Assists Leaders 1978-79 | NHL Player Stats

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Browse the top 443 NHL players ranked by Assists for the 1978-79 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	A
1	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 21YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	87
2	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 26YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	77
3	M. DionneMarcel Dionne 26YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	71
4	B. MacMillanBob MacMillan 25YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	71
5	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 24YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	70
6	B. FederkoBernie Federko 22YC	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	64
7	D. MarukDennis Maruk 22YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	59
8	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 27YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	58
9	M. BossyMike Bossy 21YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	57
10	G. ChouinardGuy Chouinard 21YC	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	57
11	B. ClarkeBobby Clarke 28YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	57
12	S. PerssonStefan Persson 23YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	56
13	B. SalmingBorje Salming 27YD	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	56
14	C. GilliesClark Gillies 24YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	56
15	B. GoringButch Goring 28YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	51
16	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 27YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	51
17	I. TurnbullIan Turnbull 24YD	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	51
18	D. SittlerDarryl Sittler 27YC	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	51
19	R. LarsonReed Larson 21YD	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	49
20	E. VailEric Vail 24YLW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	48
21	D. TaylorDave Taylor 22YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	48
22	R. MiddletonRick Middleton 24YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	48
23	B. BarberBill Barber 25YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	46
24	A. HedbergAnders Hedberg 27YRW	New YorkNew York Rangers	45
25	J. RatelleJean Ratelle 37YC	BostonBoston Bruins	45
26	P. McNabPeter McNab 26YC	BostonBoston Bruins	45
27	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 27YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	45
28	T. LysiakTom Lysiak 25YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	45
29	B. SmithBobby Smith 20YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	44
30	R. PicardRobert Picard 21YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	44
31	I. BoldirevIvan Boldirev 28YC	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	43
32	D. McCourtDale McCourt 21YC	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	43
33	G. CharronGuy Charron 29YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	42
34	O. KindrachukOrest Kindrachuk 27YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	42
35	L. McDonaldLanny McDonald 25YRW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	42
36	G. LapointeGuy Lapointe 30YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	42
37	P. HickeyPat Hickey 25YLW	New YorkNew York Rangers	41
38	R. PalmerRob Palmer 21YD	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	41
39	P. MondouPierre Mondou 22YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	41
40	Y. LambertYvon Lambert 28YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	40
41	J. KorabJerry Korab 29YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	40
42	W. CashmanWayne Cashman 33YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	40
43	S. ShuttSteve Shutt 26YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	40
44	D. GareDanny Gare 24YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	40
45	R. RobertRene Robert 29YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	40
46	B. HarrisBilly Harris 26YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	39
47	B. SutterBrian Sutter 21YLW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	39
48	J. PronovostJean Pronovost 32YRW	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	39
49	J. TonelliJohn Tonelli 21YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	39
50	P. MahovlichPeter Mahovlich 31YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	39