List_of_NHL_players_with_1000_assists

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]

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[Howe-3] 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.

[Lemieux-4] 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.

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"NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.

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"Players such as Eddie Shack, accorded much attention but..." United Press International. July 20, 1982. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
13	Joe Sakic	1,016	1,378	0.74	Colorado Avalanche	2008–09	2012
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
14	Sidney Crosby	1000	1,190	0.80	Pittsburgh Penguins	Active
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
30	Mike Modano	813	1,499	0.54	Dallas Stars	2010–11	2014
32	Pierre Turgeon	812	1,294	0.63	St. Louis Blues	2006–07	2023
33	Jari Kurri	797	1,251	0.64	Los Angeles Kings	1997–98	2001
34	Guy Lafleur	793	1,126	0.70	Montreal Canadiens	1990–91	1988
35	Peter Stastny	789	977	0.81	Quebec Nordiques	1994–95	1998
36	Patrick Kane	786	1,180	0.67	Chicago Blackhawks	Active
37	Mats Sundin	785	1,346	0.58	Toronto Maple Leafs	2008–09	2012
38	Brian Leetch	781	1,205	0.65	New York Rangers	2005–06	2009
39	Jean Ratelle	776	1,280	0.61	Boston Bruins	1980–81	1985
40	Vincent Damphousse	773	1,378	0.56	San Jose Sharks	2003–04	—
40	Teemu Selanne	773	1,451	0.53	Anaheim Ducks	2013–14	2017
42	Chris Chelios	763	1,651	0.46	Chicago Blackhawks	2009–10	2013
43	Nicklas Backstrom	761	1,097	0.69	Washington Capitals	Active
43	Bernie Federko	761	1,000	0.76	St. Louis Blues	1989–90	2002
45	Evgeni Malkin	758	1,063	0.71	Pittsburgh Penguins	Active
46	Doug Weight	755	1,238	0.61	St. Louis Blues	2010–11	—
47	Larry Robinson	750	1,384	0.54	Montreal Canadiens	1991–92	1995
48	Anze Kopitar	748	1,292	0.58	Los Angeles Kings	Active
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	Daniel Alfredsson	713	1,246	0.57	Ottawa Senators	2013–14	2022
56	Jean Beliveau	712	1,125	0.63	Montreal Canadiens	1970–71	1972
56	Scott Stevens	712	1,635	0.44	New Jersey Devils	2003–04	2007
58	Jeremy Roenick	703	1,363	0.52	Philadelphia Flyers	2008–09	—
59	Dave Andreychuk	698	1,639	0.43	New Jersey Devils	2005–06	2017
59	Brendan Shanahan	698	1,524	0.46	Detroit Red Wings	2008–09	2013
61	Dale Hunter	697	1,407	0.50	Washington Capitals	1998–99	—
62	Sergei Fedorov	696	1,248	0.56	Columbus Blue Jackets	2008–09	2015
63	Henri Richard	688	1,256	0.55	Montreal Canadiens	1974–75	1979
64	Brad Park	683	1,113	0.61	Boston Bruins	1984–85	1988
65	Bobby Smith	679	1,077	0.63	Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	—
65	Ray Whitney	679	1,330	0.51	Phoenix Coyotes	2013–14	—
67	Jarome Iginla	675	1,554	0.43	Boston Bruins	2016–17	2020
68	Claude Giroux	673	1,100	0.61	Philadelphia Flyers	Active
69	Alexander Ovechkin	663	1,347	0.49	Washington Capitals	Active
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	Bobby Orr	645	657	0.98	Boston Bruins	1978–79	1979
73	Martin St. Louis	642	1,134	0.57	Tampa Bay Lightning	2014–15	2018
74	Gary Suter	641	1,145	0.56	San Jose Sharks	2001–02	—
75	Dave Taylor	638	1,111	0.57	Los Angeles Kings	1993–94	—
76	Borje Salming	637	1,148	0.55	Toronto Maple Leafs	1989–90	1996
76	Darryl Sittler	637	1,096	0.58	Philadelphia Flyers	1984–85	1989
78	Peter Forsberg	636	708	0.90	Philadelphia Flyers	2010–11	2014
79	Neal Broten	634	1,099	0.58	New Jersey Devils	1996–97	—
79	Brad Richards	634	1,126	0.56	Chicago Blackhawks	2015–16	—
81	Theoren Fleury	633	1,084	0.58	New York Rangers	2002–03	—
82	Jason Spezza	632	1,248	0.51	Toronto Maple Leafs	2021–22	Eligible 2025
83	Patrick Marleau	631	1,779	0.35	Toronto Maple Leafs	2020–21	Eligible 2024
84	Mike Gartner	627	1,432	0.44	Phoenix Coyotes	1997–98	2001
85	Andy Bathgate	624	1,069	0.58	Pittsburgh Penguins	1970–71	1978
86	Henrik Zetterberg	623	1,082	0.58	Detroit Red Wings	2017–18	—
87	Sergei Zubov	619	1,068	0.58	Dallas Stars	2008–09	2019
88	Patrik Elias	617	1,240	0.50	New Jersey Devils	2015–16	—
89	Rod Gilbert	615	1,065	0.58	New York Rangers	1977–78	1982
90	Patrice Bergeron	613	1,294	0.47	Boston Bruins	2022–23	Eligible 2026
91	Blake Wheeler	610	1,118	0.55	Winnipeg Jets	Active
92	Marian Hossa	609	1,309	0.47	Chicago Blackhawks	2016–17	2020
93	Eric Staal	608	1,365	0.45	Florida Panthers	2022–23	Not eligible yet
94	Michel Goulet	605	1,089	0.56	Chicago Blackhawks	1993–94	1998
95	Pavel Datsyuk	604	953	0.63	Detroit Red Wings	2015–16	Eligible 2024
96	Kirk Muller	602	1,349	0.45	Dallas Stars	2002–03	—
97	Glenn Anderson	601	1,375	0.44	St. Louis Blues	1995–96	2008

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List of NHL career assists leaders

Players with 600 NHL assists

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