NHL Hockey Assist Leaders By Year

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Multiple Winners: Wayne Gretzky (16); Bobby Orr (5); Adam Oates, Frank Boucher, Bill Cowley, Phil Esposito, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Elmer Lach, Mario Lemieux, Stan Mikita and Joe Primeau (3); Syl Apps, Andy Bathgate, Jean Beliveau, Doug Bentley, Art Chapman, Bobby Clarke, Ron Francis, Ted Lindsay, Bert Olmstead, Henri Richard and Bryan Trottier (2).

Year No
1918 No official records kept.
1919 Newsy Lalonde, Mon 9
1920 Corbett Denneny, Tor 12
1921 Louis Berlinquette, Mon 9
Harry Cameron, Tor 9
& Joe Matte, Ham 9
1922 Punch Broadbent, Ott 14
& Leo Reise, Ham 14
1923 Ed Bouchard, Ham 12
1924 King Clancy, Ott 8
1925 Cy Denneny, Ott 15
1926 Frank Nighbor, Ott 13
1927 Dick Irvin, Chi 18
1928 Howie Morenz, Mon 18
1929 Frank Boucher, NYR 16
1930 Frank Boucher, NYR 36
1931 Joe Primeau, Tor 32
1932 Joe Primeau, Tor 37
1933 Frank Boucher, NYR 28
1934 Joe Primeau, Tor 32
1935 Art Chapman, NYA 34
1936 Art Chapman, NYA 28
1937 Syl Apps, Tor 29
1938 Syl Apps, Tor 29
1939 Bill Cowley, Bos 34
1940 Milt Schmidt, Bos 30
1941 Bill Cowley, Bos 45
1942 Phil Watson, NYR 37
1943 Bill Cowley, Bos 45
1944 Clint Smith, Chi 49
1945 Elmer Lach, Mon 54
1946 Elmer Lach, Mon 34
1947 Billy Taylor, Det 46
1948 Doug Bentley, Chi 37
1949 Doug Bentley, Chi 43
1950 Ted Lindsay, Det 55
1951 Gordie Howe, Det 43
& Teeder Kennedy, Tor 43
1952 Elmer Lach, Mon 50
1953 Gordie Howe, Det 46
1954 Gordie Howe, Det 48
1955 Bert Olmstead, Mon 48
1956 Bert Olmstead, Mon 56
1957 Ted Lindsay, Det 55
1958 Henri Richard, Mon 52
1959 Dickie Moore, Mon 55
1960 Don McKenney, Bos 49
1961 Jean Beliveau, Mon 58
1962 Andy Bathgate, NYR 56
1963 Henri Richard, Mon 50
1964 Andy Bathgate, NYR-Tor 58
1965 Stan Mikita, Chi 59
1966 Jean Beliveau, Mon 48
Stan Mikita, Chi 48
& Bobby Rousseau, Mon 48
1967 Stan Mikita, Chi 62
1968 Phil Esposito, Bos 49
1969 Phil Esposito, Bos 77
1970 Bobby Orr, Bos 87
1971 Bobby Orr, Bos 102
1972 Bobby Orr, Bos 80
1973 Phil Esposito, Bos 75
1974 Bobby Orr, Bos 90
1975 Bobby Clarke, Phi 89
& Bobby Orr, Bos 89
1976 Bobby Clarke, Phi 89
1977 Guy Lafleur, Mon 80
1978 Bryan Trottier, NYI 77
1979 Bryan Trottier, NYI 87
1980 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 86
1981 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 109
1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 120
1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 125
1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 118
1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 135
1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 163
1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 121
1988 Wayne Gretzky, Edm 109
1989 Wayne Gretzky, LA 114
& Mario Lemieux, Pit 114
1990 Wayne Gretzky, LA 102
1991 Wayne Gretzky, LA 122
1992 Wayne Gretzky, LA 90
1993 Adam Oates, Bos 97
1994 Wayne Gretzky, LA 92
1995 Ron Francis, Pit 48
1996 Ron Francis, Pit 92
& Mario Lemieux, Pit 92
1997 Mario Lemieux, Pit72
& Wayne Gretzky, NYR72
1998 Jaromir Jagr, Pit67
& Wayne Gretzky, NYR67
1999 Jaromir Jagr, Pit83
2000 Mark Recchi, Phi63
2001Jaromir Jagr, Pit69
& Adam Oates, Wash69
2002Adam Oates, Wash-Phi64
2003 Peter Forsberg, Col. 77
2004 Scott Gomez, NJ56
& Martin St. Louis, TB56

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