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All-Time NHL Leading Assists

June 28, 2024

The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 600 assists in the National Hockey League (NHL). All players who reach this milestone receive an NHL Milestone Award, introduced in 1982. Players who achieved this accomplishment before 1982 were also granted the award.

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

Of these players, 14 have recorded 1,000 assists, 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 achievement also places these players on the list of NHL players with 1,000 points, which also earns the NHL Milestone Award.

NHL All-Time Assist Leaders

Below is a list of the NHL’s all-time leading assist providers, including their total career assists, games played, and career assist averages.

Rank	Player	Total Assists	Games	APG
1	Wayne Gretzky	1,963	1,487	1.32
2	Ron Francis	1,249	1,731	0.72
3	Mark Messier	1,193	1,756	0.68
4	Ray Bourque	1,169	1,612	0.73
5	Jaromir Jagr	1,155	1,733	0.67
6	Paul Coffey	1,135	1,409	0.81
7	Joe Thornton	1,109	1,714	0.65
8	Adam Oates	1,079	1,337	0.81
9	Steve Yzerman	1,063	1,514	0.70
10	Gordie Howe	1,049	1,767	0.59
11	Marcel Dionne	1,040	1,348	0.77
12	Mario Lemieux	1,033	915	1.13
13	Joe Sakic	1,016	1,378	0.74
14	Alex Ovechkin	1,018	1,374	0.74
15	Doug Gilmour	964	1,474	0.65
16	Sidney Crosby	958	1,129	0.85
17	Bryan Trottier	901	1,279	0.70
18	Phil Housley	894	1,495	0.60
19	Stan Mikita	926	1,394	0.66
20	Al MacInnis	934	1,416	0.66
21	Mike Modano	926	1,499	0.62
22	Larry Murphy	929	1,615	0.57
23	Denis Savard	865	1,196	0.72
24	Pierre Turgeon	812	1,294	0.63
25	Dale Hawerchuk	891	1,188	0.75
26	Sergei Fedorov	696	1,248	0.56
27	Jean Ratelle	776	1,281	0.61
28	Teemu Selanne	773	1,451	0.53
29	Brian Leetch	781	1,205	0.65
30	Jeremy Roenick	703	1,363	0.52
31	Daniel Alfredsson	713	1,246	0.57
32	Joe Nieuwendyk	662	1,257	0.53
33	Nicklas Lidstrom	878	1,564	0.56
34	Patrick Marleau	654	1,779	0.37
35	Mats Sundin	785	1,346	0.58
36	Dave Andreychuk	640	1,639	0.39
37	Marian Hossa	609	1,309	0.47
38	Mark Recchi	956	1,652	0.58
39	Brad Richards	634	1,126	0.56
40	Vincent Lecavalier	574	1,212	0.47
41	Rick Nash	547	1,060	0.52
42	Scott Stevens	908	1,635	0.56
43	Peter Stastny	789	977	0.81
44	Bernie Nicholls	734	1,127	0.65
45	Doug Weight	755	1,238	0.61
46	Mike Gartner	627	1,432	0.44
47	Paul Kariya	554	989	0.56
48	Vincent Damphousse	773	1,378	0.56
49	Dave Taylor	638	1,111	0.57
50	Zigmund Palffy	384	684	0.56