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 | 1058 |
2. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 846 |
3. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-07 | 831 |
4. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 829 |
5. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-08 | 762 |
6. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 748 |
7. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 721 |
8. | Connor McDavid | 2015-16 | 711 |
9. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-10 | 668 |
10. | Brent Burns | 2003-04 | 646 |
11. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-14 | 643 |
12. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-14 | 629 |
13. | Victor Hedman | 2009-10 | 618 |
  | John Tavares | 2009-10 | 618 |
15. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 604 |
16. | Kris Letang | 2006-07 | 596 |
17. | Ryan Suter | 2005-06 | 589 |
18. | Phil Kessel | 2006-07 | 579 |
19. | John Carlson | 2009-10 | 564 |
20. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-16 | 562 |
21. | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-15 | 556 |
22. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 555 |
23. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 553 |
24. | Roman Josi | 2011-12 | 534 |
25. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-13 | 526 |
26. | Drew Doughty | 2008-09 | 522 |
27. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-10 | 516 |
28. | Matt Duchene | 2009-10 | 514 |
29. | Mitch Marner | 2016-17 | 513 |
30. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-08 | 511 |
31. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-14 | 491 |
32. | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-09 | 488 |
33. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 485 |
34. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-12 | 476 |
35. | Mats Zuccarello | 2010-11 | 466 |
36. | David Perron | 2007-08 | 464 |
  | Mark Scheifele | 2011-12 | 464 |
38. | Taylor Hall | 2010-11 | 451 |
39. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 448 |
40. | J.T. Miller | 2012-13 | 442 |
41. | David Pastrňák | 2014-15 | 430 |
42. | Mikael Granlund | 2012-13 | 429 |
43. | Morgan Rielly | 2013-14 | 420 |
44. | Mark Giordano | 2005-06 | 419 |
  | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-12 | 419 |
46. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-11 | 416 |
47. | Jordan Staal | 2006-07 | 411 |
48. | Brayden Schenn | 2009-10 | 406 |
49. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-16 | 405 |
50. | Mark Stone | 2012-13 | 402 |
  | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-14 | 402 |
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