which nhl player has the most assists in a season

Wayne Gretzky of the Oilers breaks his own NHL single-season record with his 126th assist. He'd break it again the following season when he finished with 163 assists.

NAME SEASON TM GP A G P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% TOI/GP
1 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1985-86
EDM EDM
80
163
52
215
71
46
11
43
3
15
6
1
350
14.9
2 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1984-85
EDM EDM
80
135
73
208
100
52
8
36
11
7
7
0
354
20.6
3 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1982-83
EDM EDM
80
125
71
196
61
59
18
36
6
4
9
348
20.4
4 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1990-91
LAK LAK
78
122
41
163
30
16
8
51
0
1
5
0
212
19.3
5 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1986-87
EDM EDM
79
121
62
183
69
28
13
33
7
6
4
0
288
21.5
6 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1981-82
EDM EDM
80
120
92
212
80
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
7 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1983-84
EDM EDM
74
118
87
205
78
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
8 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1988-89
LAK LAK
78
114
54
168
15
26
11
42
5
10
5
0
303
17.8
9 Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
1988-89
PIT PIT
76
114
85
199
41
100
31
48
13
5
8
1
313
27.2
10 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1987-88
EDM EDM
64
109
40
149
39
24
9
40
5
4
3
0
211
19.0
11 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1980-81
EDM EDM
80
109
55
164
41
28
15
38
4
3
3
261
21.1
12 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1989-90
LAK LAK
73
102
40
142
8
42
10
30
4
2
4
1
236
16.9
13 Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
102
37
139
124
91
5
44
3
10
5
392
9.4
14 Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
1987-88
PIT PIT
77
98
70
168
23
92
22
58
10
4
7
2
382
18.3
15 Adam Oates
Adam Oates
1992-93
BOS BOS
84
97
45
142
15
32
24
38
1
1
11
0
254
17.7
16 Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
2005-06
TOT
81
96
29
125
31
61
11
40
0
2
6
1
195
14.9
21:20
17 Doug Gilmour
Doug Gilmour
1992-93
TOR TOR
83
95
32
127
32
100
15
44
3
2
2
0
211
15.2
18 Pat LaFontaine
Pat LaFontaine
1992-93
BUF BUF
84
95
53
148
11
63
20
43
2
0
7
0
306
17.3
19 Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
1985-86
PIT PIT
79
93
48
141
-8
43
17
49
0
0
4
1
276
17.4
20 Peter Stastny
Peter Stastny
1981-82
QUE QUE
80
93
46
139
-10
91
16
33
3
1
3
227
20.3
21 Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
2006-07
SJS SJS
82
92
22
114
24
44
10
44
0
0
5
0
213
10.3
20:19
22 Ron Francis
Ron Francis
1995-96
PIT PIT
77
92
27
119
25
56
12
42
1
1
4
0
158
17.1
23 Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
1995-96
PIT PIT
70
92
69
161
10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
24 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
1993-94
LAK LAK
81
92
38
130
-25
20
14
47
4
3
0
0
233
16.3
25 Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
1992-93
PIT PIT
60
91
69
160
55
38
16
39
6
3
10
0
286
24.1

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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20