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Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists

Playoff Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly

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

NHL Leaders

YearPlayerA
2008Sidney Crosby21
2007Jason Spezza15
 Dany Heatley15
2006Eric Staal19
2004Martin St. Louis15
2003Scott Niedermayer16
2002Peter Forsberg18
2001Milan Hejduk16
2000Mike Modano13
 Brett Hull13
 Patrik Elias13
1999Mike Modano18
1998Steve Yzerman18
1997Joe Sakic17
1996Sergei Fedorov18
1995Sergei Fedorov17
1994Brian Leetch23
1993Wayne Gretzky*25
 Doug Gilmour25
1992Ron Francis*19
1991Mario Lemieux*28
1990Mark Messier*22
1989Al MacInnis*24
1988Wayne Gretzky*31
1987Wayne Gretzky*29
1986Al MacInnis*15
1985Wayne Gretzky*30
1984Wayne Gretzky*22
1983Wayne Gretzky*26
1982Bryan Trottier*23
1981Bryan Trottier*18
 Mike Bossy*18
1980Ken Linseman18
1979Don Maloney13
 Guy Lafleur*13
1978Larry Robinson*17
1977Guy Lafleur*17
1976Denis Potvin*14
 Bobby Clarke*14
1975Jude Drouin12
 Bobby Clarke*12
1974Bobby Orr*14
1973Pat Stapleton15
 Dennis Hull15
1972Bobby Orr*19
1971Jean Beliveau*16
1970Phil Esposito*14
1969Phil Esposito*10
 Jean Beliveau*10
1968Dave Balon9
1967Bob Pulford*10
1966Alex Delvecchio*11
1965J.C. Tremblay9
 Chico Maki9
1964Frank Mahovlich*11
1963Norm Ullman*12
1962Stan Mikita*15
1961Pierre Pilote*12
1960Bernie Geoffrion*10
1959Dickie Moore*12
1958Fleming MacKell14
1957Bert Olmstead*9
1956Bert Olmstead*10
1955Ted Lindsay*12
1954Dickie Moore*8
 Jean Beliveau*8
1953Fleming MacKell7
1952Metro Prystai5
 Gordie Howe*5
1951Max Bentley*11
1950Ed Slowinski6
 George Gee6
1949Ted Lindsay*6
 Ted Kennedy*6
1948Pete Horeck7
 Max Bentley*7
1947Toe Blake*7
1946Elmer Lach*12
1945Joe Carveth6
1944Elmer Lach*11
 Toe Blake*11
1943Flash Hollett9
1942Syl Apps*9
1941Syd Howe*7
1940Neil Colville*7
1939Bill Cowley*11
1938Roger Jenkins6
1937Marty Barry*7
1936Bill Thoms5
1935Joe Primeau*3
 Frank Boucher*3
1934Doc Romnes7
 Larry Aurie7
1933Art Somers4
 Murray Murdoch4
1932Joe Primeau*6
 Frank Boucher*6
1931Howie Morenz*4
 Aurel Joliat*4
 Dit Clapper*4
1930Cooney Weiland*5
1929Paul Thompson2
 Ace Bailey*2
1928Bill Cook*3
 Frank Boucher*3
1927Percy Galbraith3
1926Nels Stewart*2
 Jesse Spring2
 Duke McCurry2
1925Sprague Cleghorn*2
1924Frank Nighbor*1
 Howie Morenz*1
 Aurel Joliat*1
 Georges Boucher*1
1923Louis Berlinquette2
1922Harry Cameron*2
1921Frank Nighbor*3
1919Didier Pitre*3
 Jack McDonald3
 Louis Berlinquette3
1918Newsy Lalonde*2
 Harry Cameron*2

WHA Leaders

YearPlayerA
1979Terry Ruskowski12
1978Ulf Nilsson13
1977Serge Bernier22
1976Ulf Nilsson19
1975Larry Lund13
 Fran Huck13
 Christian Bordeleau13
1974Larry Lund14
 Poul Popiel14
 Gordie Howe*14
 Ralph Backstrom14
1973Bobby Hull*16
 Jim Dorey16