Minimum requirement for inclusion in the “Assists per Game” record list:
  -At least 15 career assists

World Championships ‑ All-Time Assists per Game Leaders.
RkNameBornPosGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGG/GPA/GPP/GP
1CATeuvo Teräväinen1994F13617238211110.4621.3081.769
2CAPatrick Kane1988F251329424-29030.5201.1601.680
3CAHarold Jones1933F1410152540.7141.0711.786
4CARyan Getzlaf1985F175182337162010.2941.0591.353
5CAMartin St. Louis1975F18619252121010.3331.0561.389
6CAWilliam Nylander1996F211522374273040.7141.0481.762
7CAConnor McDavid1997F20620261690030.3001.0001.300
8CAOthmar Delnon1917F2711263790.4070.9631.370
9CAT.J. Tynan1992F1611516280000.0630.9381.000
10CAArtemi Panarin1991F2915274212175040.5170.9311.448
11CANikita Gusev1992F241222344175020.5000.9171.417
12CANikita Kucherov1993F2013183112184010.6500.9001.550
13CAVladimir Zabrodsky1923F2955268121.8970.8972.793
14CABronislav Danda1930F1917173440.8950.8951.789
15CASidney Crosby1987F2316203616154020.6960.8701.565
16CAVadim Shipachev1987F3715324716177110.4050.8651.270
17CAAnatoly Firsov1941F47463985260.9790.8301.809
18CAAlexander Almetov1940F35302858140.8570.8001.657
19CAAlexander Wennberg1994F20516214161100.2500.8001.050
20CASebastian Aho1997F2814223610175210.5000.7861.286
21CAValeri Kharlamov1948F1057482156790.7050.7811.486
22CASaku Koivu1974F5017395638293000.3400.7801.120
23CAVladimir Petrov1947F1017478152840.7330.7721.505
24CAZigmund Palffy1972F3020234346145140.6670.7671.433
25CADanis Zaripov1981F4515344916277210.3330.7561.089
26CAJohnny Gaudreau1993F4013304316152120.3250.7501.075
27CATomas Kaberle1978D32324273713000.0940.7500.844
28CASteve Yzerman1965F2817213816120.6070.7501.357
29CAJosef Malecek1903F50503686131.0000.7201.720
30CAPaul Stastny1985F251418328135030.5600.7201.280
31CABoris Mayorov1938F35202545230.5710.7141.286
32CADoug Weight1971F21115162870000.0480.7140.762
33CAMikko Rantanen1996F31922311236020.2900.7101.000
34CAPaul Kariya1974F241117284240.4580.7081.167
35CAPaul Coppo1938F2413173000.5420.7081.250
36CAAlexander Maltsev1949F1087776153300.7130.7041.417
37CADenis Malgin1997F267182514114110.2690.6920.962
38CAConor Garland1996F2610182814153030.3850.6921.077
39CACraig Smith1989F2910203034113210.3450.6901.034
40CAMikael Granlund1992F5715395437147020.2630.6840.947
41CAEnzo Corvi1992F34423271090020.1180.6760.794
42CASergei Makarov1958F101556812385650.5450.6731.218
43CAGebhard Poltera1923F36202444300.5560.6671.222
44CABrent Burns1985D337222940283010.2120.6670.879
45CALucas Raymond2002F2481624671020.3330.6671.000
46CAHenrik Tömmernes1990D232151710110000.0870.6520.739
47CAKent Nilsson1956F2819183712180.6790.6431.321
48CANathan MacKinnon1995F3317213824233120.5150.6361.152
49CAHenrik Zetterberg1980F5211334422172000.2120.6350.846
50CAMats Sundin1971F4925315642440010.5100.6331.143


Post-1980s IIHF World Championship stats sourced from: IIHF Official Website and the Official Guide & Record Books of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation.
Pre-1980s stats sourced primarily from the wonderful Russian Hockey site https://ice-hockey-stat.com/ and their beautifully documented international hockey history.