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
Rank | Player | Career Start | A |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Sidney Crosby | 2005-06 | 1045 |
2. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 832 |
3. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-07 | 824 |
4. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 823 |
5. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-08 | 762 |
6. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 742 |
7. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 714 |
8. | Connor McDavid | 2015-16 | 696 |
9. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-10 | 660 |
10. | Brent Burns | 2003-04 | 642 |
11. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-14 | 630 |
12. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-14 | 610 |
13. | Victor Hedman | 2009-10 | 608 |
  | John Tavares | 2009-10 | 608 |
15. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 598 |
16. | Kris Letang | 2006-07 | 589 |
17. | Ryan Suter | 2005-06 | 585 |
18. | Phil Kessel | 2006-07 | 579 |
19. | John Carlson | 2009-10 | 554 |
20. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 552 |
21. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-16 | 550 |
22. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 546 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-15 | 546 |
24. | Roman Josi | 2011-12 | 533 |
25. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-13 | 515 |
26. | Drew Doughty | 2008-09 | 514 |
27. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-08 | 511 |
28. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-10 | 509 |
29. | Matt Duchene | 2009-10 | 501 |
30. | Mitch Marner | 2016-17 | 500 |
31. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 484 |
32. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-14 | 483 |
33. | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-09 | 482 |
34. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-12 | 468 |
35. | Mats Zuccarello | 2010-11 | 462 |
36. | David Perron | 2007-08 | 461 |
37. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-12 | 452 |
38. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 448 |
39. | Taylor Hall | 2010-11 | 447 |
40. | J.T. Miller | 2012-13 | 429 |
41. | Mikael Granlund | 2012-13 | 421 |
42. | Mark Giordano | 2005-06 | 419 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-15 | 419 |
44. | Morgan Rielly | 2013-14 | 412 |
45. | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-12 | 410 |
46. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-11 | 408 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-07 | 408 |
48. | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-14 | 402 |
49. | Tyson Barrie | 2011-12 | 398 |
50. | Josh Bailey | 2008-09 | 396 |
  | Brayden Schenn | 2009-10 | 396 |
  | Matthew Tkachuk | 2016-17 | 396 |
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