NHL All-Time Playoff Assists Leaders

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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 Playoff Career Assists leaders, featuring 4,504 players across postseason history. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	A
1	W. GretzkyWayne Gretzky 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	260
2	M. MessierMark Messier 65YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	186
3	R. BourqueRay Bourque 65YD	BostonBoston Bruins	139
4	P. CoffeyPaul Coffey 65YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	137
5	S. CrosbySidney Crosby 38YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	134
6	N. LidstromNicklas Lidstrom 56YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	129
7	D. GilmourDoug Gilmour 62YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	128
8	J. KurriJari Kurri 66YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	127
9	S. FedorovSergei Fedorov 56YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	124
10	J. JagrJaromir Jagr 54YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	123
11	N. KucherovNikita Kucherov 32YRW	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	123
12	G. AndersonGlenn Anderson 65YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	121
13	A. MacInnisAl MacInnis 62YD	CalgaryCalgary Flames	121
14	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 75YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	116
15	L. MurphyLarry Murphy 65YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	115
16	S. YzermanSteve Yzerman 61YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	115
17	E. MalkinEvgeni Malkin 39YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	114
18	A. OatesAdam Oates 63YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	114
19	C. CheliosChris Chelios 64YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	113
20	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 69YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	111
21	C. McDavidConnor McDavid 29YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	111
22	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 72YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	109
23	D. SavardDenis Savard 65YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	109
24	P. ForsbergPeter Forsberg 52YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	107
25	J. SakicJoe Sakic 56YC	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	104
26	J. ThorntonJoe Thornton 46YC	San JoseSan Jose Sharks	102
27	M. HossaMarian Hossa 47YRW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	97
28	R. FrancisRon Francis 63YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	97
29	V. HedmanVictor Hedman 35YD	Tampa BayTampa Bay Lightning	97
30	J. BeliveauJean Beliveau 94YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	97
31	B. SmithBobby Smith 68YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	96
32	M. LemieuxMario Lemieux 60YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	96
33	L. DraisaitlLeon Draisaitl 30YC	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	96
34	C. ProngerChris Pronger 51YD	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	95
35	S. ZubovSergei Zubov 55YD	DallasDallas Stars	93
36	S. StevensScott Stevens 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	92
37	B. MarchandBrad Marchand 38YLW	FloridaFlorida Panthers	92
38	G. HoweGordie Howe 98YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	92
39	S. MikitaStan Mikita 86YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	91
40	B. ParkBrad Park 77YD	BostonBoston Bruins	90
41	M. ModanoMike Modano 56YC	DallasDallas Stars	88
42	B. HullBrett Hull 61YRW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	87
43	M. RecchiMark Recchi 58YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	86
44	C. JanneyCraig Janney 58YC	BostonBoston Bruins	86
45	M. RantanenMikko Rantanen 29YRW	DallasDallas Stars	86
46	D. KrejciDavid Krejci 40YC	BostonBoston Bruins	85
47	P. KanePatrick Kane 37YRW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	85
48	B. ProppBrian Propp 67YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	84
49	R. GetzlafRyan Getzlaf 41YC	AnaheimAnaheim Ducks	83
50	H. RichardHenri Richard 90YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	80