Most Assists per Game in One Season by NHL Players

Rk	Age		Name	Pos	Season	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP
1	24		Wayne Gretzky	F	1985‑86	80	52	163	215	46	71	11	3	6	0.650	2.038	2.688
2	26		Wayne Gretzky	F	1987‑88	64	40	109	149	24	39	9	5	3	0.625	1.703	2.328
3	23		Wayne Gretzky	F	1984‑85	80	73	135	208	52	98	8	11	7	0.913	1.688	2.600
4	22		Wayne Gretzky	F	1983‑84	74	87	118	205	39	76	20	12	11	1.176	1.595	2.770
5	29		Wayne Gretzky	F	1990‑91	78	41	122	163	16	30	8	0	5	0.526	1.564	2.090
6	21		Wayne Gretzky	F	1982‑83	80	71	125	196	59	60	18	6	9	0.888	1.563	2.450
7	25		Wayne Gretzky	F	1986‑87	79	62	121	183	28	70	13	7	4	0.785	1.532	2.316
8	27		Mario Lemieux	F	1992‑93	60	69	91	160	38	55	16	6	10	1.150	1.517	2.667
9	20		Wayne Gretzky	F	1981‑82	80	92	120	212	26	81	18	6	12	1.150	1.500	2.650
10	23		Mario Lemieux	F	1988‑89	76	85	114	199	100	41	31	13	8	1.118	1.500	2.618
11	28		Adam Oates	F	1990‑91	61	25	90	115	29	15	3	1	3	0.410	1.475	1.885
12	27		Wayne Gretzky	F	1988‑89	78	54	114	168	26	15	11	5	5	0.692	1.462	2.154
13	28		Wayne Gretzky	F	1989‑90	73	40	102	142	42	8	10	4	4	0.548	1.397	1.945
14	19		Wayne Gretzky	F	1980‑81	80	55	109	164	28	41	15	4	3	0.688	1.363	2.050
15	26		Mario Lemieux	F	1991‑92	64	44	87	131	94	27	12	4	5	0.688	1.359	2.047
16	24		Mario Lemieux	F	1989‑90	59	45	78	123	78	-18	14	3	4	0.763	1.322	2.085
17	30		Mario Lemieux	F	1995‑96	70	69	92	161	54	10	31	8	8	0.986	1.314	2.300
18	22		Bobby Orr	D	1970‑71	78	37	102	139	91	124	5	3	5	0.474	1.308	1.782
19	22		Mario Lemieux	F	1987‑88	77	70	98	168	92	23	22	10	7	0.909	1.273	2.182
20	25		Bobby Orr	D	1973‑74	74	32	90	122	82	84	11	0	4	0.432	1.216	1.649
21	30		Wayne Gretzky	F	1991‑92	74	31	90	121	34	-12	12	2	2	0.419	1.216	1.635
22	32		Ron Francis	F	1995‑96	77	27	92	119	56	25	12	1	4	0.351	1.195	1.545
23	26		Joe Thornton	F	2005‑06	81	29	96	125	61	31	11	0	6	0.358	1.185	1.543
24	20		Mario Lemieux	F	1985‑86	79	48	93	141	43	-6	17	0	4	0.608	1.177	1.785
25	26		Bobby Clarke	F	1975‑76	76	30	89	119	136	83	10	4	2	0.395	1.171	1.566
26	25		Peter Stastny	F	1981‑82	80	46	93	139	91	-10	16	3	3	0.575	1.163	1.738
27	30		Adam Oates	F	1992‑93	84	45	97	142	32	15	24	1	11	0.536	1.155	1.690
28	22		Bryan Trottier	F	1978‑79	76	47	87	134	50	76	15	0	8	0.618	1.145	1.763
29	21		Bobby Orr	D	1969‑70	76	33	87	120	125	54	11	4	3	0.434	1.145	1.579
30	29		Doug Gilmour	F	1992‑93	83	32	95	127	100	32	15	3	2	0.386	1.145	1.530
31	24		Bobby Orr	D	1972‑73	63	29	72	101	99	56	7	1	3	0.460	1.143	1.603
32	24		Paul Coffey	D	1985‑86	79	48	90	138	120	61	9	9	3	0.608	1.139	1.747
33	31		Bill Cowley	F	1943‑44	36	30	41	71	12					0.833	1.139	1.972
34	25		Sidney Crosby	F	2012‑13	36	15	41	56	16	26	3	0	1	0.417	1.139	1.556
35	32		Wayne Gretzky	F	1993‑94	81	38	92	130	20	-25	14	4	0	0.469	1.136	1.605
36	27		Pat Lafontaine	F	1992‑93	84	53	95	148	63	11	20	2	7	0.631	1.131	1.762
37	26		Paul Coffey	D	1987‑88	46	15	52	67	93	-1	6	2	2	0.326	1.130	1.457
38	23		Steve Yzerman	F	1988‑89	80	65	90	155	61	17	17	3	7	0.813	1.125	1.938
39	27		Joe Thornton	F	2006‑07	82	22	92	114	44	24	10	0	5	0.268	1.122	1.390
40	26		Bobby Orr	D	1974‑75	80	46	89	135	101	80	16	2	4	0.575	1.113	1.688
41	25		Bobby Clarke	F	1974‑75	80	27	89	116	125	79	10	3	4	0.338	1.113	1.450
42	27		Paul Coffey	D	1988‑89	75	30	83	113	195	-10	11	0	2	0.400	1.107	1.507
43	21		Denis Savard	F	1982‑83	78	35	86	121	99	26	13	0	4	0.449	1.103	1.551
44	31		Ron Francis	F	1994‑95	44	11	48	59	18	30	3	0	1	0.250	1.091	1.341
45	31		Wayne Gretzky	F	1992‑93	45	16	49	65	6	6	0	2	1	0.356	1.089	1.444
46	18		Wayne Gretzky	F	1979‑80	79	51	86	137	21	15	13	1	6	0.646	1.089	1.734
47	26		Denis Savard	F	1987‑88	80	44	87	131	95	4	14	7	6	0.550	1.088	1.638
48	20		Denis Savard	F	1981‑82	80	32	87	119	82	0	8	0	4	0.400	1.088	1.488
49	26		Elmer Lach	F	1944‑45	50	26	54	80	37					0.520	1.080	1.600
50	22		Paul Coffey	D	1983‑84	80	40	86	126	104	52	14	1	4	0.500	1.075	1.575

Qualifying criterion: At least 30 assists

Current season NHL stats last updated: June 20, 2013