NHL & WHA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists

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

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NHL Leaders Rank Player A Year 1. Wayne Gretzky* 31 1988 2. Wayne Gretzky* 30 1985 3. Wayne Gretzky* 29 1987 4. Mario Lemieux* 28 1991 5. Wayne Gretzky* 26 1983 6. Paul Coffey* 25 1985   Doug Gilmour* 25 1993   Wayne Gretzky* 25 1993 9. Al MacInnis* 24 1989   Mark Recchi 24 1991 11. Brian Leetch* 23 1994   Mark Messier* 23 1988   Bryan Trottier* 23 1982 14. Mark Messier* 22 1990   Wayne Gretzky* 22 1984   Rick Middleton 22 1983   Doug Gilmour* 22 1994   Evgeni Malkin 22 2009   Jonathan Toews 22 2010 20. Sidney Crosby 21 2008 21. Bob Bourne 20 1983   Denis Savard* 20 1985   Pelle Eklund 20 1987 24. Brian Bellows 19 1991   Eric Staal 19 2006   Peter Stastny* 19 1985   Bobby Orr* 19 1972   Ron Francis* 19 1992   Henrik Sedin 19 2011   Craig Janney 19 1990 31. Barry Pederson 18 1983   Mike Bossy* 18 1981   Bryan Trottier* 18 1981   Mark Messier* 18 1984   Danny Briere 18 2010   Patrick Kane 18 2010   Ken Linseman 18 1980   Peter Forsberg 18 2002   Mike Modano 18 1999   Steve Yzerman* 18 1998   Sergei Fedorov 18 1996   Mark Messier* 18 1994   Mario Lemieux* 18 1992   Larry Murphy* 18 1991   Craig Janney 18 1991   Raymond Bourque* 18 1988   Raymond Bourque* 18 1991 48. Steve Yzerman* 17 2002   Joe Sakic 17 1997   Charlie Huddy 17 1985   Cory Stillman 17 2006   Wayne Gretzky* 17 1989   Jari Kurri* 17 1988   Tomas Sandstrom 17 1993   Esa Tikkanen 17 1988   Larry Robinson* 17 1987   Sergei Fedorov 17 1995   Larry Robinson* 17 1978   Guy Lafleur* 17 1977   Denis Potvin* 17 1981   Bobby Smith 17 1981   Bryan Trottier* 17 1980 63. Mario Lemieux* 16 1996   Kevin Stevens 16 1991   Joe Sakic 16 1996   Glenn Anderson* 16 1988   Joe Murphy 16 1992   Chris Pronger 16 2006   Darryl Sittler* 16 1977   Glenn Anderson* 16 1985   Scott Niedermayer 16 2003   Sidney Crosby 16 2009   Mike Richards 16 2010   Milan Hejduk 16 2001   Mark Messier* 16 1987   Ken Linseman 16 1981   Denis Potvin* 16 1982   Cam Neely* 16 1990   Brian Propp 16 1987   Jean Beliveau* 16 1971   Peter Forsberg 16 1999 82. Kevin Stevens 15 1992   Denis Savard* 15 1990   Chris Chelios 15 1992   Steve Larmer 15 1990   Jari Kurri* 15 1990   Craig Simpson 15 1990   Mark Howe* 15 1989   Niklas Kronwall 15 2008   Pat Stapleton 15 1973   Dennis Hull 15 1973   Phil Esposito* 15 1972   Dave Gagner 15 1991   Brian Propp 15 1991   John Chabot 15 1988   Pavel Bure 15 1994   Dave Ellett 15 1994   Martin St. Louis 15 2004   Stan Mikita* 15 1962   Raymond Bourque* 15 1983   Jason Spezza 15 2007   Jari Kurri* 15 1983   Chris Chelios 15 1989   Stephane Richer 15 1995   Al MacInnis* 15 1986   Bernie Federko* 15 1982   Mats Naslund 15 1987   Dany Heatley 15 2007   Alex Tanguay 15 2001   Duncan Keith 15 2010 111. Marian Hossa 14 2008   Sergei Fedorov 14 2002   Frank Mahovlich* 14 1973   Mike Ribeiro 14 2008   Henrik Zetterberg 14 2008   Fleming MacKell 14 1958   Brad Richards 14 2004   Eric Lindros 14 1997   Valeri Kamensky 14 1997   Phil Esposito* 14 1970   Joe Thornton 14 2011   Patrice Bergeron 14 2011   Sergei Zubov 14 1994   Nicklas Lidstrom 14 2007   Bobby Hull* 14 1971   Adam Oates 14 1992   Wayne Gretzky* 14 1996   Sandis Ozolinsh 14 1996   Sergei Zubov 14 1996   Matt Cullen 14 2006   J.C. Tremblay 14 1971   Guy Chouinard 14 1981   Patrik Elias 14 2001   Pat Stapleton 14 1971   Doug Gilmour* 14 1988   Bernie Federko* 14 1986   Chris Pronger 14 2010   Marian Stastny 14 1982   Ville Leino 14 2010   Bobby Clarke* 14 1976   Denis Potvin* 14 1976   Ryan Getzlaf 14 2009   Jari Kurri* 14 1984   Paul Coffey* 14 1984   Ken Linseman 14 1988   Doug Crossman 14 1987   Paul Reinhart 14 1981   Tim Young 14 1981   Wayne Gretzky* 14 1981   Bobby Orr* 14 1974   Stefan Persson 14 1982   Troy Murray 14 1985 153. Denis Potvin* 13 1980   Tim Horton* 13 1962   Larry Murphy* 13 1995   Vincent Lecavalier 13 2011   Mike Bossy* 13 1980   Bob Dailey 13 1980   Mark Messier* 13 1985   Steve Larmer 13 1985   Sidney Crosby 13 2010   Bobby Smith 13 1980   Mike Modano 13 2000   Brett Hull* 13 2000   Patrik Elias 13 2000   Joe Sakic 13 2001   Joe Sakic 13 1999   Chris Chelios 13 2002   Andrei Nikolishin 13 1998   Valtteri Filppula 13 2009   Nicklas Lidstrom 13 1998   Dave Andreychuk 13 2004   Sandis Ozolinsh 13 1997   Henrik Zetterberg 13 2009   Chris Kunitz 13 2009   Rob Blake 13 2001   John MacLean 13 1995   Ron Francis* 13 1995   Kent Nilsson 13 1987   Bob Probert 13 1988   Rick Tocchet 13 1992   Jaromir Jagr 13 1992   Steve Yzerman* 13 1987   Frank Mahovlich* 13 1971   Paul Coffey* 13 1989   Stan Mikita* 13 1971   Adam Oates 13 1991   Neal Broten 13 1991   Sergei Gonchar 13 2008   Jacques Lemaire* 13 1973   Mike Keane 13 1993   Luc Robitaille* 13 1993   Patrik Sundstrom 13 1988   Don Maloney 13 1979   Glenn Anderson* 13 1987   Trevor Linden 13 1994   Igor Larionov* 13 1994   Paul Reinhart 13 1986   Larry Robinson* 13 1986   Joel Otto 13 1989   Doug Weight 13 2006   Guy Lafleur* 13 1979   Pavel Datsyuk 13 2008   Stan Mikita* 13 1973 205. Scott Gomez 12 2010   Marian Hossa 12 2010   Nicklas Backstrom 12 2009   Johan Franzen 12 2010   Ryan Kesler 12 2011   Sergei Zubov 12 1999   Nicklas Lidstrom 12 2009   Shawn Horcoff 12 2006   Brad Richards 12 2008   Dan Boyle 12 2010   Chris Pronger 12 2007   Evgeni Malkin 12 2008   Matt Carle 12 2010   Dan Boyle 12 2011   Gary Roberts 12 2002   Steve Downie 12 2011   Danny Briere 12 2007   Petr Sykora 12 2001   Ted Lindsay* 12 1955   Butch Goring 12 1980   Tony Currie 12 1981   Craig Hartsburg 12 1981   Wayne Merrick 12 1981   Steve Payne 12 1981   Elmer Lach* 12 1946   Anders Kallur 12 1983   Denis Potvin* 12 1983   Duane Sutter 12 1983   Bryan Trottier* 12 1983   Brian Bellows 12 1984   Al MacInnis* 12 1984   Bobby Clarke* 12 1980   Jacques Lemaire* 12 1979   Dickie Moore* 12 1959   Pierre Pilote* 12 1961   Norm Ullman* 12 1963   John McKenzie 12 1970   Fred Stanfield 12 1970   Yvan Cournoyer* 12 1971   John McKenzie 12 1972   Carol Vadnais 12 1974   Bobby Clarke* 12 1975   Jude Drouin 12 1975   Jean Ratelle* 12 1977   Phil Esposito* 12 1979   Jari Kurri* 12 1985   Doug Gilmour* 12 1986   Ryan Walter 12 1987   Valeri Kamensky 12 1996   Uwe Krupp 12 1996   Scott Young 12 1996   Steve Yzerman* 12 1996   Sergei Fedorov 12 1997   Peter Forsberg 12 1997   John LeClair 12 1997   Janne Niinimaa 12 1997   Tomas Holmstrom 12 1998   Larry Murphy* 12 1998   Theoren Fleury 12 1999   Jason Arnott 12 2000   Jaromir Jagr 12 1996   Adam Deadmarsh 12 1996   Adam Oates 12 1988   Glenn Anderson* 12 1990   Raymond Bourque* 12 1990   Adam Oates 12 1990   Doug Wilson 12 1990   Jacques Lemaire* 12 1977   Mike Modano 12 1991   Vincent Damphousse 12 1993   Alex Kovalev 12 1994   Neal Broten 12 1995   Paul Coffey* 12 1995   Nicklas Lidstrom 12 1995   Mark Recchi 12 2000

WHA Leaders Rank Player A Year 1. Serge Bernier 22 1977 2. Ulf Nilsson 21 1977 3. Ulf Nilsson 19 1976 4. Dan Labraaten 17 1977 5. Bobby Hull* 16 1973   Anders Hedberg 16 1977   Jim Dorey 16 1973 8. Norm Beaudin 15 1973 9. Tom Webster 14 1973   Larry Lund 14 1974   Poul Popiel 14 1974   Tim Sheehy 14 1973   Ralph Backstrom 14 1974   Gordie Howe* 14 1974 15. Mike Ford 13 1977   Ulf Nilsson 13 1978   Larry Lund 13 1975   Real Cloutier 13 1977   Christian Bordeleau 13 1975   Fran Huck 13 1975   Pat Stapleton 13 1974 22. Wayne Carleton 12 1974   Terry Ruskowski 12 1979   Norm Dube 12 1977   Andre Boudrias 12 1977   Peter Sullivan 12 1977   Mike Ford 12 1976   Gordie Howe* 12 1975   Mark Howe* 12 1975 30. Dave Keon* 11 1978   Terry Ruskowski 11 1977   Kent Nilsson 11 1979   John French 11 1973   Marc Tardif 11 1975   Rosaire Paiement 11 1976   Tommy Williams 11 1973 37. Terry Ruskowski 10 1976   Serge Bernier 10 1978   Blair MacDonald 10 1979   Brett Callighen 10 1979   Wayne Gretzky* 10 1979   Mark Howe* 10 1974   Poul Popiel 10 1975   Mark Howe* 10 1977   Garry Lariviere 10 1977   Marc Tardif 10 1977   J.C. Tremblay 10 1975   Mark Howe* 10 1976   Thommie Bergman 10 1976   Ron Chipperfield 10 1979

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