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.Connor McDavid 2015-261.021
4.Bobby Orr* 1966-790.982
5.Peter Forsberg* 1994-110.898
6.Quinn Hughes 2018-260.826
7.Nikita Kucherov 2013-260.823
8.Peter Šťastný* 1980-950.808
9.Adam Oates* 1985-040.807
10.Paul Coffey* 1980-010.806
11.Cale Makar 2019-260.789
12.Mitch Marner 2016-260.780
13.Sidney Crosby 2005-260.780
14.Marcel Dionne* 1971-890.772
15.Kent Nilsson 1979-950.763
16.Bernie Federko* 1976-900.761
17.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-260.760
18.Artemi Panarin 2015-260.752
19.Dale Hawerchuk* 1981-970.750
20.Bobby Clarke* 1969-840.745
21.Craig Janney 1987-990.741
22.Joe Sakic* 1988-090.737
23.Mike Bossy* 1977-870.735
24.Ray Bourque* 1979-010.725
25.Leon Draisaitl 2014-260.724
26.Denis Savard* 1980-970.723
27.Ron Francis* 1981-040.722
28.Adam Fox 2019-260.720
29.Bryan Trottier* 1975-940.704
30.Guy Lafleur* 1971-910.704
31.Steve Yzerman* 1983-060.702
32.Denis Potvin* 1973-880.700
33.Nicklas Bäckström 2007-240.690
34.Evgeni Malkin 2006-260.689
35.Gilbert Perreault* 1970-870.683
36.Phil Esposito* 1963-810.681
37.Mark Messier* 1979-040.679
38.Jaromír Jágr 1990-180.666
39.Stan Mikita* 1958-800.663
40.Al MacInnis* 1981-040.660
41.Paul Reinhart 1979-900.657
42.Johnny Gaudreau 2013-240.655
43.Mike Rogers 1979-860.655
44.Doug Gilmour* 1983-030.654
45.Patrick Kane 2007-260.652
46.Bernie Nicholls 1981-990.651
47.Mikko Rantanen 2015-260.651
48.Eric Lindros* 1992-070.649
49.Brian Leetch* 1987-060.648
50.Joe Thornton* 1997-220.647
51.Bill Cowley* 1934-470.645
52.Ken Linseman 1978-920.641
53.Guy Chouinard 1974-840.640
54.Jari Kurri* 1980-980.637
55.Ryan Getzlaf 2005-220.637
56.Pavel Datsyuk* 2001-160.634
57.Jean Béliveau* 1950-710.633
58.Bobby Smith 1978-930.630
59.Pat LaFontaine* 1983-980.630
60.Pierre Turgeon* 1987-070.628
61.Jack Eichel 2015-260.626
62.Henrik Sedin* 2000-180.624
63.Mathew Barzal 2016-260.624
64.Erik Karlsson 2009-260.622
65.Matthew Tkachuk 2016-260.620
66.Robert Thomas 2018-260.619
67.Marc Savard 1997-110.618
68.Aleksander Barkov 2013-250.617
69.David Pastrňák 2014-260.616
70.Elmer Lach* 1940-540.614
71.Brad Park* 1968-850.614
72.Doug Weight 1991-110.610
73.Jean Ratelle* 1960-810.606
74.Jason Allison 1993-060.600
75.Tom Lysiak 1973-860.600
76.Phil Housley* 1982-030.598
77.Gordie Howe* 1946-800.594
78.Paul Kariya* 1994-100.594
79.Barry Pederson 1980-920.593
80.Anton Šťastný 1980-890.591
81.Mats Näslund 1982-950.588
82.Dennis Maruk 1975-890.588
83.Mark Howe* 1979-950.587
84.Mark Stone 2012-260.585
85.John Cullen 1988-990.585
86.Claude Giroux 2007-260.584
87.Theo Fleury 1988-030.584
88.Andy Bathgate* 1952-710.584
89.Mats Sundin* 1990-090.583
90.Alexei Zhamnov 1992-060.582
91.Thomas Steen 1981-950.582
92.Syl Apps 1970-800.582
93.Darryl Sittler* 1970-850.581
94.Sergei Zubov* 1992-090.580
95.Mark Recchi* 1988-110.579
96.Rod Gilbert* 1960-780.577
97.Neal Broten 1980-970.577
98.Doug Wilson* 1977-930.576
99.Henrik Zetterberg 2002-180.576
100.Jeff Brown 1985-980.576
101.Nick Suzuki 2019-260.575
102.Larry Murphy* 1980-010.575
103.Dave Taylor 1977-940.574
104.Doug Bentley* 1939-540.573
105.Daniel Alfredsson* 1995-140.572
106.Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 1979-890.571
107.Brian Propp 1979-940.570
108.Anže Kopitar 2006-260.568
109.Steve Larmer 1980-950.568
110.Thomas Gradin 1978-870.567
111.Rasmus Dahlin 2018-260.567
112.Martin St. Louis* 1998-150.566
113.Jonathan Huberdeau 2012-260.565
114.Elias Pettersson 2018-260.565
115.Alexander Mogilny* 1989-060.565
116.Pelle Eklund 1985-940.564
117.Kelly Kisio 1982-950.564
118.Brad Richards 2000-160.563
119.René Robert 1970-820.562
120.Žigmund Pálffy 1993-060.561
121.Nicklas Lidström* 1991-120.561
122.Vincent Damphousse 1986-040.561
123.Gary Suter 1985-020.560
124.Roman Josi 2011-260.559
125.Sergei Fedorov* 1990-090.558
126.Mark Scheifele 2011-260.557
127.Michel Goulet* 1979-940.556
128.Börje Salming* 1973-900.555
129.Craig Hartsburg 1979-890.553
130.Jakub Voráček 2008-230.551
131.Jacques Lemaire* 1967-790.550
132.Pete Mahovlich 1965-810.549
133.Victor Hedman 2009-260.549
134.Pavol Demitra 1993-100.548
135.Clayton Keller 2016-260.548
136.Henri Richard* 1955-750.547
137.Jesper Bratt 2017-260.546
138.Patrik Sundström 1982-920.543
139.Mike Modano* 1989-110.542
140.Tim Young 1975-850.542
141.Larry Robinson* 1972-920.542
142.Evgeny Kuznetsov 2013-240.541
143.Mike Ridley 1985-970.538
144.David Krejčí 2006-230.538
145.Rick Middleton 1974-880.537
146.Ken Hodge 1964-780.536
147.Alex Tanguay 1999-160.533
148.Scott Gomez 1999-160.533
149.Teemu Selänne* 1992-140.533
150.Glenn Anderson* 1980-960.532
151.Alex Delvecchio* 1950-740.532
152.William Nylander 2015-260.532
153.Mats Zuccarello 2010-260.532
154.Blake Wheeler 2008-240.531
155.John Carlson 2009-260.531
156.Sebastian Aho 2016-260.530
157.Joe Mullen* 1981-970.528
158.Johnny Bucyk* 1955-780.528
159.Bobby Hull* 1957-800.527
160.Mike Ribeiro 1999-170.526
161.Pierre Larouche 1974-880.526
162.Norm Ullman* 1955-750.524
163.Brian Rafalski 1999-110.523
164.Alexei Yashin 1993-070.522
165.John Tavares 2009-260.521
166.Dan Quinn 1983-970.521
167.Andrew Cassels 1989-060.520
168.Jake Guentzel 2016-260.518
169.Charlie Simmer 1974-880.518
170.J.T. Miller 2012-260.517
171.Jeremy Roenick* 1988-090.516
172.Igor Larionov* 1989-040.516
173.Zach Werenski 2016-260.514
174.Dennis Hextall 1968-800.514
175.André Boudrias 1963-760.514
176.Saku Koivu 1995-140.513
177.Bill Barber* 1972-840.513
178.Brett Hull* 1986-060.512
179.Reed Larson 1976-900.512
180.Auston Matthews 2016-260.511
181.Michael Nylander 1992-090.511
182.Ray Whitney 1991-140.511
183.Guy Lapointe* 1968-840.510
184.Stefan Persson 1977-860.510
185.Kris Letang 2006-260.509
186.Luc Robitaille* 1986-060.507
187.Steven Stamkos 2008-260.507
188.Michal Pivoňka 1986-990.507
189.Torey Krug 2011-240.506
190.Jason Spezza 2002-220.506
191.Brad Marchand 2009-260.506
192.Kyle Connor 2016-260.505
193.Ian Turnbull 1973-830.505
194.Jozef Stümpel 1991-080.503
195.Wayne Cashman 1964-830.502
196.Joé Juneau 1991-040.502
197.John Klingberg 2014-260.501
198.Brayden Point 2016-260.501
199.Tom Kurvers 1984-950.498
200.Terry Ruskowski 1979-890.498
201.Patrik Eliáš 1995-160.498
202.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2011-260.498
203.John Tonelli 1978-920.497
204.Phil Goyette 1956-720.497
205.Bert Olmstead* 1948-620.496
206.Daniel Sedin* 2000-180.496
207.Dale Hunter 1980-990.495
208.Shea Theodore 2015-260.495
209.Cliff Ronning 1986-040.495
210.Rod Brind'Amour 1989-100.493
211.Brian Bradley 1985-980.493
212.Taylor Hall 2010-260.490
213.Mikko Koivu 2005-210.488
214.Pavel Bure* 1991-030.487
215.Steve Vickers 1972-820.487
216.Bobby Rousseau 1960-750.486
217.Dave Babych 1980-990.486
218.Bernie Geoffrion* 1950-680.486
219.Paul MacLean 1980-910.485
220.Rick MacLeish 1970-840.485
221.Tyson Barrie 2011-250.484
222.Wilf Paiement 1974-880.484
223.Tomáš Kaberle 1998-130.484
224.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-740.483
225.Martin Straka 1992-080.482
226.Dany Heatley 2001-150.482
227.Alex Ovechkin 2005-260.482
228.Dickie Moore* 1951-680.481
229.Nick Schmaltz 2016-260.481
230.Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-990.481
231.Ivan Boldirev 1970-850.480
232.Walt Tkaczuk 1967-810.477
233.Tom Fergus 1981-930.477
234.Mike Bullard 1980-920.475
235.Morgan Rielly 2013-260.474
236.Ted Kennedy* 1942-570.474
237.Patrice Bergeron 2003-230.474
238.Randy Carlyle 1976-930.473
239.Valeri Kamensky 1991-020.473
240.Mikael Granlund 2012-260.472
241.Steve Duchesne 1986-020.472
242.Peter McNab 1973-870.471
243.Aleš Hemský 2002-180.471
244.Tomas Sandström 1984-990.470
245.Pierre Pilote* 1955-690.470
246.Ilya Kovalchuk 2001-200.468
247.Keith Yandle 2006-220.465
248.Marián Hossa* 1997-170.465
249.Mika Zibanejad 2011-260.465
250.Tim Kerr 1980-930.464

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