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 (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | A/G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 1.320 |
2. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 1.129 |
3. | Connor McDavid | 2015-25 | 1.002 |
4. | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 0.982 |
5. | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 0.898 |
6. | Peter Šťastný* | 1980-95 | 0.808 |
7. | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 0.807 |
8. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 0.806 |
9. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-25 | 0.789 |
10. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-25 | 0.772 |
11. | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 0.772 |
12. | Mitch Marner | 2016-25 | 0.770 |
13. | Kent Nilsson | 1979-95 | 0.763 |
14. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-25 | 0.763 |
15. | Bernie Federko* | 1976-90 | 0.761 |
16. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 0.750 |
17. | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 0.745 |
18. | Craig Janney | 1987-99 | 0.741 |
19. | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 0.737 |
20. | Mike Bossy* | 1977-87 | 0.735 |
21. | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 0.725 |
22. | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 0.723 |
23. | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 0.722 |
24. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-25 | 0.715 |
25. | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 0.704 |
26. | Guy Lafleur* | 1971-91 | 0.704 |
27. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 0.702 |
28. | Denis Potvin* | 1973-88 | 0.700 |
29. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-25 | 0.700 |
30. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-25 | 0.697 |
31. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-24 | 0.690 |
32. | Gilbert Perreault* | 1970-87 | 0.683 |
33. | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 0.681 |
34. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 0.679 |
35. | Jaromír Jágr | 1990-18 | 0.666 |
36. | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 0.663 |
37. | Patrick Kane | 2007-25 | 0.660 |
38. | Al MacInnis* | 1981-04 | 0.660 |
39. | Paul Reinhart | 1979-90 | 0.657 |
40. | Johnny Gaudreau | 2013-24 | 0.655 |
41. | Mike Rogers | 1979-86 | 0.655 |
42. | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 0.654 |
43. | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 0.651 |
44. | Eric Lindros* | 1992-07 | 0.649 |
45. | Brian Leetch* | 1987-06 | 0.648 |
46. | Joe Thornton | 1997-22 | 0.647 |
47. | Bill Cowley* | 1934-47 | 0.645 |
48. | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 0.641 |
49. | Guy Chouinard | 1974-84 | 0.640 |
50. | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 0.637 |
51. | Ryan Getzlaf | 2005-22 | 0.637 |
52. | Pavel Datsyuk* | 2001-16 | 0.634 |
53. | Jean Béliveau* | 1950-71 | 0.633 |
54. | Bobby Smith | 1978-93 | 0.630 |
55. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1983-98 | 0.630 |
56. | Pierre Turgeon* | 1987-07 | 0.628 |
57. | Mathew Barzal | 2016-25 | 0.626 |
  | Erik Karlsson | 2009-25 | 0.626 |
59. | Henrik Sedin* | 2000-18 | 0.624 |
60. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-25 | 0.621 |
61. | Marc Savard | 1997-11 | 0.618 |
62. | Elmer Lach* | 1940-54 | 0.614 |
63. | Brad Park* | 1968-85 | 0.614 |
64. | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-25 | 0.613 |
65. | Doug Weight | 1991-11 | 0.610 |
66. | Jean Ratelle* | 1960-81 | 0.606 |
67. | Claude Giroux | 2007-25 | 0.604 |
68. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-25 | 0.604 |
69. | Jason Allison | 1993-06 | 0.600 |
70. | Tom Lysiak | 1973-86 | 0.600 |
71. | Phil Housley* | 1982-03 | 0.598 |
72. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-25 | 0.596 |
73. | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 0.594 |
74. | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 0.594 |
75. | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 0.593 |
76. | Anton Šťastný | 1980-89 | 0.591 |
77. | Mats Näslund | 1982-95 | 0.588 |
78. | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 0.588 |
79. | Mark Howe* | 1979-95 | 0.587 |
80. | John Cullen | 1988-99 | 0.585 |
81. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 0.584 |
82. | Andy Bathgate* | 1952-71 | 0.584 |
83. | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 0.583 |
84. | Alexei Zhamnov | 1992-06 | 0.582 |
85. | Thomas Steen | 1981-95 | 0.582 |
86. | Syl Apps | 1970-80 | 0.582 |
87. | Darryl Sittler* | 1970-85 | 0.581 |
88. | Sergei Zubov* | 1992-09 | 0.580 |
89. | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 0.579 |
90. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-25 | 0.578 |
91. | Rod Gilbert* | 1960-78 | 0.577 |
92. | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 0.577 |
93. | Doug Wilson* | 1977-93 | 0.576 |
94. | Henrik Zetterberg | 2002-18 | 0.576 |
95. | Jeff Brown | 1985-98 | 0.576 |
96. | Larry Murphy* | 1980-01 | 0.575 |
97. | Dave Taylor | 1977-94 | 0.574 |
98. | Doug Bentley* | 1939-54 | 0.573 |
99. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 0.572 |
100. | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 1979-89 | 0.571 |
101. | Jack Eichel | 2015-25 | 0.570 |
102. | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 0.570 |
103. | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 0.568 |
104. | Thomas Gradin | 1978-87 | 0.567 |
105. | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 0.566 |
106. | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 0.565 |
107. | Pelle Eklund | 1985-94 | 0.564 |
108. | Kelly Kisio | 1982-95 | 0.564 |
109. | Brad Richards | 2000-16 | 0.563 |
110. | René Robert | 1970-82 | 0.562 |
111. | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 0.561 |
112. | Nicklas Lidström* | 1991-12 | 0.561 |
113. | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 0.561 |
114. | David Pastrňák | 2014-25 | 0.560 |
115. | Gary Suter | 1985-02 | 0.560 |
116. | Mark Stone | 2012-25 | 0.558 |
117. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 0.558 |
118. | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 0.556 |
119. | Roman Josi | 2011-25 | 0.555 |
120. | Börje Salming* | 1973-90 | 0.555 |
121. | Craig Hartsburg | 1979-89 | 0.553 |
122. | Jakub Voráček | 2008-23 | 0.551 |
123. | Jacques Lemaire* | 1967-79 | 0.550 |
124. | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 0.549 |
125. | Pavol Demitra | 1993-10 | 0.548 |
126. | Henri Richard* | 1955-75 | 0.547 |
127. | Victor Hedman | 2009-25 | 0.546 |
128. | Patrik Sundström | 1982-92 | 0.543 |
129. | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 0.542 |
130. | Tim Young | 1975-85 | 0.542 |
131. | Larry Robinson* | 1972-92 | 0.542 |
132. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-24 | 0.541 |
133. | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 0.538 |
134. | David Krejčí | 2006-23 | 0.538 |
135. | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 0.537 |
136. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-25 | 0.537 |
137. | Ken Hodge | 1964-78 | 0.536 |
138. | Alex Tanguay | 1999-16 | 0.533 |
139. | Scott Gomez | 1999-16 | 0.533 |
140. | Teemu Selänne* | 1992-14 | 0.533 |
141. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 0.532 |
142. | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 0.532 |
143. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 0.531 |
144. | Kris Letang | 2006-25 | 0.529 |
145. | Joe Mullen* | 1981-97 | 0.528 |
146. | Johnny Bucyk* | 1955-78 | 0.528 |
147. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-25 | 0.528 |
148. | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 0.527 |
149. | Mike Ribeiro | 1999-17 | 0.526 |
150. | Pierre Larouche | 1974-88 | 0.526 |
151. | John Tavares | 2009-25 | 0.526 |
152. | Norm Ullman* | 1955-75 | 0.524 |
153. | Mats Zuccarello | 2010-25 | 0.524 |
154. | Brian Rafalski | 1999-11 | 0.523 |
155. | John Klingberg | 2014-24 | 0.523 |
156. | Alexei Yashin | 1993-07 | 0.522 |
157. | Dan Quinn | 1983-97 | 0.521 |
158. | Andrew Cassels | 1989-06 | 0.520 |
159. | John Carlson | 2009-25 | 0.519 |
160. | Charlie Simmer | 1974-88 | 0.518 |
161. | Taylor Hall | 2010-25 | 0.517 |
162. | Jeremy Roenick* | 1988-09 | 0.516 |
163. | Igor Larionov* | 1989-04 | 0.516 |
164. | Dennis Hextall | 1968-80 | 0.514 |
165. | André Boudrias | 1963-76 | 0.514 |
166. | Saku Koivu | 1995-14 | 0.513 |
167. | William Nylander | 2015-25 | 0.513 |
168. | Brad Marchand | 2009-25 | 0.513 |
169. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 0.513 |
170. | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 0.512 |
171. | Reed Larson | 1976-90 | 0.512 |
172. | Michael Nylander | 1992-09 | 0.511 |
173. | Ray Whitney | 1991-14 | 0.511 |
174. | Guy Lapointe* | 1968-84 | 0.510 |
175. | Stefan Persson | 1977-86 | 0.510 |
176. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-25 | 0.508 |
177. | Luc Robitaille* | 1986-06 | 0.507 |
178. | Michal Pivoňka | 1986-99 | 0.507 |
179. | Torey Krug | 2011-24 | 0.506 |
180. | Jason Spezza | 2002-22 | 0.506 |
181. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-25 | 0.506 |
182. | Ian Turnbull | 1973-83 | 0.505 |
183. | Jozef Stümpel | 1991-08 | 0.503 |
184. | Wayne Cashman | 1964-83 | 0.502 |
185. | Joé Juneau | 1991-04 | 0.502 |
186. | J.T. Miller | 2012-25 | 0.502 |
187. | Tom Kurvers | 1984-95 | 0.498 |
188. | Terry Ruskowski | 1979-89 | 0.498 |
189. | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 0.498 |
190. | John Tonelli | 1978-92 | 0.497 |
191. | Phil Goyette | 1956-72 | 0.497 |
192. | Bert Olmstead* | 1948-62 | 0.496 |
193. | Daniel Sedin* | 2000-18 | 0.496 |
194. | Dale Hunter | 1980-99 | 0.495 |
195. | Cliff Ronning | 1986-04 | 0.495 |
196. | Morgan Rielly | 2013-25 | 0.495 |
197. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 0.493 |
198. | Brian Bradley | 1985-98 | 0.493 |
199. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-25 | 0.489 |
200. | Tyson Barrie | 2011-25 | 0.489 |
201. | Mikko Koivu | 2005-21 | 0.488 |
202. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 0.487 |
203. | Steve Vickers | 1972-82 | 0.487 |
204. | Bobby Rousseau | 1960-75 | 0.486 |
205. | Dave Babych | 1980-99 | 0.486 |
206. | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1950-68 | 0.486 |
207. | Paul MacLean | 1980-91 | 0.485 |
208. | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 0.485 |
209. | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 0.484 |
210. | Tomáš Kaberle | 1998-13 | 0.484 |
211. | Frank Mahovlich* | 1956-74 | 0.483 |
212. | Martin Straka | 1992-08 | 0.482 |
213. | Dany Heatley | 2001-15 | 0.482 |
214. | Dickie Moore* | 1951-68 | 0.481 |
215. | Dino Ciccarelli* | 1980-99 | 0.481 |
216. | Ivan Boldirev | 1970-85 | 0.480 |
217. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 0.479 |
218. | Walt Tkaczuk | 1967-81 | 0.477 |
219. | Tom Fergus | 1981-93 | 0.477 |
220. | Mike Bullard | 1980-92 | 0.475 |
221. | Ted Kennedy* | 1942-57 | 0.474 |
222. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 0.474 |
223. | Randy Carlyle | 1976-93 | 0.473 |
224. | Mikael Granlund | 2012-25 | 0.473 |
225. | Valeri Kamensky | 1991-02 | 0.473 |
226. | Steve Duchesne | 1986-02 | 0.472 |
227. | Peter McNab | 1973-87 | 0.471 |
228. | Aleš Hemský | 2002-18 | 0.471 |
229. | Jamie Benn | 2009-25 | 0.471 |
230. | Tomas Sandström | 1984-99 | 0.470 |
231. | Pierre Pilote* | 1955-69 | 0.470 |
232. | Ilya Kovalchuk | 2001-20 | 0.468 |
233. | Keith Yandle | 2006-22 | 0.465 |
234. | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 0.465 |
235. | Tim Kerr | 1980-93 | 0.464 |
236. | Bob MacMillan | 1974-85 | 0.464 |
237. | Chris Pronger* | 1993-12 | 0.464 |
238. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 0.463 |
239. | Rick Martin | 1971-82 | 0.463 |
240. | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 0.462 |
241. | Paul Stastny | 2006-23 | 0.462 |
242. | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 0.460 |
243. | Václav Prospal | 1996-13 | 0.460 |
244. | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 0.460 |
245. | Stan Smyl | 1978-91 | 0.459 |
246. | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 0.458 |
247. | John Ogrodnick | 1979-93 | 0.458 |
248. | Jude Drouin | 1968-81 | 0.458 |
249. | Andrei Markov | 2000-17 | 0.458 |
250. | Don Maloney | 1978-91 | 0.458 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | A/G |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Ulf Nilsson | 1974-78 | 1.147 |
2. | André Lacroix | 1972-79 | 0.993 |
3. | Robbie Ftorek | 1974-79 | 0.823 |
4. | Bobby Hull* | 1972-79 | 0.815 |
5. | Serge Bernier | 1973-79 | 0.806 |
6. | Gordie Howe* | 1973-79 | 0.797 |
7. | Christian Bordeleau | 1972-79 | 0.789 |
8. | J.C. Tremblay | 1972-79 | 0.789 |
9. | Marc Tardif | 1973-79 | 0.785 |
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