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NHL Yearly Leaders and Records for Assists

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly

Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

SeasonPlayerA
2007-08Joe Thornton67
2006-07Joe Thornton92
2005-06Joe Thornton96
2003-04Scott Gomez56
 Martin St. Louis56
2002-03Peter Forsberg77
2001-02Adam Oates64
2000-01Jaromir Jagr69
 Adam Oates69
1999-00Mark Recchi63
1998-99Jaromir Jagr83
1997-98Wayne Gretzky*67
 Jaromir Jagr67
1996-97Wayne Gretzky*72
 Mario Lemieux*72
1995-96Mario Lemieux*92
 Ron Francis*92
1994-95Ron Francis*48
1993-94Wayne Gretzky*92
1992-93Adam Oates97
1991-92Wayne Gretzky*90
1990-91Wayne Gretzky*122
1989-90Wayne Gretzky*102
1988-89Wayne Gretzky*114
 Mario Lemieux*114
1987-88Wayne Gretzky*109
1986-87Wayne Gretzky*121
1985-86Wayne Gretzky*163
1984-85Wayne Gretzky*135
1983-84Wayne Gretzky*118
1982-83Wayne Gretzky*125
1981-82Wayne Gretzky*120
1980-81Wayne Gretzky*109
1979-80Wayne Gretzky*86
1978-79Bryan Trottier*87
1977-78Bryan Trottier*77
1976-77Guy Lafleur*80
1975-76Bobby Clarke*89
1974-75Bobby Orr*89
 Bobby Clarke*89
1973-74Bobby Orr*90
1972-73Phil Esposito*75
1971-72Bobby Orr*80
1970-71Bobby Orr*102
1969-70Bobby Orr*87
1968-69Phil Esposito*77
1967-68Phil Esposito*49
1966-67Stan Mikita*62
1965-66Jean Beliveau*48
 Stan Mikita*48
 Bobby Rousseau48
1964-65Stan Mikita*59
1963-64Andy Bathgate*58
1962-63Henri Richard*50
1961-62Andy Bathgate*56
1960-61Jean Beliveau*58
1959-60Don McKenney49
1958-59Dickie Moore*55
1957-58Henri Richard*52
1956-57Ted Lindsay*55
1955-56Bert Olmstead*56
1954-55Bert Olmstead*48
1953-54Gordie Howe*48
1952-53Gordie Howe*46
1951-52Elmer Lach*50
1950-51Gordie Howe*43
 Ted Kennedy*43
1949-50Ted Lindsay*55
1948-49Doug Bentley*43
1947-48Doug Bentley*37
1946-47Billy Taylor46
1945-46Elmer Lach*34
1944-45Elmer Lach*54
1943-44Clint Smith*49
1942-43Bill Cowley*45
1941-42Phil Watson37
1940-41Bill Cowley*45
1939-40Milt Schmidt*30
1938-39Bill Cowley*34
1937-38Syl Apps*29
1936-37Syl Apps*29
1935-36Art Chapman28
1934-35Art Chapman34
1933-34Joe Primeau*32
1932-33Frank Boucher*28
1931-32Joe Primeau*37
1930-31Joe Primeau*32
1929-30Frank Boucher*36
1928-29Frank Boucher*16
1927-28Howie Morenz*18
1926-27Dick Irvin*18
1925-26Frank Nighbor*13
1924-25Cy Denneny*15
 Red Green15
1923-24Georges Boucher*10
1922-23Eddie Gerard*13
1921-22Harry Cameron*17
1920-21Jack Darragh*15
1919-20Frank Nighbor*15
1918-19Newsy Lalonde*10
1917-18Harry Cameron*10
 Cy Denneny*10
 Reg Noble*10