NHL All-Time Assists Leaders | Career Stats

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Assists count plays that help a teammate score. Higher means the player sets up more goals. Below are the all-time NHL Career Assists leaders, featuring 7,870 players across league history. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	A
1	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1963
2	R. FrancisRon Francis 63YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	1249
3	M. MessierMark Messier 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1193
4	R. BourqueRay Bourque 65YD	BostonBoston Bruins	1169
5	J. JagrJaromir Jagr 54YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	1155
6	P. CoffeyPaul Coffey 65YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	1135
7	J. ThorntonJoe Thornton 47YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	1109
8	S. CrosbySidney Crosby 38YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	1107
9	A. OatesAdam Oates 63YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	1079
10	S. YzermanSteve Yzerman 61YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1063
11	G. HoweGordie Howe 98YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	1049
12	M. DionneMarcel Dionne 74YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	1040
13	M. LemieuxMario Lemieux 60YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	1033
14	J. SakicJoe Sakic 57YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	1016
15	D. GilmourDoug Gilmour 63YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	964
16	M. RecchiMark Recchi 58YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	956
17	A. MacInnisAl MacInnis 63YD	CalgaryCalgary Flames	934
18	L. MurphyLarry Murphy 65YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	929
19	S. MikitaStan Mikita 86YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	926
20	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 69YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	901
21	P. HousleyPhil Housley 62YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	894
22	P. KanePatrick Kane 37YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	892
23	D. HawerchukDale Hawerchuk 63YC	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets (1979)	891
24	N. LidstromNicklas Lidstrom 56YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	878
25	E. MalkinEvgeni Malkin 39YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	874
26	P. EspositoPhil Esposito 84YC	BostonBoston Bruins	873
27	D. SavardDenis Savard 65YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	865
28	A. KopitarAnze Kopitar 38YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	864
29	B. ClarkeBobby Clarke 76YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	852
30	H. SedinHenrik Sedin 45YC	VancouverVancouver Canucks	830
31	A. DelvecchioAlex Delvecchio 94YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	825
32	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 75YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	814
33	J. BucykJohnny Bucyk 91YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	813
34	M. ModanoMike Modano 56YC	DallasDallas Stars	813
35	P. TurgeonPierre Turgeon 56YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	812
36	C. McDavidConnor McDavid 29YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	811
37	J. KurriJari Kurri 66YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	797
38	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 74YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	793
39	P. StastnyPeter Stastny 69YC	QuebecQuebec Nordiques	789
40	C. GirouxClaude Giroux 38YRW	OttawaOttawa Senators	786
41	M. SundinMats Sundin 55YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	785
42	B. LeetchBrian Leetch 58YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	781
43	J. RatelleJean Ratelle 85YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	776
44	T. SelanneTeemu Selanne 56YRW	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	773
45	V. DamphousseVincent Damphousse 58YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	773
46	C. CheliosChris Chelios 64YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	763
47	N. BackstromNicklas Backstrom 38YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	762
48	B. FederkoBernie Federko 70YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	761
49	A. OvechkinAlex Ovechkin 40YLW	WashingtonWashington Capitals	758
50	D. WeightDoug Weight 55YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	755