NHL Progressive Leaders and Records for Assists

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

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

	Yearly	A	Active	A	Career	A	Single Season	A
1917-18	Harry Cameron Cy Denneny Reg Noble	10	Harry Cameron Cy Denneny Reg Noble	10	Harry Cameron Cy Denneny Reg Noble	10	Harry Cameron Cy Denneny Reg Noble	10
1918-19	Newsy Lalonde	10	Newsy Lalonde Frank Nighbor	17	Newsy Lalonde Frank Nighbor	17	Reg Noble Cy Denneny Newsy Lalonde Harry Cameron	10
1919-20	Frank Nighbor	15	Frank Nighbor	32	Frank Nighbor	32	Frank Nighbor	15
1920-21	Jack Darragh	15	Frank Nighbor	42	Frank Nighbor	42	Frank Nighbor Jack Darragh	15
1921-22	Harry Cameron	17	Frank Nighbor	52	Frank Nighbor	52	Harry Cameron	17
1922-23	Eddie Gerard	13	Frank Nighbor	59	Frank Nighbor	59	Harry Cameron	17
1923-24	George Boucher	10	Frank Nighbor	65	Frank Nighbor	65	Harry Cameron	17
1924-25	Cy Denneny Red Green	15	Reg Noble Frank Nighbor	70	Frank Nighbor Reg Noble	70	Harry Cameron	17
1925-26	Frank Nighbor	13	Frank Nighbor	83	Frank Nighbor	83	Harry Cameron	17
1926-27	Dick Irvin	18	Frank Nighbor	89	Frank Nighbor	89	Dick Irvin	18
1927-28	Howie Morenz	18	Frank Nighbor	94	Frank Nighbor	94	Howie Morenz Dick Irvin	18
1928-29	Frank Boucher	16	Frank Nighbor	98	Frank Nighbor	98	Dick Irvin Howie Morenz	18
1929-30	Frank Boucher	36	Reg Noble Frank Nighbor	98	Reg Noble Frank Nighbor	98	Frank Boucher	36
1930-31	Joe Primeau	32	Frank Boucher	108	Frank Boucher	108	Frank Boucher	36
1931-32	Joe Primeau	37	Frank Boucher	131	Frank Boucher	131	Joe Primeau	37
1932-33	Frank Boucher	28	Frank Boucher	159	Frank Boucher	159	Joe Primeau	37
1933-34	Joe Primeau	32	Frank Boucher	189	Frank Boucher	189	Joe Primeau	37
1934-35	Art Chapman	34	Frank Boucher	221	Frank Boucher	221	Joe Primeau	37
1935-36	Art Chapman	28	Frank Boucher	239	Frank Boucher	239	Joe Primeau	37
1936-37	Syl Apps	29	Frank Boucher	252	Frank Boucher	252	Joe Primeau	37
1937-38	Syl Apps	29	Frank Boucher	253	Frank Boucher	253	Joe Primeau	37
1938-39	Bill Cowley	34	Hooley Smith	210	Frank Boucher	253	Joe Primeau	37
1939-40	Milt Schmidt	30	Hooley Smith	218	Frank Boucher	253	Joe Primeau	37
1940-41	Bill Cowley	45	Hooley Smith	225	Frank Boucher	253	Bill Cowley	45
1941-42	Phil Watson	37	Busher Jackson	198	Frank Boucher	253	Bill Cowley	45
1942-43	Bill Cowley	45	Bill Cowley	235	Frank Boucher	253	Bill Cowley Bill Cowley	45
1943-44	Clint Smith	49	Bill Cowley	276	Bill Cowley	276	Clint Smith	49
1944-45	Elmer Lach	54	Bill Cowley	316	Bill Cowley	316	Elmer Lach	54
1945-46	Elmer Lach	34	Bill Cowley	328	Bill Cowley	328	Elmer Lach	54
1946-47	Billy Taylor	46	Bill Cowley	353	Bill Cowley	353	Elmer Lach	54
1947-48	Doug Bentley	37	Toe Blake	292	Bill Cowley	353	Elmer Lach	54
1948-49	Doug Bentley	43	Elmer Lach	256	Bill Cowley	353	Elmer Lach	54
1949-50	Ted Lindsay	55	Elmer Lach	289	Bill Cowley	353	Ted Lindsay	55
1950-51	Gordie Howe Ted Kennedy	43	Elmer Lach	313	Bill Cowley	353	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 Beliveau	58	Gordie Howe	580	Gordie Howe	580	Jean Beliveau	58
1961-62	Andy Bathgate	56	Gordie Howe	624	Gordie Howe	624	Jean Beliveau	58
1962-63	Henri Richard	50	Gordie Howe	672	Gordie Howe	672	Jean Beliveau	58
1963-64	Andy Bathgate	58	Gordie Howe	719	Gordie Howe	719	Andy Bathgate Jean Beliveau	58
1964-65	Stan Mikita	59	Gordie Howe	766	Gordie Howe	766	Stan Mikita	59
1965-66	Jean Beliveau 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 Jaromir Jagr	67	Wayne Gretzky	1910	Wayne Gretzky	1910	Wayne Gretzky	163
1998-99	Jaromir Jagr	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	Jaromir Jagr Adam Oates	69	Raymond 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	46	Jaromir Jagr	979	Wayne Gretzky	1963	Wayne Gretzky	163

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