NHL & WHA Single Season 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 | A/G | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 2.038 | 1985-86 |
2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.703 | 1987-88 |
3. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.688 | 1984-85 |
4. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.595 | 1983-84 |
5. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.564 | 1990-91 |
6. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.563 | 1982-83 |
7. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.532 | 1986-87 |
8. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.517 | 1992-93 |
9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.500 | 1981-82 |
  | Mario Lemieux* | 1.500 | 1988-89 |
11. | Adam Oates* | 1.475 | 1990-91 |
12. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.462 | 1988-89 |
13. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.397 | 1989-90 |
14. | Connor McDavid | 1.368 | 2023-24 |
15. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.363 | 1980-81 |
16. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.359 | 1991-92 |
17. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.322 | 1989-90 |
18. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.314 | 1995-96 |
19. | Bobby Orr* | 1.308 | 1970-71 |
20. | Connor McDavid | 1.286 | 2020-21 |
21. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.273 | 1987-88 |
22. | Bobby Orr* | 1.216 | 1973-74 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.216 | 1991-92 |
24. | Ron Francis* | 1.195 | 1995-96 |
25. | Joe Thornton | 1.185 | 2005-06 |
26. | Mario Lemieux* | 1.177 | 1985-86 |
27. | Bobby Clarke* | 1.171 | 1975-76 |
28. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.163 | 1981-82 |
29. | Nikita Kucherov | 1.155 | 2023-24 |
30. | Adam Oates* | 1.155 | 1992-93 |
31. | Bobby Orr* | 1.145 | 1969-70 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1.145 | 1978-79 |
33. | Doug Gilmour* | 1.145 | 1992-93 |
34. | Bobby Orr* | 1.143 | 1972-73 |
35. | Paul Coffey* | 1.139 | 1985-86 |
36. | Bill Cowley* | 1.139 | 1943-44 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 1.139 | 2012-13 |
38. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.136 | 1993-94 |
39. | Pat LaFontaine* | 1.131 | 1992-93 |
40. | Paul Coffey* | 1.130 | 1987-88 |
41. | Steve Yzerman* | 1.125 | 1988-89 |
42. | Joe Thornton | 1.122 | 2006-07 |
43. | Bobby Clarke* | 1.113 | 1974-75 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 1.113 | 1974-75 |
45. | Paul Coffey* | 1.107 | 1988-89 |
46. | Denis Savard* | 1.103 | 1982-83 |
47. | Ron Francis* | 1.091 | 1994-95 |
48. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.089 | 1992-93 |
49. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1.089 | 1979-80 |
50. | Denis Savard* | 1.088 | 1981-82 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1.088 | 1987-88 |
52. | Connor McDavid | 1.085 | 2022-23 |
53. | Nathan MacKinnon | 1.083 | 2023-24 |
54. | Elmer Lach* | 1.080 | 1944-45 |
55. | Paul Coffey* | 1.075 | 1983-84 |
56. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.066 | 1985-86 |
57. | Denis Potvin* | 1.065 | 1979-80 |
58. | Mark Messier* | 1.063 | 1989-90 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 1.063 | 2006-07 |
60. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 1.063 | 2021-22 |
61. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.061 | 1995-96 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 1.061 | 2018-19 |
63. | Bobby Orr* | 1.053 | 1971-72 |
64. | Marcel Dionne* | 1.050 | 1979-80 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 1.050 | 1984-85 |
66. | Peter Forsberg* | 1.049 | 1995-96 |
67. | Bryan Trottier* | 1.044 | 1983-84 |
  | Jason Spezza | 1.044 | 2005-06 |
69. | Phil Esposito* | 1.041 | 1968-69 |
70. | Adam Oates* | 1.039 | 1993-94 |
71. | Mike Bossy* | 1.038 | 1981-82 |
72. | Peter Šťastný* | 1.027 | 1982-83 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1.027 | 2002-03 |
74. | Pete Mahovlich | 1.025 | 1974-75 |
  | Kent Nilsson | 1.025 | 1980-81 |
76. | Jaromír Jágr | 1.025 | 1998-99 |
77. | Bill Cowley* | 1.022 | 1940-41 |
78. | Denis Savard* | 1.017 | 1988-89 |
79. | Guy Lafleur* | 1.014 | 1979-80 |
80. | Bernie Nicholls | 1.013 | 1988-89 |
81. | Henrik Sedin* | 1.012 | 2009-10 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 1.012 | 2022-23 |
83. | Doug Gilmour* | 1.012 | 1993-94 |
84. | Bill Cowley* | 1.000 | 1938-39 |
  | Elmer Lach* | 1.000 | 1943-44 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 1.000 | 1971-72 |
  | Guy Lafleur* | 1.000 | 1976-77 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1.000 | 1977-78 |
  | Guy Chouinard | 1.000 | 1980-81 |
  | Mike Bossy* | 1.000 | 1983-84 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 1.000 | 1984-85 |
  | Ron Francis* | 1.000 | 1985-86 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 1.000 | 1991-92 |
  | Steve Yzerman* | 1.000 | 1993-94 |
95. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.988 | 1992-93 |
96. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.988 | 1981-82 |
  | Adam Oates* | 0.988 | 1989-90 |
  | Adam Oates* | 0.988 | 1991-92 |
  | Phil Housley* | 0.988 | 1992-93 |
  | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.988 | 1995-96 |
  | Connor McDavid | 0.988 | 2021-22 |
102. | Phil Esposito* | 0.987 | 1973-74 |
  | Sergei Zubov* | 0.987 | 1993-94 |
104. | Artemi Panarin | 0.987 | 2021-22 |
105. | Bryan Trottier* | 0.986 | 1980-81 |
106. | Ray Bourque* | 0.986 | 1993-94 |
107. | Craig Janney | 0.986 | 1993-94 |
108. | Connor McDavid | 0.984 | 2019-20 |
109. | Stan Mikita* | 0.982 | 1972-73 |
110. | Mark Messier* | 0.981 | 1990-91 |
111. | Clint Smith* | 0.980 | 1943-44 |
112. | Paul Coffey* | 0.978 | 1994-95 |
113. | Craig Janney | 0.976 | 1992-93 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 0.976 | 2020-21 |
115. | Phil Esposito* | 0.974 | 1970-71 |
116. | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.974 | 1991-92 |
117. | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.972 | 2022-23 |
118. | Rob Brown | 0.971 | 1988-89 |
119. | Doug Weight | 0.963 | 1995-96 |
120. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.963 | 1978-79 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 0.963 | 1980-81 |
  | Barry Pederson | 0.963 | 1983-84 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.963 | 1984-85 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 0.963 | 1987-88 |
125. | Phil Esposito* | 0.962 | 1972-73 |
  | Al MacInnis* | 0.962 | 1990-91 |
  | Connor McDavid | 0.962 | 2018-19 |
128. | Mark Messier* | 0.961 | 1987-88 |
129. | Bernie Federko* | 0.961 | 1984-85 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 0.961 | 1990-91 |
131. | Denis Potvin* | 0.959 | 1978-79 |
132. | Bobby Clarke* | 0.958 | 1977-78 |
133. | Adam Oates* | 0.957 | 1995-96 |
134. | Buddy O'Connor* | 0.955 | 1943-44 |
135. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.953 | 2000-01 |
136. | Jari Kurri* | 0.953 | 1983-84 |
137. | Evgeni Malkin | 0.951 | 2008-09 |
138. | Dennis Maruk | 0.950 | 1981-82 |
  | Neal Broten | 0.950 | 1985-86 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 0.950 | 2022-23 |
141. | Peter Forsberg* | 0.949 | 2003-04 |
142. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.947 | 1996-97 |
143. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.946 | 2020-21 |
144. | Quinn Hughes | 0.944 | 2023-24 |
145. | Leon Draisaitl | 0.944 | 2019-20 |
146. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.943 | 1974-75 |
  | Kris Letang | 0.943 | 2012-13 |
148. | Joe Sakic* | 0.942 | 1991-92 |
149. | Steve Yzerman* | 0.940 | 1992-93 |
150. | Mario Lemieux* | 0.940 | 2002-03 |
151. | Herb Cain | 0.939 | 1943-44 |
152. | Bill Cowley* | 0.938 | 1942-43 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 0.938 | 1992-93 |
  | Nathan MacKinnon | 0.938 | 2020-21 |
155. | Max Bentley* | 0.936 | 1942-43 |
  | Nikita Kucherov | 0.936 | 2021-22 |
157. | Bernie Federko* | 0.936 | 1980-81 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 0.936 | 1990-91 |
159. | Gary Suter | 0.933 | 1987-88 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 0.933 | 2005-06 |
161. | Eric Lindros* | 0.932 | 1995-96 |
162. | Erik Karlsson | 0.927 | 2022-23 |
163. | Marcel Dionne* | 0.925 | 1974-75 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 0.925 | 1989-90 |
165. | Bernie Nicholls | 0.924 | 1989-90 |
166. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.923 | 1977-78 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 0.923 | 1986-87 |
168. | Bobby Smith | 0.918 | 1979-80 |
169. | Peter Forsberg* | 0.917 | 1997-98 |
170. | Joe Sakic* | 0.915 | 1994-95 |
171. | Henrik Sedin* | 0.915 | 2010-11 |
  | Johnny Gaudreau | 0.915 | 2021-22 |
173. | Artemi Panarin | 0.913 | 2019-20 |
174. | Peter Šťastný* | 0.913 | 1983-84 |
  | Roman Josi | 0.913 | 2021-22 |
176. | Mark Messier* | 0.911 | 1991-92 |
177. | Patrick Kane | 0.911 | 2020-21 |
178. | John Cullen | 0.910 | 1990-91 |
179. | Peter Šťastný* | 0.909 | 1980-81 |
  | Mark Messier* | 0.909 | 1986-87 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 0.909 | 2008-09 |
182. | Paul Coffey* | 0.908 | 1990-91 |
183. | Peter Šťastný* | 0.907 | 1984-85 |
184. | Ken Linseman | 0.906 | 1985-86 |
  | Paul Coffey* | 0.906 | 1991-92 |
186. | Thomas Steen | 0.906 | 1989-90 |
  | Sidney Crosby | 0.906 | 2007-08 |
188. | Stan Mikita* | 0.905 | 1968-69 |
189. | Ron Francis* | 0.905 | 1992-93 |
190. | Ray Bourque* | 0.904 | 1984-85 |
191. | Eric Lindros* | 0.904 | 1996-97 |
192. | Dave Taylor | 0.903 | 1980-81 |
193. | Marc Savard | 0.902 | 2006-07 |
194. | Darryl Sittler* | 0.900 | 1977-78 |
  | Brian Leetch* | 0.900 | 1990-91 |
196. | Bob MacMillan | 0.899 | 1978-79 |
197. | Adam Oates* | 0.899 | 1988-89 |
198. | Martin St. Louis* | 0.896 | 2012-13 |
199. | Réal Cloutier | 0.896 | 1981-82 |
  | Cale Makar | 0.896 | 2023-24 |
201. | Ryan Getzlaf | 0.893 | 2017-18 |
202. | Peter Forsberg* | 0.892 | 1996-97 |
203. | Joé Juneau | 0.892 | 1993-94 |
204. | Pierre Turgeon* | 0.892 | 1992-93 |
205. | Eric Lindros* | 0.891 | 1994-95 |
206. | Evgeni Malkin | 0.891 | 2019-20 |
207. | Guy Chouinard | 0.891 | 1981-82 |
208. | Michal Pivoňka | 0.890 | 1995-96 |
209. | Elmer Lach* | 0.889 | 1942-43 |
  | Daniel Sedin* | 0.889 | 2009-10 |
211. | Pete Mahovlich | 0.888 | 1975-76 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 0.888 | 1978-79 |
  | Bobby Smith | 0.888 | 1981-82 |
214. | Stan Mikita* | 0.886 | 1966-67 |
215. | Craig Janney | 0.885 | 1991-92 |
  | Quinn Hughes | 0.885 | 2022-23 |
217. | Denis Savard* | 0.883 | 1989-90 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 0.883 | 1999-00 |
219. | Phil Esposito* | 0.882 | 1971-72 |
  | Randy Carlyle | 0.882 | 1980-81 |
221. | Ulf Nilsson | 0.880 | 1979-80 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 0.880 | 1983-84 |
  | Mark Messier* | 0.880 | 1992-93 |
224. | Wayne Gretzky* | 0.878 | 1996-97 |
225. | Randy Carlyle | 0.877 | 1981-82 |
  | Mark Messier* | 0.877 | 1983-84 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 0.877 | 1984-85 |
228. | Bernie Federko* | 0.873 | 1987-88 |
  | Joe Thornton | 0.873 | 2009-10 |
  | Matthew Tkachuk | 0.873 | 2022-23 |
231. | Sergei Fedorov* | 0.872 | 1995-96 |
232. | Jaromír Jágr | 0.870 | 1997-98 |
233. | John Carlson | 0.870 | 2019-20 |
234. | Dave Taylor | 0.869 | 1979-80 |
235. | Börje Salming* | 0.868 | 1976-77 |
236. | Bill Hay* | 0.867 | 1961-62 |
237. | Henrik Sedin* | 0.866 | 2006-07 |
  | Blake Wheeler | 0.866 | 2018-19 |
239. | Bernie Federko* | 0.865 | 1978-79 |
  | Shea Theodore | 0.865 | 2023-24 |
241. | Mitch Marner | 0.864 | 2019-20 |
242. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.864 | 1981-82 |
  | Joé Juneau | 0.864 | 1994-95 |
244. | Guy Lafleur* | 0.863 | 1975-76 |
  | Gilbert Perreault* | 0.863 | 1975-76 |
  | Jean Ratelle* | 0.863 | 1975-76 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 0.863 | 1976-77 |
  | Denis Savard* | 0.863 | 1985-86 |
  | Ron Francis* | 0.863 | 1989-90 |
  | Kevin Stevens | 0.863 | 1991-92 |
  | Mitch Marner | 0.863 | 2022-23 |
WHA Leaders
Rank | Player | A/G | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1. | André Lacroix | 1.359 | 1974-75 |
2. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.219 | 1977-78 |
3. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.205 | 1974-75 |
4. | Ulf Nilsson | 1.197 | 1976-77 |
5. | Marc Tardif | 1.141 | 1977-78 |
6. | Christian Bordeleau | 1.042 | 1976-77 |
7. | André Lacroix | 1.026 | 1973-74 |
8. | André Lacroix | 1.012 | 1976-77 |
9. | Réal Cloutier | 1.000 | 1977-78 |
  | J.C. Tremblay | 1.000 | 1972-73 |
11. | André Lacroix | 0.987 | 1977-78 |
12. | Réal Cloutier | 0.987 | 1976-77 |
13. | Gordie Howe* | 0.986 | 1973-74 |
14. | Ulf Nilsson | 0.974 | 1975-76 |
15. | Christian Bordeleau | 0.973 | 1975-76 |
16. | Serge Bernier | 0.971 | 1975-76 |
17. | Marc Tardif | 0.968 | 1976-77 |
18. | J.C. Tremblay | 0.963 | 1975-76 |
  | Robbie Ftorek | 0.963 | 1978-79 |
20. | Larry Lund | 0.962 | 1974-75 |
21. | Jim Harrison | 0.957 | 1973-74 |
22. | Marc Tardif | 0.951 | 1975-76 |
23. | André Lacroix | 0.949 | 1972-73 |
24. | Bobby Hull* | 0.941 | 1976-77 |
25. | Bobby Hull* | 0.922 | 1977-78 |
26. | Mark Howe* | 0.912 | 1976-77 |
27. | Tom Webster | 0.909 | 1975-76 |
28. | André Lacroix | 0.900 | 1975-76 |
  | Robbie Ftorek | 0.900 | 1975-76 |
30. | Gordie Howe* | 0.897 | 1975-76 |
31. | Anders Hedberg | 0.897 | 1976-77 |
32. | Serge Bernier | 0.897 | 1977-78 |
33. | Serge Bernier | 0.895 | 1974-75 |
34. | Robbie Ftorek | 0.888 | 1976-77 |
35. | Terry Ruskowski | 0.880 | 1978-79 |
36. | Bobby Hull* | 0.875 | 1975-76 |
37. | Kent Nilsson | 0.872 | 1978-79 |
38. | Mark Howe* | 0.871 | 1977-78 |
39. | Ron Ward | 0.870 | 1972-73 |
40. | Gordie Howe* | 0.867 | 1974-75 |
41. | Wayne Dillon | 0.857 | 1974-75 |
42. | John McKenzie | 0.844 | 1973-74 |
43. | Mark Howe* | 0.844 | 1978-79 |
44. | Ray Adduono | 0.838 | 1975-76 |
45. | John McKenzie | 0.833 | 1972-73 |
  | Norm Beaudin | 0.833 | 1972-73 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 0.833 | 1974-75 |
48. | Dave Keon* | 0.829 | 1976-77 |
49. | Bobby Hull* | 0.825 | 1972-73 |
50. | Terry Caffery | 0.824 | 1972-73 |
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