NHL Active Leaders and Records for Assists
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Career Start | A |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-06 | 1004 |
2. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 813 |
3. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 798 |
4. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-07 | 792 |
5. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-08 | 762 |
6. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 716 |
7. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 697 |
8. | Connor McDavid | 2015-16 | 647 |
9. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-10 | 628 |
10. | Brent Burns | 2003-04 | 626 |
11. | Blake Wheeler | 2008-09 | 622 |
12. | Eric Staal | 2003-04 | 608 |
13. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-07 | 592 |
14. | John Tavares | 2009-10 | 584 |
15. | Jakub Voráček | 2008-09 | 583 |
16. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 582 |
17. | Phil Kessel | 2006-07 | 579 |
18. | Kris Letang | 2006-07 | 576 |
  | Ryan Suter | 2005-06 | 576 |
20. | Victor Hedman | 2009-10 | 572 |
21. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-14 | 564 |
22. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-14 | 553 |
23. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 528 |
24. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 524 |
25. | John Carlson | 2009-10 | 523 |
26. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-16 | 516 |
27. | Drew Doughty | 2008-09 | 513 |
28. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-08 | 511 |
29. | Roman Josi | 2011-12 | 505 |
30. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-15 | 503 |
31. | Johnny Gaudreau | 2013-14 | 500 |
32. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-13 | 495 |
33. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-10 | 489 |
34. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 476 |
35. | Matt Duchene | 2009-10 | 468 |
36. | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-09 | 460 |
37. | David Perron | 2007-08 | 458 |
38. | Zach Parise | 2005-06 | 455 |
39. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-12 | 448 |
40. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-14 | 445 |
  | Mitch Marner | 2016-17 | 445 |
42. | Mats Zuccarello | 2010-11 | 438 |
43. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 437 |
44. | Taylor Hall | 2010-11 | 431 |
45. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-12 | 420 |
46. | Mark Giordano | 2005-06 | 419 |
47. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-11 | 403 |
48. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-14 | 402 |
49. | J.T. Miller | 2012-13 | 401 |
50. | Josh Bailey | 2008-09 | 396 |
  | Tyson Barrie | 2011-12 | 396 |
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