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

NHL Leaders Table
Rank Player Career Start A
1.Sidney Crosby 2005-061045
2.Patrick Kane 2007-08832
3.Anže Kopitar 2006-07824
4.Evgeni Malkin 2006-07823
5.Nicklas Bäckström 2007-08762
6.Claude Giroux 2007-08742
7.Alex Ovechkin 2005-06714
8.Connor McDavid 2015-16696
9.Erik Karlsson 2009-10660
10.Brent Burns 2003-04642
11.Nathan MacKinnon 2013-14630
12.Nikita Kucherov 2013-14610
13.Victor Hedman 2009-10608
 John Tavares 2009-10608
15.Steven Stamkos 2008-09598
16.Kris Letang 2006-07589
17.Ryan Suter 2005-06585
18.Phil Kessel 2006-07579
19.John Carlson 2009-10554
20.Brad Marchand 2009-10552
21.Artemi Panarin 2015-16550
22.Jamie Benn 2009-10546
 Leon Draisaitl 2014-15546
24.Roman Josi 2011-12533
25.Jonathan Huberdeau 2012-13515
26.Drew Doughty 2008-09514
27.Jonathan Toews 2007-08511
28.Ryan O'Reilly 2009-10509
29.Matt Duchene 2009-10501
30.Mitch Marner 2016-17500
31.Corey Perry 2005-06484
32.Aleksander Barkov 2013-14483
33.Alex Pietrangelo 2008-09482
34.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2011-12468
35.Mats Zuccarello 2010-11462
36.David Perron 2007-08461
37.Mark Scheifele 2011-12452
38.Tyler Seguin 2010-11448
39.Taylor Hall 2010-11447
40.J.T. Miller 2012-13429
41.Mikael Granlund 2012-13421
42.Mark Giordano 2005-06419
 David Pastrňák 2014-15419
44.Morgan Rielly 2013-14412
45.Mika Zibanejad 2011-12410
46.Jordan Eberle 2010-11408
 Jordan Staal 2006-07408
48.Evgeny Kuznetsov 2013-14402
49.Tyson Barrie 2011-12398
50.Josh Bailey 2008-09396
 Brayden Schenn 2009-10396
 Matthew Tkachuk 2016-17396