nhl players most assists in a season by a player older than 35

Wayne Gretzky has the most assists by a player older than 35 in a season, with 72 assists in 1996-97.

	NAME	A	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	72	36	1996-97	NYR	82	25	97	+12	28	6	25	0	1	2	0	286	8.7
2	Adam Oates A. Oates	69	38	2000-01	WSH	81	13	82	-9	28	5	37	0	2	4	1	72	18.1	1,081	1,836	58.9	16	49	74	99	21:00
3	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	67	37	1997-98	NYR	82	23	90	-11	28	6	24	0	0	4	0	201	11.4
4	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	64	37	2006-07	COL	82	36	100	+2	46	16	27	0	0	4	1	258	14.0	726	1,368	53.1	21	35	38	72	20:11
5	Adam Oates A. Oates	64	39	2001-02	TOT	80	14	78	-4	28	3	26	0	0	1	0	102	13.7	1,108	1,965	56.4	3	35	53	92	21:52
6	Joe Thornton J. Thornton	63	36	2015-16	SJS	82	19	82	+25	54	8	21	0	0	6	0	120	15.8	399	752	53.1	48	30	69	98	18:22
7	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	63	37	2002-03	PIT	67	28	91	-25	43	14	31	0	0	4	1	235	11.9	474	1,029	46.1	7	8	10	22	23:05
8	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	61	36	1976-77	BOS	78	33	94	+18	22	8	11	1	0	6		185	17.8
9	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	60	37	2007-08	DET	76	10	70	+40	40	5	29	0	1	4	0	188	5.3	0	0		23	70	23	39	26:43
10	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	59	37	1977-78	BOS	80	25	84	+48	10	3	6	0	0	5		156	16.0
11	Gordie Howe G. Howe	59	40	1968-69	DET	76	44	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6		284	15.5
12	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	58	37	2024-25	PIT	80	33	91	-20	31	12	15	0	0	10	4	227	14.5	1,016	1,782	57.0	67	39	29	86	20:22
13	Alex Delvecchio A. Delvecchio	58	36	1968-69	DET	72	25	83	+42	8	7	10	0	1	2		221	11.3
14	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	56	36	2022-23	PIT	82	27	83	-12	82	11	25	0	0	3	0	240	11.3	422	856	49.3	53	33	82	105	18:35
15	Rod Brind'Amour R. Brind'Amour	56	36	2006-07	CAR	78	26	82	+7	46	9	21	2	3	5	1	181	14.4	1,213	2,047	59.3	123	49	48	57	23:19
16	Adam Oates A. Oates	56	37	1999-00	WSH	82	15	71	+13	14	5	16	0	0	6	2	93	16.1	1,235	2,176	56.8	19	45	49	121	22:20
17	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	55	36	2005-06	COL	82	32	87	+10	60	10	24	0	0	6	1	263	12.2	876	1,669	52.5	18	32	69	60	19:55
18	Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	54	37	2021-22	DAL	82	27	81	+11	14	12	13	0	0	2	0	216	12.5	394	751	52.5	104	69	35	44	18:28
19	Ray Whitney R. Whitney	53	39	2011-12	PHX	82	24	77	+26	28	8	12	0	0	1	0	185	13.0	4	15	26.7	28	10	34	39	18:39
20	Ray Whitney R. Whitney	53	36	2008-09	CAR	82	24	77	+2	32	7	23	0	0	2	1	219	11.0	2	4	50.0	27	26	62	41	18:25
21	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	53	38	1998-99	NYR	70	9	62	-23	14	3	27	0	0	3	0	132	6.8
22	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	53	37	1972-73	BOS	78	40	93	+17	12	10	25	0	0	10		168	23.8
23	Alex Delvecchio A. Delvecchio	53	40	1972-73	DET	77	18	71	+6	13	8	17	0	0	3		130	13.8
24	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	52	36	2023-24	PIT	82	42	94	+7	40	10	13	0	0	3	0	278	15.1	1,090	1,872	58.2	101	37	73	57	20:05
25	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	52	39	2002-03	STL	80	16	68	+22	61	9	28	1	1	2	0	299	5.4	2	2	100.0	8	26	13	35	26:55

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Lafreniere

16

Fox

+/-

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Tolvanen

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GA/GP

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PK%

90.5

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	10	2	2	22	19
Devils	8	4	0	16	8
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	EDM	@	NYR	6:00 PM
Tue 11/3	STL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Thu 11/5	PHI	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYR	@	SEA	5:00 PM
Mon 11/9	NYR	@	EDM	8:00 PM

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Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8
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Devils	8	4	0	16	8
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19

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Wild	9	3	2	20	13
Mammoth	8	5	0	16	4
Stars	7	4	1	15	8
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	5	13	-5
Blues	5	6	1	11	-2
Jets	4	5	3	11	-8
Blackhawks	4	8	0	8	-18
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	9	4	1	19	12
Oilers	8	2	2	18	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	6	1	13	-8
Ducks	5	6	1	11	-6
Flames	5	6	0	10	-13
Kings	3	6	2	8	-9
Canucks	3	10	1	7	-22