NHL Active Playoff 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 | 130 |
2. | Nikita Kucherov | 2013-14 | 114 |
3. | Evgeni Malkin | 2006-07 | 113 |
4. | Victor Hedman | 2009-10 | 94 |
5. | Patrick Kane | 2007-08 | 85 |
6. | Brad Marchand | 2009-10 | 82 |
7. | Connor McDavid | 2015-16 | 80 |
8. | Nicklas Bäckström | 2007-08 | 76 |
9. | Corey Perry | 2005-06 | 73 |
10. | Joe Pavelski | 2006-07 | 69 |
  | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 69 |
12. | Kris Letang | 2006-07 | 67 |
  | Leon Draisaitl | 2014-15 | 67 |
  | Mikko Rantanen | 2015-16 | 67 |
15. | Nathan MacKinnon | 2013-14 | 66 |
16. | Alex Pietrangelo | 2008-09 | 61 |
17. | Cale Makar | 2019-20 | 59 |
18. | John Carlson | 2009-10 | 55 |
  | Anže Kopitar | 2006-07 | 55 |
20. | Claude Giroux | 2007-08 | 53 |
  | Logan Couture | 2009-10 | 53 |
  | Ryan McDonagh | 2010-11 | 53 |
  | Reilly Smith | 2011-12 | 53 |
  | Shea Theodore | 2015-16 | 53 |
25. | Brent Burns | 2003-04 | 52 |
26. | Steven Stamkos | 2008-09 | 51 |
27. | Jamie Benn | 2009-10 | 50 |
  | Ondřej Palát | 2012-13 | 50 |
29. | Milan Lucic | 2007-08 | 48 |
  | David Pastrňák | 2014-15 | 48 |
31. | Tyler Seguin | 2010-11 | 46 |
  | Torey Krug | 2011-12 | 46 |
33. | Erik Karlsson | 2009-10 | 45 |
  | Brayden Point | 2016-17 | 45 |
  | Miro Heiskanen | 2018-19 | 45 |
  | Evan Bouchard | 2018-19 | 45 |
37. | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2011-12 | 44 |
  | J.T. Miller | 2012-13 | 44 |
  | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-12 | 44 |
  | Zach Parise | 2005-06 | 44 |
41. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-17 | 43 |
42. | Charlie McAvoy | 2017-18 | 42 |
43. | Ryan O'Reilly | 2009-10 | 41 |
44. | Kevin Shattenkirk | 2010-11 | 40 |
  | Mark Stone | 2012-13 | 40 |
  | Alex Killorn | 2012-13 | 40 |
  | Jonathan Marchessault | 2012-13 | 40 |
  | Mattias Ekholm | 2011-12 | 40 |
  | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2013-14 | 40 |
  | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-14 | 40 |
  | Artemi Panarin | 2015-16 | 40 |
  | Devon Toews | 2018-19 | 40 |
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