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List of NHL career assists leaders

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The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 600 assists in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] All players who reach this mark receive an NHL Milestone Award from the league; the award was introduced in 1982, and all who achieved the accomplishment prior to then were also granted the award.[2]

Players with 600 NHL assists

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Wayne Gretzky
Ray Bourque
Steve Yzerman

As of completion of the 2023–24 season, 100 players have recorded 600 assists while playing in the NHL.

Of these players, 14 have recorded 1,000 assists while playing in the NHL, led by Wayne Gretzky who has a 714 assist advantage over second-place Ron Francis. Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey are the only defensemen to reach 1,000 assists while Jaromir Jagr is the only non-Canadian player with 1,000 career assists. This alone would place these players on the list of NHL players with 1,000 points, which also earns the NHL Milestone Award.[2]

Legend
Rank – Ranking on all-time assists list
Assists – Career regular season assists
GP – Career regular season games played
A/GP – Mean assists per game played, rounded to two decimal places
With team – Team for which the player recorded their 600th assist
Final season – Final NHL season player competed in
HHOF – Year of induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame
  Active NHL player
  Active player outside of NHL
Rank Player Assists GP A/GP With team Final season HHOF
1 Wayne Gretzky 1,963 1,487 1.32 Edmonton Oilers 1998–99 1999
2 Ron Francis 1,249 1,731 0.72 Pittsburgh Penguins 2003–04 2007
3 Mark Messier 1,193 1,756 0.68 Edmonton Oilers 2003–04 2007
4 Ray Bourque 1,169 1,612 0.73 Boston Bruins 2000–01 2004
5 Jaromir Jagr 1,155 1,733 0.67 Pittsburgh Penguins 2017–18 Not eligible yet
6 Paul Coffey 1,135 1,409 0.81 Pittsburgh Penguins 2000–01 2004
7 Joe Thornton 1,109 1,714 0.65 San Jose Sharks 2021–22 Eligible 2025
8 Adam Oates 1,079 1,337 0.81 Boston Bruins 2003–04 2012
9 Steve Yzerman 1,063 1,514 0.70 Detroit Red Wings 2005–06 2009
10 Gordie Howe 1,049 1,767 0.59 Detroit Red Wings 1979–80 1972[a]
11 Marcel Dionne 1,040 1,348 0.77 Los Angeles Kings 1988–89 1992
12 Mario Lemieux 1,033 915 1.13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2005–06 1997[b]
13 Joe Sakic 1,016 1,378 0.74 Colorado Avalanche 2008–09 2012
14 Sidney Crosby 1,004 1,190 0.79 Pittsburgh Penguins Active
15 Doug Gilmour 964 1,474 0.65 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002–03 2011
16 Mark Recchi 956 1,652 0.58 Philadelphia Flyers 2010–11 2017
17 Al MacInnis 934 1,416 0.66 Calgary Flames 2003–04 2007
18 Larry Murphy 929 1,615 0.58 Pittsburgh Penguins 2000–01 2004
19 Stan Mikita 926 1,394 0.66 Chicago Black Hawks 1979–80 1983
20 Bryan Trottier 901 1,279 0.70 New York Islanders 1993–94 1997
21 Phil Housley 894 1,495 0.60 Calgary Flames 2002–03 2015
22 Dale Hawerchuk 891 1,188 0.75 Buffalo Sabres 1996–97 2001
23 Nicklas Lidstrom 878 1,564 0.56 Detroit Red Wings 2011–12 2015
24 Phil Esposito 873 1,282 0.68 Boston Bruins 1980–81 1984
25 Denis Savard 865 1,196 0.72 Chicago Blackhawks 1996–97 2000
26 Bobby Clarke 852 1,144 0.74 Philadelphia Flyers 1983–84 1987
27 Henrik Sedin 830 1,330 0.62 Vancouver Canucks 2017–18 2022
28 Alex Delvecchio 825 1,550 0.53 Detroit Red Wings 1973–74 1977
29 Gilbert Perreault 814 1,191 0.68 Buffalo Sabres 1986–87 1990
30 Johnny Bucyk 813 1,540 0.53 Boston Bruins 1977–78 1981
Patrick Kane 813 1,230 0.66 Chicago Blackhawks Active
Mike Modano 813 1,499 0.54 Dallas Stars 2010–11 2014
33 Pierre Turgeon 812 1,294 0.63 St. Louis Blues 2006–07 2023
34 Evgeni Malkin 798 1,145 0.70 Pittsburgh Penguins Active
35 Jari Kurri 797 1,251 0.64 Los Angeles Kings 1997–98 2001
36 Guy Lafleur 793 1,126 0.70 Montreal Canadiens 1990–91 1988
37 Anze Kopitar 792 1,373 0.58 Los Angeles Kings Active
38 Peter Stastny 789 977 0.81 Quebec Nordiques 1994–95 1998
39 Mats Sundin 785 1,346 0.58 Toronto Maple Leafs 2008–09 2012
40 Brian Leetch 781 1,205 0.65 New York Rangers 2005–06 2009
41 Jean Ratelle 776 1,280 0.61 Boston Bruins 1980–81 1985
42 Vincent Damphousse 773 1,378 0.56 San Jose Sharks 2003–04 —
Teemu Selanne 773 1,451 0.53 Anaheim Ducks 2013–14 2017
44 Chris Chelios 763 1,651 0.46 Chicago Blackhawks 2009–10 2013
45 Nicklas Backstrom 762 1,105 0.69 Washington Capitals Active
46 Bernie Federko 761 1,000 0.76 St. Louis Blues 1989–90 2002
47 Doug Weight 755 1,238 0.61 St. Louis Blues 2010–11 —
48 Larry Robinson 750 1,384 0.54 Montreal Canadiens 1991–92 1995
49 Denis Potvin 742 1,060 0.70 New York Islanders 1987–88 1991
50 Norm Ullman 739 1,410 0.52 Toronto Maple Leafs 1974–75 1982
51 Ryan Getzlaf 737 1,157 0.64 Anaheim Ducks 2021–22 Eligible 2025
52 Bernie Nicholls 734 1,127 0.65 New Jersey Devils 1998–99 —
53 Rod Brind'Amour 732 1,484 0.49 Carolina Hurricanes 2009–10 —
54 Luc Robitaille 726 1,431 0.51 Los Angeles Kings 2005–06 2009
55 Claude Giroux 716 1,182 0.61 Philadelphia Flyers Active
56 Daniel Alfredsson 713 1,246 0.57 Ottawa Senators 2013–14 2022
57 Jean Beliveau 712 1,125 0.63 Montreal Canadiens 1970–71 1972
Scott Stevens 712 1,635 0.44 New Jersey Devils 2003–04 2007
59 Jeremy Roenick 703 1,363 0.52 Philadelphia Flyers 2008–09 2024
60 Dave Andreychuk 698 1,639 0.43 New Jersey Devils 2005–06 2017
Brendan Shanahan 698 1,524 0.46 Detroit Red Wings 2008–09 2013
62 Dale Hunter 697 1,407 0.50 Washington Capitals 1998–99 —
Alexander Ovechkin 697 1,426 0.49 Washington Capitals Active
64 Sergei Fedorov 696 1,248 0.56 Columbus Blue Jackets 2008–09 2015
65 Henri Richard 688 1,256 0.55 Montreal Canadiens 1974–75 1979
66 Brad Park 683 1,113 0.61 Boston Bruins 1984–85 1988
67 Bobby Smith 679 1,077 0.63 Montreal Canadiens 1992–93 —
Ray Whitney 679 1,330 0.51 Phoenix Coyotes 2013–14 —
69 Jarome Iginla 675 1,554 0.43 Boston Bruins 2016–17 2020
70 Brett Hull 650 1,269 0.51 Detroit Red Wings 2005–06 2009
71 Daniel Sedin 648 1,306 0.50 Vancouver Canucks 2017–18 2022
72 Connor McDavid 647 645 1.00 Edmonton Oilers Active
73 Bobby Orr 645 657 0.98 Boston Bruins 1978–79 1979
74 Martin St. Louis 642 1,134 0.57 Tampa Bay Lightning 2014–15 2018
75 Gary Suter 641 1,145 0.56 San Jose Sharks 2001–02 —
76 Dave Taylor 638 1,111 0.57 Los Angeles Kings 1993–94 —
77 Borje Salming 637 1,148 0.55 Toronto Maple Leafs 1989–90 1996
Darryl Sittler 637 1,096 0.58 Philadelphia Flyers 1984–85 1989
79 Peter Forsberg 636 708 0.90 Philadelphia Flyers 2010–11 2014
80 Neal Broten 634 1,099 0.58 New Jersey Devils 1996–97 —
Brad Richards 634 1,126 0.56 Chicago Blackhawks 2015–16 —
82 Theoren Fleury 633 1,084 0.58 New York Rangers 2002–03 —
83 Jason Spezza 632 1,248 0.51 Toronto Maple Leafs 2021–22 Eligible 2025
84 Patrick Marleau 631 1,779 0.35 Toronto Maple Leafs 2020–21 —
85 Erik Karlsson 628 1,002 0.63 Pittsburgh Penguins Active
86 Mike Gartner 627 1,432 0.44 Phoenix Coyotes 1997–98 2001
87 Brent Burns 626 1,415 0.44 Carolina Hurricanes Active
88 Andy Bathgate 624 1,069 0.58 Pittsburgh Penguins 1970–71 1978
89 Henrik Zetterberg 623 1,082 0.58 Detroit Red Wings 2017–18 —
90 Blake Wheeler 622 1,172 0.53 Winnipeg Jets Active
91 Sergei Zubov 619 1,068 0.58 Dallas Stars 2008–09 2019
92 Patrik Elias 617 1,240 0.50 New Jersey Devils 2015–16 —
93 Rod Gilbert 615 1,065 0.58 New York Rangers 1977–78 1982
94 Patrice Bergeron 613 1,294 0.47 Boston Bruins 2022–23 Eligible 2026
95 Marian Hossa 609 1,309 0.47 Chicago Blackhawks 2016–17 2020
96 Eric Staal 608 1,365 0.45 Florida Panthers 2022–23 Not eligible yet
97 Michel Goulet 605 1,089 0.56 Chicago Blackhawks 1993–94 1998
98 Pavel Datsyuk 604 953 0.63 Detroit Red Wings 2015–16 2024
99 Kirk Muller 602 1,349 0.45 Dallas Stars 2002–03 —
100 Glenn Anderson 601 1,375 0.44 St. Louis Blues 1995–96 2008

Notes

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  1. ^ Gordie Howe initially retired from hockey at the end of the 1970–71 season and was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. He returned to playing professional hockey, in the World Hockey Association, in 1973–74, where he played until returning to the NHL for the 1979–80 season.
  2. ^ Mario Lemieux initially retired from hockey at the end of the 1996–97 season and was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. He returned as an NHL owner in 1999, then returned to playing in the NHL in the 2000–01 season.

References

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  1. ^ "NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. ^ a b "Players such as Eddie Shack, accorded much attention but..." United Press International. July 20, 1982. Retrieved December 22, 2023. … creation of the NHL Milestone Award announced Tuesday by league president John Ziegler.
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