# List of NHL career assists leaders

The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 600 assists in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.

## Players with 600 NHL assists

As of completion of the 2023–24 season, 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.

### 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
    Active NHL player
    Active player outside of NHL
| Rank | Player | Assists | GP | A/GP | With team | Final season | HHOF |
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 1,963 | 1,487 | 1.32 | Edmonton Oilers | 1998–99 | 1999 |
| 2 | Ron Francis | 1,249 | 1,731 | 0.72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2003–04 | 2007 |
| 3 | Mark Messier | 1,193 | 1,756 | 0.68 | Edmonton Oilers | 2003–04 | 2007 |
| 4 | Ray Bourque | 1,169 | 1,612 | 0.73 | Boston Bruins | 2000–01 | 2004 |
| 5 | Jaromir Jagr | 1,155 | 1,733 | 0.67 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2017–18 | Not eligible yet |
| 6 | Paul Coffey | 1,135 | 1,409 | 0.81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2000–01 | 2004 |
| 7 | Joe Thornton | 1,109 | 1,714 | 0.65 | San Jose Sharks | 2021–22 | Eligible 2025 |
| 8 | Adam Oates | 1,079 | 1,337 | 0.81 | Boston Bruins | 2003–04 | 2012 |
| 9 | Steve Yzerman | 1,063 | 1,514 | 0.70 | Detroit Red Wings | 2005–06 | 2009 |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | 1050 | 1,333 | 0.79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Active | Active |
| 11 | Gordie Howe | 1,049 | 1,767 | 0.59 | Detroit Red Wings | 1979–80 | 1972 |
| 12 | Marcel Dionne | 1,040 | 1,348 | 0.77 | Los Angeles Kings | 1988–89 | 1992 |
| 13 | Mario Lemieux | 1,033 | 915 | 1.13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2005–06 | 1997 |
| 14 | Joe Sakic | 1,016 | 1,378 | 0.74 | Colorado Avalanche | 2008–09 | 2012 |
| 15 | Doug Gilmour | 964 | 1,474 | 0.65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2002–03 | 2011 |
| 16 | Mark Recchi | 956 | 1,652 | 0.58 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2010–11 | 2017 |
| 17 | Al MacInnis | 934 | 1,416 | 0.66 | Calgary Flames | 2003–04 | 2007 |
| 18 | Larry Murphy | 929 | 1,615 | 0.58 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2000–01 | 2004 |
| 19 | Stan Mikita | 926 | 1,394 | 0.66 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1979–80 | 1983 |
| 20 | Bryan Trottier | 901 | 1,279 | 0.70 | New York Islanders | 1993–94 | 1997 |
| 21 | Phil Housley | 894 | 1,495 | 0.60 | Calgary Flames | 2002–03 | 2015 |
| 22 | Dale Hawerchuk | 891 | 1,188 | 0.75 | Buffalo Sabres | 1996–97 | 2001 |
| 23 | Nicklas Lidstrom | 878 | 1,564 | 0.56 | Detroit Red Wings | 2011–12 | 2015 |
| 24 | Phil Esposito | 873 | 1,282 | 0.68 | Boston Bruins | 1980–81 | 1984 |
| 25 | Denis Savard | 865 | 1,196 | 0.72 | Chicago Blackhawks | 1996–97 | 2000 |
| 26 | Bobby Clarke | 852 | 1,144 | 0.74 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1983–84 | 1987 |
| 27 | Patrick Kane | 836 | 1280 | 0.65 | Chicago Blackhawks | Active | Active |
| 28 | Henrik Sedin | 830 | 1,330 | 0.62 | Vancouver Canucks | 2017–18 | 2022 |
| 29 | Evgeni Malkin | 827 | 1,198 | 0.69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Active | Active |
| 30 | Anze Kopitar | 826 | 1431 | 0.58 | Los Angeles Kings | Active | Active |
| 31 | Alex Delvecchio | 825 | 1,550 | 0.53 | Detroit Red Wings | 1973–74 | 1977 |
| 32 | Gilbert Perreault | 814 | 1,191 | 0.68 | Buffalo Sabres | 1986–87 | 1990 |
| 33 | Johnny Bucyk | 813 | 1,540 | 0.53 | Boston Bruins | 1977–78 | 1981 |
| 33 | Mike Modano | 813 | 1,499 | 0.54 | Dallas Stars | 2010–11 | 2014 |
| 35 | Pierre Turgeon | 812 | 1,294 | 0.63 | St. Louis Blues | 2006–07 | 2023 |
| 36 | Jari Kurri | 797 | 1,251 | 0.64 | Los Angeles Kings | 1997–98 | 2001 |
| 37 | Guy Lafleur | 793 | 1,126 | 0.70 | Montreal Canadiens | 1990–91 | 1988 |
| 38 | Peter Stastny | 789 | 977 | 0.81 | Quebec Nordiques | 1994–95 | 1998 |
| 39 | Mats Sundin | 785 | 1,346 | 0.58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2008–09 | 2012 |
| 40 | Brian Leetch | 781 | 1,205 | 0.65 | New York Rangers | 2005–06 | 2009 |
| 41 | Jean Ratelle | 776 | 1,280 | 0.61 | Boston Bruins | 1980–81 | 1985 |
| 42 | Vincent Damphousse | 773 | 1,378 | 0.56 | San Jose Sharks | 2003–04 | — |
| 42 | Teemu Selanne | 773 | 1,451 | 0.53 | Anaheim Ducks | 2013–14 | 2017 |
| 44 | Chris Chelios | 763 | 1,651 | 0.46 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2009–10 | 2013 |
| 45 | Nicklas Backstrom | 762 | 1,105 | 0.69 | Washington Capitals | Active | Active |
| 46 | Bernie Federko | 761 | 1,000 | 0.76 | St. Louis Blues | 1989–90 | 2002 |
| 47 | Doug Weight | 755 | 1,238 | 0.61 | St. Louis Blues | 2010–11 | — |
| 48 | Larry Robinson | 750 | 1,384 | 0.54 | Montreal Canadiens | 1991–92 | 1995 |
| 49 | Denis Potvin | 742 | 1,060 | 0.70 | New York Islanders | 1987–88 | 1991 |
| 50 | Claude Giroux | 742 | 1241 | 0.60 | Ottawa Senators | Active | Active |
| 51 | Norm Ullman | 739 | 1,410 | 0.52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1974–75 | 1982 |
| 52 | Ryan Getzlaf | 737 | 1,157 | 0.64 | Anaheim Ducks | 2021–22 | Eligible 2025 |
| 53 | Bernie Nicholls | 734 | 1,127 | 0.65 | New Jersey Devils | 1998–99 | — |
| 54 | Rod Brind'Amour | 732 | 1,484 | 0.49 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2009–10 | — |
| 55 | Luc Robitaille | 726 | 1,431 | 0.51 | Los Angeles Kings | 2005–06 | 2009 |
| 56 | Alexander Ovechkin | 714 | 1470 | 0.49 | Washington Capitals | Active | Active |
| 57 | Daniel Alfredsson | 713 | 1,246 | 0.57 | Ottawa Senators | 2013–14 | 2022 |
| 58 | Jean Beliveau | 712 | 1,125 | 0.63 | Montreal Canadiens | 1970–71 | 1972 |
| 58 | Scott Stevens | 712 | 1,635 | 0.44 | New Jersey Devils | 2003–04 | 2007 |
| 60 | Jeremy Roenick | 703 | 1,363 | 0.52 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2008–09 | 2024 |
| 61 | Connor McDavid | 700 | 699 | 1.00 | Edmonton Oilers | Active | Active |
| 62 | Dave Andreychuk | 698 | 1,639 | 0.43 | New Jersey Devils | 2005–06 | 2017 |
| 62 | Brendan Shanahan | 698 | 1,524 | 0.46 | Detroit Red Wings | 2008–09 | 2013 |
| 64 | Dale Hunter | 697 | 1,407 | 0.50 | Washington Capitals | 1998–99 | — |
| 65 | Sergei Fedorov | 696 | 1,248 | 0.56 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2008–09 | 2015 |
| 66 | Henri Richard | 688 | 1,256 | 0.55 | Montreal Canadiens | 1974–75 | 1979 |
| 67 | Brad Park | 683 | 1,113 | 0.61 | Boston Bruins | 1984–85 | 1988 |
| 68 | Bobby Smith | 679 | 1,077 | 0.63 | Montreal Canadiens | 1992–93 | — |
| 68 | Ray Whitney | 679 | 1,330 | 0.51 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2013–14 | — |
| 70 | Jarome Iginla | 675 | 1,554 | 0.43 | Boston Bruins | 2016–17 | 2020 |
| 71 | Erik Karlsson | 665 | 1065 | 0.62 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Active | Active |
| 72 | Brett Hull | 650 | 1,269 | 0.51 | Detroit Red Wings | 2005–06 | 2009 |
| 73 | Daniel Sedin | 648 | 1,306 | 0.50 | Vancouver Canucks | 2017–18 | 2022 |
| 74 | Bobby Orr | 645 | 657 | 0.98 | Boston Bruins | 1978–79 | 1979 |
| 75 | Brent Burns | 626 | 1,415 | 0.44 | Carolina Hurricanes | Active | Active |
| 76 | Martin St. Louis | 642 | 1,134 | 0.57 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2014–15 | 2018 |
| 77 | Gary Suter | 641 | 1,145 | 0.56 | San Jose Sharks | 2001–02 | — |
| 78 | Dave Taylor | 638 | 1,111 | 0.57 | Los Angeles Kings | 1993–94 | — |
| 79 | Borje Salming | 637 | 1,148 | 0.55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1989–90 | 1996 |
| 79 | Darryl Sittler | 637 | 1,096 | 0.58 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1984–85 | 1989 |
| 81 | Peter Forsberg | 636 | 708 | 0.90 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2010–11 | 2014 |
| 82 | Neal Broten | 634 | 1,099 | 0.58 | New Jersey Devils | 1996–97 | — |
| 82 | Brad Richards | 634 | 1,126 | 0.56 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2015–16 | — |
| 84 | Theoren Fleury | 633 | 1,084 | 0.58 | New York Rangers | 2002–03 | — |
| 85 | Jason Spezza | 632 | 1,248 | 0.51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2021–22 | Eligible 2025 |
| 85 | Nathan MacKinnon | 632 | 852 | 0.74 | Colorado Avalanche | Active | Active |
| 87 | Patrick Marleau | 631 | 1,779 | 0.35 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2020–21 | — |
| 88 | Mike Gartner | 627 | 1,432 | 0.44 | Phoenix Coyotes | 1997–98 | 2001 |
| 89 | Andy Bathgate | 624 | 1,069 | 0.58 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1970–71 | 1978 |
| 90 | Henrik Zetterberg | 623 | 1,082 | 0.58 | Detroit Red Wings | 2017–18 | — |
| 91 | Blake Wheeler | 622 | 1,172 | 0.53 | Winnipeg Jets | Active | Active |
| 92 | Sergei Zubov | 619 | 1,068 | 0.58 | Dallas Stars | 2008–09 | 2019 |
| 93 | Patrik Elias | 617 | 1,240 | 0.50 | New Jersey Devils | 2015–16 | — |
| 94 | Rod Gilbert | 615 | 1,065 | 0.58 | New York Rangers | 1977–78 | 1982 |
| 95 | Patrice Bergeron | 613 | 1,294 | 0.47 | Boston Bruins | 2022–23 | Eligible 2026 |
| 95 | Nikita Kucherov | 613 | 781 | 0.78 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Active | Active |
| 97 | John Tavares | 611 | 1162 | 0.52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Active | Active |
| 98 | Victor Hedman | 610 | 1109 | 0.55 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Active | Active |
| 99 | Marian Hossa | 609 | 1,309 | 0.47 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2016–17 | 2020 |
| 100 | Eric Staal | 608 | 1,365 | 0.45 | Florida Panthers | 2022–23 | Not eligible yet |