nhl most primary assists history

Wayne Gretzky has the most career primary assists, with 1,324.

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  • Data note: Primary Assists: player season data complete from 1926-27
NAMEA1GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1,324
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
+520
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
2Ron Francis
R. Francis
797
1,731
549
1,249
1,798
-18
977
188
539
12
19
79
4
3,756
14.6
3,205
5,757
55.7
119
199
203
153
19:41
3Mark Messier
M. Messier
751
1,756
694
1,193
1,887
+211
1,912
179
402
63
81
92
8
4,221
16.4
3,780
6,871
55.0
195
138
161
310
18:47
4Gordie Howe
G. Howe
746
1,767
801
1,049
1,850
+160
1,685
211
353
24
12
121
3,803
10.1
5Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
686
1,437
660
1,113
1,773
+195
910
195
417
4
7
104
26
4,490
14.7
16,612
31,372
53.0
1,251
698
799
1,203
20:35
6Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
684
1,733
766
1,155
1,921
+322
1,167
217
393
11
4
135
19
5,637
13.6
9
42
21.4
281
194
495
1,087
19:53
7Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
683
1,714
430
1,109
1,539
+182
1,272
146
402
6
6
68
9
3,068
14.0
12,730
24,107
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
8Adam Oates
A. Oates
664
1,337
341
1,079
1,420
+33
415
103
410
12
23
56
5
2,392
14.3
4,526
7,892
57.3
45
149
209
371
20:00
9Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
662
1,348
731
1,040
1,771
+27
600
234
409
19
11
73
2
5,363
13.6
10Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
654
915
690
1,033
1,723
+114
834
236
465
49
22
74
11
3,633
19.0
1,414
2,865
49.4
52
45
70
122
22:40
11Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
650
1,514
692
1,063
1,755
+184
924
202
393
50
33
94
9
4,602
15.0
3,405
5,929
57.4
171
210
189
251
18:38
12Doug Gilmour
D. Gilmour
634
1,474
450
964
1,414
+129
1,301
153
335
18
26
56
3
2,834
15.9
1,556
3,008
51.7
140
122
103
178
18:20
13Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
630
1,409
396
1,135
1,531
+298
1,802
135
529
20
31
43
1
4,389
9.0
0
0
33
89
23
97
21:50
14Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
614
1,188
518
891
1,409
-98
740
182
386
12
11
49
4
3,754
13.8
15Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
587
1,612
410
1,169
1,579
+527
1,141
173
588
16
28
60
5
6,209
6.6
0
1
0.0
277
203
143
135
26:38
16Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
585
1,396
541
926
1,467
+329
1,264
150
312
12
6
84
4,482
12.1
17Denis Savard
D. Savard
583
1,196
473
865
1,338
+103
1,336
127
361
20
13
56
1
3,142
15.1
18Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
577
1,378
625
1,016
1,641
+30
614
205
426
32
17
86
7
4,621
13.5
6,687
12,735
52.5
227
268
419
405
21:09
19Patrick Kane
P. Kane
562
1,384
509
900
1,409
-16
484
140
327
0
1
85
14
4,427
11.5
333
861
38.7
364
328
728
785
19:55
20Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
556
1,282
717
873
1,590
+252
910
246
303
23
12
118
5,166
13.9
21Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
550
812
419
848
1,267
+207
322
100
337
11
10
76
17
2,762
15.2
4,484
9,354
47.9
592
319
701
811
21:54
22Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
542
1,284
539
882
1,421
+43
1,269
189
344
4
1
89
14
3,987
13.5
6,113
13,625
44.9
738
543
1,059
1,281
19:27
23Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
542
1,279
524
901
1,425
+449
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
24Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
541
1,144
358
852
1,210
+507
1,453
99
234
32
35
38
1
2,582
13.9
25Mark Recchi
M. Recchi
531
1,652
577
956
1,533
0
1,033
200
369
18
14
91
6
3,820
15.1
880
1,815
48.5
898
288
342
518
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