before 1988 who had the most assists in nhl history

Before 1987-88, Gordie Howe made the most assists, with 1,049 assists.

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NAMEAGPGP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Gordie Howe
G. Howe
1,049
1,767
801
1,850
+160
1,685
211
353
24
12
121
3,803
10.1
2Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
990
1,244
693
1,683
+47
526
208
380
19
11
69
2
5,105
13.6
3Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
977
632
543
1,520
+514
299
116
274
50
49
58
1
2,581
21.0
4Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
926
1,396
541
1,467
+329
1,264
150
312
12
6
84
4,482
12.1
5Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
873
1,282
717
1,590
+252
910
246
303
23
12
118
5,166
13.9
6Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
852
1,144
358
1,210
+507
1,453
99
234
32
35
38
1
2,582
13.9
7Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
825
1,550
456
1,281
+24
383
111
265
15
16
75
3,129
10.1
8Gilbert Perreault
G. Perreault
814
1,191
512
1,326
+41
500
134
298
8
4
81
0
3,077
16.6
9Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
813
1,540
556
1,369
-7
493
159
284
4
0
92
3,087
16.2
10Jean Ratelle
J. Ratelle
776
1,280
491
1,267
+236
276
137
213
4
3
68
2,916
16.8
11Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
762
914
440
1,202
+475
677
134
229
17
15
63
1
2,203
20.0
12Norm Ullman
N. Ullman
739
1,410
490
1,229
+7
710
116
172
8
13
59
3,426
12.3
13Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
728
961
518
1,246
+470
381
139
239
3
2
94
0
3,204
16.2
14Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
712
1,125
507
1,219
+117
1,033
173
269
0
2
83
2,627
11.4
15Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
710
988
291
1,001
+430
1,244
118
313
10
22
41
0
2,862
10.2
16Henri Richard
H. Richard
688
1,258
358
1,046
+243
932
47
115
0
1
53
3,199
8.5
17Brad Park
B. Park
683
1,113
213
896
+363
1,429
92
285
5
8
28
0
2,827
7.5
18Bobby Orr
B. Orr
645
657
270
915
+582
953
76
248
16
31
26
3,058
8.8
19Darryl Sittler
D. Sittler
637
1,096
484
1,121
+57
948
150
160
10
10
57
0
3,815
12.7
20Larry Robinson
L. Robinson
626
1,075
187
813
+643
654
63
205
3
5
27
0
1,961
9.5
21Andy Bathgate
A. Bathgate
624
1,069
349
973
-60
624
78
233
6
3
35
2,461
8.6
22Rod Gilbert
R. Gilbert
615
1,065
406
1,021
+38
510
108
215
0
0
52
3,142
12.9
23Bernie Federko
B. Federko
607
782
310
917
-91
357
99
230
2
0
32
0
1,732
17.9
24Dave Keon
D. Keon
590
1,296
396
986
+61
117
67
156
32
16
65
3,946
10.0
25Borje Salming
B. Salming
579
970
143
722
+136
1,124
43
243
6
9
13
0
2,337
6.1
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