which team has the most assists in nhl history

The Montreal Canadiens have the most assists by a team, with 34,789 assists.

	TEAM	A	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	34,789	7,124	3,603	2,466	837	219	8,262	.580	83	82	22,677	19,388	3,289	19.4	81.6	30.91	10.7	29.31	.905
2	Bruins	34,711	6,964	3,441	2,506	791	226	7,899	.567	78	91	22,115	19,974	2,141	19.8	82.4	31.48	10.4	28.96	.898
3	Rangers	33,778	6,897	3,079	2,825	808	185	7,151	.518	92	77	21,039	20,874	165	20.1	81.3	30.83	10.3	30.63	.900
4	Maple Leafs	33,691	7,122	3,206	2,927	783	207	7,402	.520	69	84	22,003	21,840	163	19.3	79.6	30.74	10.2	31.42	.898
5	Red Wings	33,291	6,898	3,142	2,721	815	220	7,319	.531	83	83	21,033	20,544	489	20.0	80.7	31.04	10.1	29.21	.892
6	Blackhawks	32,918	6,896	2,918	2,953	814	211	6,861	.497	86	80	20,304	20,805	-501	18.6	80.8	30.11	10.2	30.47	.901
7	Penguins	25,118	4,508	2,067	1,860	383	198	4,715	.523	90	72	14,848	15,038	-190	20.7	80.0	30.55	10.8	31.23	.893
8	Flyers	24,215	4,507	2,210	1,611	457	229	5,106	.566	67	103	14,552	13,295	1,257	19.3	81.3	31.09	10.4	29.17	.899
9	Kings	23,480	4,509	1,940	1,936	424	209	4,513	.500	83	88	14,021	14,619	-598	19.3	79.9	30.23	10.3	29.96	.892
10	Blues	23,186	4,509	2,105	1,772	432	200	4,842	.537	88	79	13,830	13,668	162	19.4	81.8	29.61	10.4	29.06	.896
11	Stars	23,038	4,507	2,041	1,809	459	198	4,739	.526	89	71	13,746	13,861	-115	19.6	81.4	29.94	10.2	29.85	.897
12	Sabres	22,136	4,282	1,958	1,716	409	199	4,524	.528	93	83	13,448	13,033	415	18.7	82.0	29.62	10.6	30.23	.899
13	Flames	22,132	4,127	1,933	1,617	379	198	4,443	.538	62	78	13,299	12,759	540	19.8	80.9	30.22	10.7	29.25	.894
14	Canucks	21,838	4,282	1,819	1,871	391	201	4,230	.494	85	87	13,118	13,950	-832	19.0	80.4	29.33	10.4	29.93	.891
15	Islanders	21,437	4,124	1,845	1,718	347	214	4,251	.515	92	90	12,927	12,827	100	19.5	80.2	29.29	10.7	30.66	.899
16	Capitals	20,840	3,970	1,876	1,586	303	205	4,260	.537	81	86	12,500	12,487	13	19.8	81.3	29.29	10.7	29.55	.894
17	Oilers	19,977	3,572	1,669	1,447	262	194	3,794	.531	82	77	11,888	11,569	319	19.5	80.6	29.53	11.3	30.42	.894
18	Avalanche	19,793	3,572	1,715	1,425	261	171	3,862	.541	89	54	11,599	11,261	338	20.0	80.6	29.68	10.9	30.16	.895
19	Devils	19,383	3,970	1,701	1,743	328	198	3,928	.495	85	97	11,587	12,501	-914	18.6	80.9	29.61	9.9	29.00	.891
20	Hurricanes	17,889	3,568	1,572	1,530	263	203	3,610	.506	58	74	10,680	11,297	-617	18.0	81.4	30.14	9.9	29.42	.892
21	Coyotes	17,403	3,480	1,424	1,599	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	10,346	11,597	-1,251	18.2	80.3	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
22	Lightning	12,407	2,530	1,176	1,060	112	182	2,646	.523	78	70	7,315	7,577	-262	18.4	81.7	29.26	9.9	29.62	.899
23	Sharks	12,395	2,610	1,164	1,110	121	215	2,664	.510	83	86	7,269	7,800	-531	18.0	81.8	29.39	9.5	29.52	.899
24	Senators	11,962	2,532	1,129	1,092	115	196	2,569	.507	70	84	7,197	7,583	-386	17.5	81.2	30.09	9.4	29.88	.900
25	Panthers	11,330	2,447	1,093	980	142	232	2,560	.523	85	104	6,755	6,988	-233	17.1	81.6	30.40	9.1	31.08	.908