since 1977 in nhl who has the most assists through first 8 seasons

Since 1976-77, Wayne Gretzky made the most assists in his first 8 seasons, with 977 assists.

NAMEAGPGP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
977
632
543
1,520
+514
299
116
274
50
49
58
1
2,581
21.0
2Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
606
517
408
1,014
+52
548
132
273
31
15
36
7
2,011
20.3
3Peter Stastny
P. Stastny
580
603
321
901
+54
546
97
222
6
5
38
1
1,619
19.8
4Denis Savard
D. Savard
550
618
301
851
+88
669
79
235
8
7
38
1
1,864
16.1
5Connor McDavid
C. McDavid
547
569
303
850
+113
219
71
218
7
9
64
15
1,948
15.6
3,123
6,601
47.3
375
223
563
494
21:45
6Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
545
608
320
865
+411
487
101
144
10
12
51
0
1,487
21.5
7Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
515
614
404
919
+121
281
129
196
7
3
45
1
2,696
15.0
8Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
512
578
224
736
+274
786
75
194
17
26
20
1
1,817
12.3
9Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
495
634
353
848
-82
408
114
193
11
9
27
4
2,283
15.5
10Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
493
577
329
822
+302
170
89
163
0
1
57
0
2,077
15.8
11Adam Oates
A. Oates
490
551
167
657
+19
178
49
177
4
5
27
0
1,177
14.2
12Peter Forsberg
P. Forsberg
488
541
198
686
+191
514
54
184
14
16
33
3
1,359
14.6
927
1,983
46.7
194
47
198
167
20:16
13Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
461
590
285
746
-87
227
86
197
18
11
37
1
1,883
15.1
14Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
458
594
342
800
-21
368
89
177
23
12
35
4
2,045
16.7
15Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
454
609
474
928
+358
163
151
157
6
0
66
1
2,181
21.7
16Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
451
600
397
848
+336
231
87
111
24
21
50
5
1,747
22.7
17Mitch Marner
M. Marner
445
576
194
639
+110
184
44
151
9
7
30
4
1,491
13.0
96
212
45.3
335
312
582
536
19:52
18Artemi Panarin
A. Panarin
445
590
216
661
+138
182
56
139
0
0
39
9
1,513
14.3
11
47
23.4
184
114
356
478
19:37
19Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
442
602
152
594
+246
766
33
114
15
27
15
1
1,117
13.6
20Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
438
580
176
614
+293
454
62
195
6
13
26
1
2,107
8.4
21Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
434
581
301
735
+146
435
76
133
7
3
56
5
1,961
15.3
22Ron Francis
R. Francis
433
567
211
644
-65
412
58
186
4
2
29
1
1,411
15.0
23Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
432
545
172
604
+348
620
67
189
7
16
24
0
1,672
10.3
24Nicklas Backstrom
N. Backstrom
427
577
145
572
+79
298
47
193
2
0
20
4
1,277
11.4
4,693
9,251
50.7
487
372
446
310
19:58
25Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
427
470
238
665
+106
417
70
186
3
5
29
5
1,597
14.9
4,996
9,637
51.8
377
259
247
395
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4
1
19
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Oilers Oilers
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2
2
18
9
Kraken Kraken
7
4
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15
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NJD NJD
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Fox

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34

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Hits Leaders

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9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
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Senators Senators
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5
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16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
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3
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5
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3
13
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4
3
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2
2
22
19
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4
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16
8
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6
1
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4
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5
6
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11
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11
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5
3
11
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9
4
1
19
12
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2
2
18
9
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4
1
15
3
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6
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1
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10
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MTL MTL
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9/29
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BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
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EDM EDM
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Tue
9/29
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