recchi	63	Paul Coffey	1131	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2000-01	Jaromír Jágr Adam Oates	69	Ray Bourque	1169	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2001-02	Adam Oates	64	Ron Francis	1187	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2002-03	Peter Forsberg	77	Ron Francis	1222	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2003-04	Scott Gomez Martin St. Louis	56	Ron Francis	1249	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2004-05					Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2005-06	Joe Thornton	96	Steve Yzerman	1063	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2006-07	Joe Thornton	92	Joe Sakic	979	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2007-08	Joe Thornton	67	Joe Sakic	1006	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2008-09	Evgeni Malkin	78	Joe Sakic	1016	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2009-10	Henrik Sedin	83	Mark Recchi	922	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2010-11	Henrik Sedin	75	Mark Recchi	956	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2011-12	Henrik Sedin	67	Jaromír Jágr	988	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2012-13	Martin St. Louis	43	Jaromír Jágr	1007	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2013-14	Sidney Crosby	68	Jaromír Jágr	1050	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2014-15	Nicklas Bäckström	60	Jaromír Jágr	1080	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2015-16	Erik Karlsson	66	Jaromír Jágr	1119	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2016-17	Connor McDavid	70	Jaromír Jágr	1149	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2017-18	Claude Giroux Blake Wheeler	68	Jaromír Jágr	1155	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2018-19	Nikita Kucherov	87	Joe Thornton	1065	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2019-20	Leon Draisaitl	67	Joe Thornton	1089	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2020-21	Connor McDavid	72	Joe Thornton	1104	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2021-22	Jonathan Huberdeau	85	Joe Thornton	1109	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2022-23	Connor McDavid	89	Sidney Crosby	952	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163
2023-24	Nikita Kucherov Connor McDavid	100	Sidney Crosby	1004	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163

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