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 | 1062 |
2. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 851 |
3. | Anže Kopitar | 2006-07 | 838 |
4. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 832 |
5. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-08 | 762 |
6. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 751 |
7. | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 726 |
8. | Connor McDavid | 2015-16 | 721 |
9. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-10 | 670 |
10. | Brent Burns | 2003-04 | 649 |
11. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-14 | 648 |
12. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-14 | 637 |
13. | Victor Hedman | 2009-10 | 623 |
14. | John Tavares | 2009-10 | 620 |
15. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 608 |
16. | Kris Letang | 2006-07 | 597 |
17. | Ryan Suter | 2005-06 | 589 |
18. | Phil Kessel | 2006-07 | 579 |
19. | John Carlson | 2009-10 | 569 |
20. | Artemi Panarin | 2015-16 | 568 |
21. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 557 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-15 | 557 |
23. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 556 |
24. | Roman Josi | 2011-12 | 534 |
25. | Jonathan Huberdeau | 2012-13 | 529 |
26. | Drew Doughty | 2008-09 | 526 |
27. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-10 | 521 |
28. | Matt Duchene | 2009-10 | 520 |
  | Mitch Marner | 2016-17 | 520 |
30. | Jonathan Toews | 2007-08 | 511 |
31. | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-14 | 496 |
32. | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-09 | 489 |
33. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 487 |
34. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-12 | 477 |
35. | Mats Zuccarello | 2010-11 | 473 |
36. | Mark Scheifele | 2011-12 | 468 |
37. | David Perron | 2007-08 | 465 |
38. | Taylor Hall | 2010-11 | 455 |
39. | J.T. Miller | 2012-13 | 449 |
  | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 449 |
41. | David Pastrňák | 2014-15 | 442 |
42. | Mikael Granlund | 2012-13 | 431 |
43. | Morgan Rielly | 2013-14 | 426 |
  | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-12 | 426 |
45. | Jordan Eberle | 2010-11 | 420 |
46. | Mark Giordano | 2005-06 | 419 |
47. | Jordan Staal | 2006-07 | 413 |
48. | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-16 | 411 |
49. | Brayden Schenn | 2009-10 | 407 |
50. | Nazem Kadri | 2009-10 | 403 |
  | Mark Stone | 2012-13 | 403 |
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