Yearly Leaders and Records for Assists

Leaders and Records: Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly

Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Season	Player	A
2008-09	Evgeni Malkin	24
2007-08	Joe Thornton	67
2006-07	Joe Thornton	92
2005-06	Joe Thornton	96
2003-04	Martin St. Louis	56
	Scott Gomez	56
2002-03	Peter Forsberg	77
2001-02	Adam Oates	64
2000-01	Adam Oates	69
	Jaromir Jagr	69
1999-00	Mark Recchi	63
1998-99	Jaromir Jagr	83
1997-98	Jaromir Jagr	67
	Wayne Gretzky*	67
1996-97	Mario Lemieux*	72
	Wayne Gretzky*	72
1995-96	Mario Lemieux*	92
	Ron Francis*	92
1994-95	Ron Francis*	48
1993-94	Wayne Gretzky*	92
1992-93	Adam Oates	97
1991-92	Wayne Gretzky*	90
1990-91	Wayne Gretzky*	122
1989-90	Wayne Gretzky*	102
1988-89	Mario Lemieux*	114
	Wayne Gretzky*	114
1987-88	Wayne Gretzky*	109
1986-87	Wayne Gretzky*	121
1985-86	Wayne Gretzky*	163
1984-85	Wayne Gretzky*	135
1983-84	Wayne Gretzky*	118
1982-83	Wayne Gretzky*	125
1981-82	Wayne Gretzky*	120
1980-81	Wayne Gretzky*	109
1979-80	Wayne Gretzky*	86
1978-79	Bryan Trottier*	87
1977-78	Bryan Trottier*	77
1976-77	Guy Lafleur*	80
1975-76	Bobby Clarke*	89
1974-75	Bobby Orr*	89
	Bobby Clarke*	89
1973-74	Bobby Orr*	90
1972-73	Phil Esposito*	75
1971-72	Bobby Orr*	80
1970-71	Bobby Orr*	102
1969-70	Bobby Orr*	87
1968-69	Phil Esposito*	77
1967-68	Phil Esposito*	49
1966-67	Stan Mikita*	62
1965-66	Jean Beliveau*	48
	Bobby Rousseau	48
	Stan Mikita*	48
1964-65	Stan Mikita*	59
1963-64	Andy Bathgate*	58
1962-63	Henri Richard*	50
1961-62	Andy Bathgate*	56
1960-61	Jean Beliveau*	58
1959-60	Don McKenney	49
1958-59	Dickie Moore*	55
1957-58	Henri Richard*	52
1956-57	Ted Lindsay*	55
1955-56	Bert Olmstead*	56
1954-55	Bert Olmstead*	48
1953-54	Gordie Howe*	48
1952-53	Gordie Howe*	46
1951-52	Elmer Lach*	50
1950-51	Ted Kennedy*	43
	Gordie Howe*	43
1949-50	Ted Lindsay*	55
1948-49	Doug Bentley*	43
1947-48	Doug Bentley*	37
1946-47	Billy Taylor	46
1945-46	Elmer Lach*	34
1944-45	Elmer Lach*	54
1943-44	Clint Smith*	49
1942-43	Bill Cowley*	45
1941-42	Phil Watson	37
1940-41	Bill Cowley*	45
1939-40	Milt Schmidt*	30
1938-39	Bill Cowley*	34
1937-38	Syl Apps*	29
1936-37	Syl Apps*	29
1935-36	Art Chapman	28
1934-35	Art Chapman	34
1933-34	Joe Primeau*	32
1932-33	Frank Boucher*	28
1931-32	Joe Primeau*	37
1930-31	Joe Primeau*	32
1929-30	Frank Boucher*	36
1928-29	Frank Boucher*	16
1927-28	Howie Morenz*	18
1926-27	Dick Irvin*	18
1925-26	Frank Nighbor*	13
1924-25	Red Green	15
	Cy Denneny*	15
1923-24	Georges Boucher*	10
1922-23	Eddie Gerard*	13
1921-22	Harry Cameron*	17
1920-21	Jack Darragh*	15
1919-20	Frank Nighbor*	15
1918-19	Newsy Lalonde*	10
1917-18	Reg Noble*	10
	Cy Denneny*	10
	Harry Cameron*	10

WHA Leaders

Season	Player	A
1978-79	Robbie Ftorek	77
1977-78	Marc Tardif	89
	Ulf Nilsson	89
1976-77	Ulf Nilsson	85
1975-76	J.C. Tremblay	77
	Marc Tardif	77
1974-75	Andre Lacroix	106
1973-74	Andre Lacroix	80
1972-73	J.C. Tremblay	75

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Other data sources include the Hockey Summary Project and Hockey Databank.