List of NHL career assists leaders explained

The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 600 assists in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] All players who reach this mark receive an NHL Milestone Award from the league; the award was introduced in 1982, and all who achieved the accomplishment prior to then were also granted the award.^[2]

Players with 600 NHL assists

As of completion of the, 100 players have recorded 600 assists while playing in the NHL.

Of these players, 14 have recorded 1,000 assists while playing in the NHL, led by Wayne Gretzky who has a 714 assist advantage over second-place Ron Francis. Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey are the only defensemen to reach 1,000 assists while Jaromir Jagr is the only non-Canadian player with 1,000 career assists. This alone would place these players on the list of NHL players with 1,000 points, which also earns the NHL Milestone Award.^[2]

Legend:

Rank – Ranking on all-time assists list

Assists – Career regular season assists

GP – Career regular season games played

A/GP – Mean assists per game played, rounded to two decimal places

With team – Team for which the player recorded their 600th assist

Final season – Final NHL season player competed in

HHOF – Year of induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Rank	Player	Assists	GP	A/GP	With team	Final season	HHOF
1		1,963	1,487		Edmonton Oilers		1999
2		1,249	1,731		Pittsburgh Penguins		2007
3		1,193	1,756		Edmonton Oilers		2007
4		1,169	1,612		Boston Bruins		2004
5		1,155	1,733		Pittsburgh Penguins		Not eligible yet
6		1,135	1,409		Pittsburgh Penguins		2004
7		1,109	1,714		San Jose Sharks		Eligible 2025
8		1,079	1,337		Boston Bruins		2012
9		1,063	1,514		Detroit Red Wings		2009
10		1,049	1,767		Detroit Red Wings		1972
11		1,040	1,348		Los Angeles Kings		1992
12		1,033	915		Pittsburgh Penguins		1997
13		1,016	1,378		Colorado Avalanche		2012
14		1,004	1,190		Pittsburgh Penguins	Active
15		964	1,474		Toronto Maple Leafs		2011
16		956	1,652		Philadelphia Flyers		2017
17		934	1,416		Calgary Flames		2007
18		929	1,615		Pittsburgh Penguins		2004
19		926	1,394		Chicago Black Hawks		1983
20		901	1,279		New York Islanders		1997
21		894	1,495		Calgary Flames		2015
22		891	1,188		Buffalo Sabres		2001
23		878	1,564		Detroit Red Wings		2015
24		873	1,282		Boston Bruins		1984
25		865	1,196		Chicago Blackhawks		2000
26		852	1,144		Philadelphia Flyers		1987
27		830	1,330		Vancouver Canucks		2022
28		825	1,550		Detroit Red Wings		1977
29		814	1,191		Buffalo Sabres		1990
30		813	1,540		Boston Bruins		1981
		813	1,230		Chicago Blackhawks	Active
		813	1,499		Dallas Stars		2014
33		812	1,294		St. Louis Blues		2023
34		798	1,145		Pittsburgh Penguins	Active
35		797	1,251		Los Angeles Kings		2001
36		793	1,126		Montreal Canadiens		1988
37		792	1,373		Los Angeles Kings	Active
38		789	977		Quebec Nordiques		1998
39		785	1,346		Toronto Maple Leafs		2012
40		781	1,205		New York Rangers		2009
41		776	1,280		Boston Bruins		1985
42		773	1,378		San Jose Sharks
		773	1,451		Anaheim Ducks		2017
44		763	1,651		Chicago Blackhawks		2013
45		762	1,105		Washington Capitals	Active
46		761	1,000		St. Louis Blues		2002
47		755	1,238		St. Louis Blues
48		750	1,384		Montreal Canadiens		1995
49		742	1,060		New York Islanders		1991
50		739	1,410		Toronto Maple Leafs		1982
51		737	1,157		Anaheim Ducks		Eligible 2025
52		734	1,127		New Jersey Devils
53		732	1,484		Carolina Hurricanes
54		726	1,431		Los Angeles Kings		2009
55		716	1,182		Philadelphia Flyers	Active
56		713	1,246		Ottawa Senators		2022
57		712	1,125		Montreal Canadiens		1972
		712	1,635		New Jersey Devils		2007
59		703	1,363		Philadelphia Flyers		2024
60		698	1,639		New Jersey Devils		2017
		698	1,524		Detroit Red Wings		2013
62		697	1,407		Washington Capitals
		697	1,426		Washington Capitals	Active
64		696	1,248		Columbus Blue Jackets		2015
65		688	1,256		Montreal Canadiens		1979
66		683	1,113		Boston Bruins		1988
67		679	1,077		Montreal Canadiens
		679	1,330		Phoenix Coyotes
69		675	1,554		Boston Bruins		2020
70		650	1,269		Detroit Red Wings		2009
71		648	1,306		Vancouver Canucks		2022
72		647	645		Edmonton Oilers	Active
73		645	657		Boston Bruins		1979
74		642	1,134		Tampa Bay Lightning		2018
75		641	1,145		San Jose Sharks
76		638	1,111		Los Angeles Kings
77		637	1,148		Toronto Maple Leafs		1996
		637	1,096		Philadelphia Flyers		1989
79		636	708		Philadelphia Flyers		2014
80		634	1,099		New Jersey Devils
		634	1,126		Chicago Blackhawks
82		633	1,084		New York Rangers
83		632	1,248		Toronto Maple Leafs		Eligible 2025
84		631	1,779		Toronto Maple Leafs
85		628	1,002		Pittsburgh Penguins	Active
86		627	1,432		Phoenix Coyotes		2001
87		626	1,415		Carolina Hurricanes	Active
88		624	1,069		Pittsburgh Penguins		1978
89		623	1,082		Detroit Red Wings
90		622	1,172		Winnipeg Jets	Active
91		619	1,068		Dallas Stars		2019
92		617	1,240		New Jersey Devils
93		615	1,065		New York Rangers		1982
94		613	1,294		Boston Bruins		Eligible 2026
95		609	1,309		Chicago Blackhawks		2020
96		608	1,365		Florida Panthers		Not eligible yet
97		605	1,089		Chicago Blackhawks		1998
98		604	953		Detroit Red Wings		2024
99		602	1,349		Dallas Stars
100		601	1,375		St. Louis Blues		2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists. Hockey-Reference.com. en. 2019-09-20.
2. News: Players such as Eddie Shack, accorded much attention but... . July 20, 1982 . . December 22, 2023.

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