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Yearly Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NHL Leaders

SeasonPlayerA/G
2007-08Sidney Crosby0.906
2006-07Joe Thornton1.122
2005-06Joe Thornton1.185
2003-04Peter Forsberg0.949
2002-03Peter Forsberg1.027
2001-02Adam Oates0.800
2000-01Mario Lemieux*0.954
1999-00Joe Sakic0.883
1998-99Jaromir Jagr1.025
1997-98Peter Forsberg0.917
1996-97Mario Lemieux*0.947
1995-96Mario Lemieux*1.314
1994-95Ron Francis*1.091
1993-94Wayne Gretzky*1.136
1992-93Mario Lemieux*1.517
1991-92Mario Lemieux*1.359
1990-91Wayne Gretzky*1.564
1989-90Wayne Gretzky*1.397
1988-89Mario Lemieux*1.500
1987-88Wayne Gretzky*1.703
1986-87Wayne Gretzky*1.532
1985-86Wayne Gretzky*2.038
1984-85Wayne Gretzky*1.688
1983-84Wayne Gretzky*1.595
1982-83Wayne Gretzky*1.562
1981-82Wayne Gretzky*1.500
1980-81Wayne Gretzky*1.363
1979-80Wayne Gretzky*1.089
1978-79Bryan Trottier*1.145
1977-78Bryan Trottier*1.000
1976-77Guy Lafleur*1.000
1975-76Bobby Clarke*1.171
1974-75Bobby Clarke*1.113
 Bobby Orr*1.113
1973-74Bobby Orr*1.216
1972-73Bobby Orr*1.143
1971-72Bobby Orr*1.053
1970-71Bobby Orr*1.308
1969-70Bobby Orr*1.145
1968-69Phil Esposito*1.040
1967-68Phil Esposito*0.662
1966-67Stan Mikita*0.886
1965-66Jean Beliveau*0.716
1964-65Stan Mikita*0.843
1963-64Andy Bathgate*0.817
1962-63Henri Richard*0.746
1961-62Bill Hay0.867
1960-61Jean Beliveau*0.841
1959-60Don McKenney0.700
1958-59Dickie Moore*0.786
1957-58Henri Richard*0.776
1956-57Ted Lindsay*0.786
1955-56Bert Olmstead*0.800
1954-55Bert Olmstead*0.686
1953-54Gordie Howe*0.686
1952-53Gordie Howe*0.657
1951-52Elmer Lach*0.714
1950-51Ted Kennedy*0.682
1949-50Ted Lindsay*0.797
1948-49Doug Bentley*0.741
1947-48Doug Bentley*0.617
1946-47Billy Taylor0.767
1945-46Bill Mosienko*0.750
1944-45Elmer Lach*1.080
1943-44Bill Cowley*1.139
1942-43Bill Cowley*0.938
1941-42Bill Cowley*0.821
1940-41Bill Cowley*0.978
1939-40Milt Schmidt*0.625
1938-39Bill Cowley*1.000
1937-38Syl Apps*0.617
1936-37Syl Apps*0.604
1935-36Art Chapman0.583
1934-35Art Chapman0.723
1933-34Joe Primeau*0.711
1932-33Frank Boucher*0.609
1931-32Joe Primeau*0.804
1930-31Joe Primeau*0.842
1929-30Frank Boucher*0.857
1927-28Howie Morenz*0.419
1926-27Dick Irvin*0.419
1924-25Cy Denneny*0.517
1923-24Georges Boucher*0.476
1922-23Eddie Gerard*0.565
1921-22Harry Cameron*0.708
1920-21Jack Darragh*0.625
1919-20Frank Nighbor*0.652
1918-19Newsy Lalonde*0.588
1917-18Cy Denneny*0.500
 Reg Noble*0.500

WHA Leaders

SeasonPlayerA/G
1978-79Robbie Ftorek0.963
1977-78Ulf Nilsson1.219
1976-77Ulf Nilsson1.197
1975-76Ulf Nilsson0.974
1974-75Andre Lacroix1.359
1973-74Andre Lacroix1.026
1972-73J.C. Tremblay1.000