NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

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

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NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsA/G
1.Wayne Gretzky* 1979-991.320
2.Mario Lemieux* 1984-061.129
3.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.982
4.Connor McDavid 2015-240.968
5.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.898
6.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.808
7.Adam Oates* 1985-040.807
8.Paul Coffey* 1980-010.806
9.Sidney Crosby 2005-240.793
10.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.772
11.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.763
12.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.761
13.Artemi Panarin 2015-240.758
14.Mitch Marner 2016-240.757
15.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.750
16.Bobby Clarke* 1969-840.745
17.Craig Janney 1987-990.741
18.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.737
19.Mike Bossy* 1977-870.735
20.Ray Bourque* 1979-010.725
21.Denis Savard* 1980-970.723
22.Ron Francis* 1981-040.722
23.Nikita Kucherov 2013-240.716
24.Evgeni Malkin 2006-240.707
25.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.704
26.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.704
27.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.702
28.Denis Potvin* 1973-880.700
29.Leon Draisaitl 2014-240.692
30.Nicklas Bäckström 2007-240.690
31.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.683
32.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.681
33.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-240.681
34.Mark Messier* 1979-040.679
35.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.666
36.Patrick Kane 2007-240.665
37.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.663
38.Al MacInnis* 1981-040.660
39.Paul Reinhart 1979-900.657
40.Mike Rogers 1979-860.655
41.Doug Gilmour* 1983-030.654
42.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.651
43.Johnny Gaudreau 2013-240.651
44.Eric Lindros* 1992-070.649
45.Brian Leetch* 1987-060.648
46.Joe Thornton 1997-220.647
47.Bill Cowley* 1934-470.645
48.Ken Linseman 1978-920.641
49.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.640
50.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.637
51.Ryan Getzlaf 2005-220.637
52.Pavel Datsyuk 2001-160.634
53.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.633
54.Bobby Smith 1978-930.630
55.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.630
56.Erik Karlsson 2009-240.630
57.Pierre Turgeon* 1987-070.628
58.Henrik Sedin* 2000-180.624
59.Marc Savard 1997-110.618
60.Elmer Lach* 1940-540.614
61.Brad Park* 1968-850.614
62.Claude Giroux 2007-240.611
63.Doug Weight 1991-110.610
64.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.606
65.Mikko Rantanen 2015-240.603
66.Jonathan Huberdeau 2012-240.600
67.Jason Allison 1993-060.600
68.Tom Lysiak 1973-860.600
69.Phil Housley* 1982-030.598
70.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.594
71.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.594
72.Barry Pederson 1980-920.593
73.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.591
74.Mats Näslund 1982-950.588
75.Aleksander Barkov 2013-240.588
76.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.588
77.Mark Howe* 1979-950.587
78.Matthew Tkachuk 2016-240.586
79.John Cullen 1988-990.585
80.Theo Fleury 1988-030.584
81.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.584
82.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.583
83.Alexei Zhamnov 1992-060.582
84.Thomas Steen 1981-950.582
85.Syl Apps 1970-800.582
86.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.581
87.Sergei Zubov* 1992-090.580
88.Anže Kopitar 2006-240.579
89.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.579
90.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.577
91.Neal Broten 1980-970.577
92.Doug Wilson* 1977-930.576
93.Henrik Zetterberg 2002-180.576
94.Jeff Brown 1985-980.576
95.Larry Murphy* 1980-010.575
96.Dave Taylor 1977-940.574
97.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.573
98.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.572
99.Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 1979-890.571
100.Brian Propp 1979-940.570
101.Steve Larmer 1980-950.568
102.Thomas Gradin 1978-870.567
103.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.566
104.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.565
105.Pelle Eklund 1985-940.564
106.Kelly Kisio 1982-950.564
107.Brad Richards 2000-160.563
108.René Robert 1970-820.562
109.Ziggy Pálffy 1993-060.561
110.Nicklas Lidström* 1991-120.561
111.Vincent Damphousse 1986-040.561
112.Gary Suter 1985-020.560
113.Evgeny Kuznetsov 2013-240.559
114.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.558
115.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.556
116.Börje Salming* 1973-900.555
117.Craig Hartsburg 1979-890.553
118.Jakub Voráček 2008-230.551
119.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.550
120.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.549
121.David Pastrňák 2014-240.549
122.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.548
123.Henri Richard* 1955-750.547
124.Mark Stone 2012-240.546
125.Patrik Sundström 1982-920.543
126.Mike Modano* 1989-110.542
127.Tim Young 1975-850.542
128.Larry Robinson* 1972-920.542
129.Steven Stamkos 2008-240.541
130.Mike Ridley 1985-970.538
131.David Krejčí 2006-230.538
132.Rick Middleton 1974-880.537
133.Blake Wheeler 2008-240.537
134.Ken Hodge 1964-780.536
135.John Tavares 2009-240.536
136.Roman Josi 2011-240.535
137.Alex Tanguay 1999-160.533
138.Scott Gomez 1999-160.533
139.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.533
140.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.532
141.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-740.532
142.Kris Letang 2006-240.530
143.Victor Hedman 2009-240.529
144.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.528
145.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.528
146.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.527
147.Mike Ribeiro 1999-170.526
148.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.526
149.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.524
150.Mark Scheifele 2011-240.524
151.Brian Rafalski 1999-110.523
152.John Klingberg 2014-240.523
153.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.522
154.John Carlson 2009-240.521
155.Dan Quinn 1983-970.521
156.Andrew Cassels 1989-060.520
157.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.518
158.Taylor Hall 2010-240.518
159.Brad Marchand 2009-240.517
160.Mats Zuccarello 2010-240.516
161.Jeremy Roenick 1988-090.516
162.Igor Larionov* 1989-040.516
163.Dennis Hextall 1968-800.514
164.André Boudrias 1963-760.514
165.Saku Koivu 1995-140.513
166.Bill Barber* 1972-840.513
167.Brett Hull* 1986-060.512
168.Reed Larson 1976-900.512
169.Michael Nylander 1992-090.511
170.Ray Whitney 1991-140.511
171.Guy Lapointe* 1968-840.510
172.Stefan Persson 1977-860.510
173.Torey Krug 2011-240.508
174.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.507
175.Michal Pivoňka 1986-990.507
176.Jason Spezza 2002-220.506
177.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2011-240.505
178.Ian Turnbull 1973-830.505
179.Jozef Stümpel 1991-080.503
180.Wayne Cashman 1964-830.502
181.Joé Juneau 1991-040.502
182.Tom Kurvers 1984-950.498
183.Terry Ruskowski 1979-890.498
184.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.498
185.John Tonelli 1978-920.497
186.Phil Goyette 1956-720.497
187.Bert Olmstead* 1948-620.496
188.Daniel Sedin* 2000-180.496
189.Dale Hunter 1980-990.495
190.Cliff Ronning 1986-040.495
191.Tyson Barrie 2011-240.495
192.Rod Brind'Amour 1989-100.493
193.Brian Bradley 1985-980.493
194.Alex Ovechkin 2005-240.491
195.Mikko Koivu 2005-210.488
196.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.487
197.Steve Vickers 1972-820.487
198.Bobby Rousseau 1960-750.486
199.Dave Babych 1980-990.486
200.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.486
201.Paul MacLean 1980-910.485
202.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.485
203.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.484
204.Tomáš Kaberle 1998-130.484
205.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.483
206.J.T. Miller 2012-240.483
207.Martin Straka 1992-080.482
208.Dany Heatley 2001-150.482
209.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.481
210.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.481
211.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.480
212.Morgan Rielly 2013-240.479
213.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.479
214.Walt Tkaczuk 1967-810.477
215.Tom Fergus 1981-930.477
216.Mike Bullard 1980-920.475
217.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.474
218.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.474
219.Randy Carlyle 1976-930.473
220.Jamie Benn 2009-240.473
221.Valeri Kamensky 1991-020.473
222.Steve Duchesne 1986-020.472
223.Peter McNab 1973-870.471
224.Aleš Hemský 2002-180.471
225.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.470
226.Pierre Pilote* 1955-690.470
227.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.468
228.Keith Yandle 2006-220.465
229.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.465
230.Tim Kerr 1980-930.464
231.Bob MacMillan 1974-850.464
232.Chris Pronger* 1993-120.464
233.Butch Goring 1969-850.463
234.Rick Martin 1971-820.463
235.Chris Chelios* 1983-100.462
236.Paul Stastny 2006-230.462
237.Murray Craven 1982-000.460
238.Vinny Prospal 1996-130.460
239.Mel Bridgman 1975-890.460
240.Stan Smyl 1978-910.459
241.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.458
242.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.458
243.Jude Drouin 1968-810.458
244.Andrei Markov 2000-170.458
245.Don Maloney 1978-910.458
246.Mikael Granlund 2012-240.457
247.Mark Johnson 1979-900.456
248.Lanny McDonald* 1973-890.455
249.Robert Reichel 1990-040.455
250.Dave Keon* 1960-820.455

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsA/G
1.Ulf Nilsson 1974-781.147
2.André Lacroix 1972-790.993
3.Robbie Ftorek 1974-790.823
4.Bobby Hull* 1972-790.815
5.Serge Bernier 1973-790.806
6.Gordie Howe* 1973-790.797
7.Christian Bordeleau 1972-790.789
8.J.C. Tremblay 1972-790.789
9.Marc Tardif 1973-790.785