NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Adjusted Assists
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | A/A | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 129 | 1985-86 |
2. | Howie Morenz* | 123 | 1927-28 |
3. | Frank Boucher* | 119 | 1928-29 |
4. | Frank Boucher* | 118 | 1929-30 |
5. | Joe Primeau* | 116 | 1930-31 |
6. | Dick Irvin* | 114 | 1926-27 |
7. | Andy Blair | 112 | 1928-29 |
8. | Wayne Gretzky* | 109 | 1990-91 |
9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 108 | 1984-85 |
  | Connor McDavid | 108 | 2020-21 |
11. | Joe Primeau* | 105 | 1931-32 |
12. | Frank Nighbor* | 103 | 1925-26 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 103 | 1986-87 |
14. | Wayne Gretzky* | 102 | 1982-83 |
15. | Dutch Gainor | 101 | 1929-30 |
16. | Bill Cook* | 98 | 1929-30 |
  | Cooney Weiland* | 98 | 1929-30 |
  | Frank Boucher* | 98 | 1930-31 |
19. | Bun Cook* | 95 | 1927-28 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 95 | 1970-71 |
21. | Cy Denneny* | 94 | 1925-26 |
  | Frank Boucher* | 94 | 1926-27 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 94 | 1983-84 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 94 | 1988-89 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 94 | 1988-89 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 94 | 1998-99 |
27. | Hooley Smith* | 93 | 1931-32 |
28. | Joe Thornton | 92 | 2005-06 |
  | Joe Thornton | 92 | 2006-07 |
30. | Bobby Orr* | 91 | 1969-70 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 91 | 1987-88 |
32. | Ron Francis* | 89 | 1995-96 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 89 | 1995-96 |
34. | George Hay* | 88 | 1927-28 |
  | Gerry Lowrey | 88 | 1928-29 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 88 | 1981-82 |
37. | Bobby Orr* | 87 | 1973-74 |
  | Henrik Sedin* | 87 | 2009-10 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 87 | 2018-19 |
40. | Wayne Gretzky* | 86 | 1989-90 |
41. | Wayne Gretzky* | 85 | 1980-81 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 85 | 2002-03 |
43. | Wayne Gretzky* | 84 | 1993-94 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 84 | 1995-96 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 84 | 2006-07 |
  | Connor McDavid | 84 | 2022-23 |
47. | Ebbie Goodfellow* | 83 | 1930-31 |
  | Howie Morenz* | 83 | 1930-31 |
  | Ron Francis* | 83 | 1994-95 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 83 | 1995-96 |
  | Cale Makar | 83 | 2023-24 |
  | Connor McDavid | 83 | 2023-24 |
53. | Mario Lemieux* | 82 | 1987-88 |
54. | Ace Bailey* | 81 | 1926-27 |
  | Frank Boucher* | 81 | 1927-28 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 81 | 1971-72 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 81 | 2012-13 |
  | Jonathan Huberdeau | 81 | 2021-22 |
59. | Frank Fredrickson* | 80 | 1926-27 |
  | Joe Primeau* | 80 | 1933-34 |
  | Adam Oates* | 80 | 1990-91 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 80 | 1991-92 |
  | Evgeni Malkin | 80 | 2008-09 |
  | Henrik Sedin* | 80 | 2010-11 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 80 | 2020-21 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 80 | 2023-24 |
67. | Aurele Joliat* | 79 | 1930-31 |
  | Ted Lindsay* | 79 | 1949-50 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 79 | 2022-23 |
70. | Bobby Clarke* | 78 | 1974-75 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 78 | 1974-75 |
  | Bobby Clarke* | 78 | 1975-76 |
  | Adam Oates* | 78 | 1992-93 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 78 | 2019-20 |
75. | Bill Cowley* | 77 | 1940-41 |
  | Bert Olmstead* | 77 | 1955-56 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 77 | 1968-69 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 77 | 1991-92 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 77 | 1997-98 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 77 | 1997-98 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 77 | 2012-13 |
  | Connor McDavid | 77 | 2016-17 |
  | Patrick Kane | 77 | 2020-21 |
  | Quinn Hughes | 77 | 2023-24 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 77 | 2023-24 |
86. | Cy Denneny* | 76 | 1924-25 |
  | Red Green | 76 | 1924-25 |
  | Elmer Lach* | 76 | 1944-45 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 76 | 1992-93 |
  | Pat LaFontaine* | 76 | 1992-93 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 76 | 1993-94 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 76 | 1994-95 |
  | Doug Weight | 76 | 1995-96 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 76 | 1997-98 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 76 | 1998-99 |
96. | Frank Boucher* | 75 | 1933-34 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 75 | 1995-96 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 75 | 1996-97 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 75 | 1996-97 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 75 | 2012-13 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 75 | 2013-14 |
  | Connor McDavid | 75 | 2018-19 |
  | Connor McDavid | 75 | 2021-22 |
104. | Aurele Joliat* | 74 | 1927-28 |
  | Sylvio Mantha* | 74 | 1927-28 |
  | King Clancy* | 74 | 1929-30 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 74 | 1973-74 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 74 | 1978-79 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 74 | 1979-80 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 74 | 1988-89 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 74 | 1994-95 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 74 | 2000-01 |
  | Adam Oates* | 74 | 2000-01 |
  | Marc Savard | 74 | 2006-07 |
  | Henrik Sedin* | 74 | 2011-12 |
  | Erik Karlsson | 74 | 2015-16 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 74 | 2019-20 |
  | Elias Pettersson | 74 | 2023-24 |
119. | Ace Bailey* | 73 | 1928-29 |
  | Howie Morenz* | 73 | 1928-29 |
  | Doug Bentley* | 73 | 1948-49 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 73 | 1985-86 |
  | Denis Savard* | 73 | 1987-88 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 73 | 1992-93 |
  | Adam Oates* | 73 | 1993-94 |
  | Martin Straka | 73 | 2000-01 |
  | Adam Oates* | 73 | 2001-02 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 73 | 2010-11 |
  | Connor McDavid | 73 | 2019-20 |
  | Tim Stützle | 73 | 2023-24 |
131. | Georges Boucher* | 72 | 1923-24 |
  | Pete Mahovlich | 72 | 1974-75 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 72 | 1976-77 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 72 | 1979-80 |
  | Joe Thornton | 72 | 2002-03 |
  | Joe Thornton | 72 | 2007-08 |
  | Joe Thornton | 72 | 2009-10 |
  | John Carlson | 72 | 2019-20 |
  | Johnny Gaudreau | 72 | 2021-22 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 72 | 2022-23 |
  | Erik Karlsson | 72 | 2022-23 |
142. | Jack Darragh* | 71 | 1920-21 |
  | Normie Himes | 71 | 1929-30 |
  | Hec Kilrea | 71 | 1929-30 |
  | Roy Conacher* | 71 | 1948-49 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 71 | 1970-71 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 71 | 1985-86 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 71 | 1991-92 |
  | Eric Lindros* | 71 | 1994-95 |
  | Adam Oates* | 71 | 1994-95 |
  | Ron Francis* | 71 | 1997-98 |
  | Henrik Sedin* | 71 | 2006-07 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 71 | 2007-08 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 71 | 2008-09 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 71 | 2009-10 |
  | Claude Giroux | 71 | 2011-12 |
  | Joe Thornton | 71 | 2013-14 |
  | Joe Thornton | 71 | 2015-16 |
  | Blake Wheeler | 71 | 2018-19 |
  | Mitch Marner | 71 | 2020-21 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 71 | 2021-22 |
  | Jack Hughes | 71 | 2023-24 |
  | J.T. Miller | 71 | 2023-24 |
  | David Pastrňák | 71 | 2023-24 |
165. | Aurele Joliat* | 70 | 1925-26 |
  | Reg Noble* | 70 | 1925-26 |
  | Hooley Smith* | 70 | 1925-26 |
  | Busher Jackson* | 70 | 1931-32 |
  | Howie Morenz* | 70 | 1931-32 |
  | Art Chapman | 70 | 1934-35 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 70 | 1953-54 |
  | Ted Lindsay* | 70 | 1956-57 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 70 | 1972-73 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 70 | 1977-78 |
  | Denis Savard* | 70 | 1982-83 |
  | Mark Messier* | 70 | 1989-90 |
  | Adam Oates* | 70 | 1991-92 |
  | Sergei Zubov* | 70 | 1993-94 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 70 | 1998-99 |
  | Doug Weight | 70 | 2000-01 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 70 | 2002-03 |
  | Brad Richards | 70 | 2009-10 |
  | Brad Marchand | 70 | 2019-20 |
  | Roman Josi | 70 | 2021-22 |
185. | Frank Boucher* | 69 | 1932-33 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 69 | 1983-84 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 69 | 1988-89 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 69 | 2000-01 |
  | Henrik Zetterberg | 69 | 2012-13 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 69 | 2016-17 |
  | Claude Giroux | 69 | 2017-18 |
  | Blake Wheeler | 69 | 2017-18 |
193. | Newsy Lalonde* | 68 | 1918-19 |
  | Ace Bailey* | 68 | 1929-30 |
  | Joe Primeau* | 68 | 1929-30 |
  | Ace Bailey* | 68 | 1930-31 |
  | Bert Olmstead* | 68 | 1954-55 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 68 | 1964-65 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 68 | 1966-67 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 68 | 1971-72 |
  | Peter Šťastný* | 68 | 1981-82 |
  | Teemu Selänne* | 68 | 1998-99 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 68 | 1999-00 |
  | Jason Spezza | 68 | 2005-06 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 68 | 2009-10 |
  | Daniel Sedin* | 68 | 2010-11 |
  | Connor McDavid | 68 | 2017-18 |
  | Mitch Marner | 68 | 2018-19 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 68 | 2019-20 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 68 | 2020-21 |
  | Filip Hronek | 68 | 2023-24 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 68 | 2023-24 |
  | Mats Zuccarello | 68 | 2023-24 |
214. | Art Gagne | 67 | 1927-28 |
  | Johnny Sheppard | 67 | 1927-28 |
  | Aurele Joliat* | 67 | 1931-32 |
  | Eddie Shore* | 67 | 1932-33 |
  | Andy Bathgate* | 67 | 1963-64 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 67 | 1972-73 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 67 | 1984-85 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 67 | 1990-91 |
  | Mark Messier* | 67 | 1994-95 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 67 | 1995-96 |
  | Adam Oates* | 67 | 1997-98 |
  | Jozef Stümpel | 67 | 1997-98 |
  | Marc Savard | 67 | 2007-08 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 67 | 2008-09 |
  | Ryan Getzlaf | 67 | 2008-09 |
  | Mike Ribeiro | 67 | 2012-13 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 67 | 2013-14 |
  | Patrick Kane | 67 | 2015-16 |
  | Brent Burns | 67 | 2018-19 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 67 | 2023-24 |
234. | Harry Cameron* | 66 | 1921-22 |
  | Duke Keats* | 66 | 1927-28 |
  | Carson Cooper | 66 | 1928-29 |
  | Hooley Smith* | 66 | 1928-29 |
  | Frank Boucher* | 66 | 1934-35 |
  | Billy Taylor | 66 | 1946-47 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 66 | 1952-53 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 66 | 1968-69 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 66 | 1988-89 |
  | Adam Oates* | 66 | 1989-90 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 66 | 1991-92 |
  | Craig Janney | 66 | 1992-93 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 66 | 1994-95 |
  | Joé Juneau | 66 | 1994-95 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 66 | 1995-96 |
  | Ron Francis* | 66 | 1996-97 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 66 | 1996-97 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 66 | 2000-01 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 66 | 2005-06 |
  | Marc Savard | 66 | 2005-06 |
  | Jaromír Jágr | 66 | 2006-07 |
  | Pavel Datsyuk | 66 | 2008-09 |
  | Claude Giroux | 66 | 2012-13 |
  | Eric Staal | 66 | 2012-13 |
  | Nicklas Bäckström | 66 | 2014-15 |
  | Jakub Voráček | 66 | 2017-18 |
  | Patrick Kane | 66 | 2018-19 |
  | Jonathan Huberdeau | 66 | 2019-20 |
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