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 2015-230.961
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 2005-230.800
10.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.772
11.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.763
12.Mitch Marner 2016-230.761
13.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.761
14.Artemi Panarin 2015-230.754
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.Evgeni Malkin 2006-230.713
24.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.704
25.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.704
26.Nikita Kucherov 2013-230.703
27.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.702
28.Denis Potvin* 1973-880.700
29.Nicklas Bäckström 2007-230.694
30.Leon Draisaitl 2014-230.687
31.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.683
32.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.681
33.Mark Messier* 1979-040.679
34.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-230.670
35.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.666
36.Patrick Kane 2007-230.666
37.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.663
38.Johnny Gaudreau 2013-230.663
39.Al MacInnis* 1981-040.660
40.Paul Reinhart 1979-900.657
41.Mike Rogers 1979-860.655
42.Doug Gilmour* 1983-030.654
43.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.651
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.Erik Karlsson 2009-230.634
54.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.633
55.Bobby Smith 1978-930.630
56.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.630
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 2007-230.612
63.Doug Weight 1991-110.610
64.Jonathan Huberdeau 2012-230.607
65.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.606
66.Jason Allison 1993-060.600
67.Tom Lysiak 1973-860.600
68.Phil Housley* 1982-030.598
69.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.594
70.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.594
71.Barry Pederson 1980-920.593
72.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.591
73.Mats Näslund 1982-950.588
74.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.588
75.Mark Howe* 1979-950.587
76.John Cullen 1988-990.585
77.Aleksander Barkov 2013-230.584
78.Theo Fleury 1988-030.584
79.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.584
80.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.583
81.Alexei Zhamnov 1992-060.582
82.Thomas Steen 1981-950.582
83.Syl Apps 1970-800.582
84.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.581
85.Sergei Zubov* 1992-090.580
86.Anže Kopitar 2006-230.579
87.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.579
88.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.577
89.Neal Broten 1980-970.577
90.Doug Wilson* 1977-930.576
91.Henrik Zetterberg 2002-180.576
92.Jeff Brown 1985-980.576
93.Larry Murphy* 1980-010.575
94.Dave Taylor 1977-940.574
95.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.573
96.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.572
97.Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 1979-890.571
98.Brian Propp 1979-940.570
99.Evgeny Kuznetsov 2013-230.568
100.Steve Larmer 1980-950.568
101.Thomas Gradin 1978-870.567
102.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.566
103.Alexander Mogilny 1989-060.565
104.Pelle Eklund 1985-940.564
105.Kelly Kisio 1982-950.564
106.Brad Richards 2000-160.563
107.René Robert 1970-820.562
108.Ziggy Pálffy 1993-060.561
109.Nicklas Lidström* 1991-120.561
110.Vincent Damphousse 1986-040.561
111.Gary Suter 1985-020.560
112.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.558
113.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.556
114.Börje Salming* 1973-900.555
115.Craig Hartsburg 1979-890.553
116.Jakub Voráček 2008-230.551
117.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.550
118.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.549
119.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.548
120.Henri Richard* 1955-750.547
121.Blake Wheeler 2008-230.546
122.Mark Stone 2012-230.545
123.Patrik Sundström 1982-920.543
124.Mike Modano* 1989-110.542
125.Tim Young 1975-850.542
126.Larry Robinson* 1972-920.542
127.Steven Stamkos 2008-230.539
128.Mike Ridley 1985-970.538
129.David Krejčí 2006-230.538
130.Rick Middleton 1974-880.537
131.Ken Hodge 1964-780.536
132.Roman Josi 2011-230.536
133.David Pastrňák 2014-230.534
134.Alex Tanguay 1999-160.533
135.Scott Gomez 1999-160.533
136.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.533
137.John Tavares 2009-230.533
138.Kris Letang 2006-230.532
139.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.532
140.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-740.532
141.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.528
142.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.528
143.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.527
144.John Klingberg 2014-230.527
145.Mike Ribeiro 1999-170.526
146.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.526
147.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.524
148.Brian Rafalski 1999-110.523
149.Victor Hedman 2009-230.523
150.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.522
151.Taylor Hall 2010-230.522
152.Dan Quinn 1983-970.521
153.Andrew Cassels 1989-060.520
154.John Carlson 2009-230.519
155.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.518
156.Brad Marchand 2009-230.517
157.Mark Scheifele 2011-230.516
158.Jeremy Roenick 1988-090.516
159.Igor Larionov* 1989-040.516
160.Dennis Hextall 1968-800.514
161.André Boudrias 1963-760.514
162.Saku Koivu 1995-140.513
163.Bill Barber* 1972-840.513
164.Brett Hull* 1986-060.512
165.Reed Larson 1976-900.512
166.Torey Krug 2011-230.512
167.Michael Nylander 1992-090.511
168.Ray Whitney 1991-140.511
169.Guy Lapointe* 1968-840.510
170.Stefan Persson 1977-860.510
171.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.507
172.Michal Pivoňka 1986-990.507
173.Jason Spezza 2002-220.506
174.Mats Zuccarello 2010-230.505
175.Ian Turnbull 1973-830.505
176.Jozef Stümpel 1991-080.503
177.Wayne Cashman 1964-830.502
178.Joé Juneau 1991-040.502
179.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2011-230.498
180.Tom Kurvers 1984-950.498
181.Terry Ruskowski 1979-890.498
182.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.498
183.Tyson Barrie 2011-230.497
184.John Tonelli 1978-920.497
185.Phil Goyette 1956-720.497
186.Bert Olmstead* 1948-620.496
187.Daniel Sedin* 2000-180.496
188.Dale Hunter 1980-990.495
189.Cliff Ronning 1986-040.495
190.Rod Brind'Amour 1989-100.493
191.Brian Bradley 1985-980.493
192.Alex Ovechkin 2005-230.492
193.Mikko Koivu 2005-210.488
194.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.487
195.Steve Vickers 1972-820.487
196.Bobby Rousseau 1960-750.486
197.Dave Babych 1980-990.486
198.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.486
199.Paul MacLean 1980-910.485
200.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.485
201.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.484
202.Tomáš Kaberle 1998-130.484
203.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.483
204.Martin Straka 1992-080.482
205.Dany Heatley 2001-150.482
206.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.481
207.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.481
208.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.480
209.Jonathan Toews 2007-230.479
210.Walt Tkaczuk 1967-810.477
211.Tom Fergus 1981-930.477
212.Mike Bullard 1980-920.475
213.Morgan Rielly 2013-230.474
214.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.474
215.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.474
216.Randy Carlyle 1976-930.473
217.Valeri Kamensky 1991-020.473
218.Steve Duchesne 1986-020.472
219.Peter McNab 1973-870.471
220.Aleš Hemský 2002-180.471
221.Jamie Benn 2009-230.471
222.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.470
223.Pierre Pilote* 1955-690.470
224.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.468
225.J.T. Miller 2012-230.467
226.Keith Yandle 2006-220.465
227.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.465
228.Tim Kerr 1980-930.464
229.Bob MacMillan 1974-850.464
230.Chris Pronger* 1993-120.464
231.Butch Goring 1969-850.463
232.Rick Martin 1971-820.463
233.Chris Chelios* 1983-100.462
234.Paul Stastny 2006-230.462
235.Murray Craven 1982-000.460
236.Vinny Prospal 1996-130.460
237.Mel Bridgman 1975-890.460
238.Stan Smyl 1978-910.459
239.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-090.458
240.John Ogrodnick 1979-930.458
241.Jude Drouin 1968-810.458
242.Andrei Markov 2000-170.458
243.Don Maloney 1978-910.458
244.Mark Johnson 1979-900.456
245.Lanny McDonald* 1973-890.455
246.Robert Reichel 1990-040.455
247.Dave Keon* 1960-820.455
248.Alex Kovalev 1992-130.455
249.Tyler Seguin 2010-230.455
250.Sergei Gonchar 1994-150.454

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