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
1FITeuvo Teräväinen1994F15619258201110.4001.2671.667
2USPatrick Kane1988F251329424-29030.5201.1601.680
3CAHarold Jones1933F1410152540.7141.0711.786
4CARyan Getzlaf1985F175182337162010.2941.0591.353
5CAMartin St. Louis1975F18619252121010.3331.0561.389
6CAConnor McDavid1997F20620261690030.3001.0001.300
7CATravis Konecny1997F183182116150100.1671.0001.167
8CHOthmar Delnon1917F2711263790.4070.9631.370
9UST.J. Tynan1992F1611516280000.0630.9381.000
10USShane Pinto2000F16415198180000.2500.9381.188
11RUArtemi Panarin1991F2915274212175040.5170.9311.448
12RUNikita Gusev1992F241222344175020.5000.9171.417
13SEWilliam Nylander1996F241622386293040.6670.9171.583
14RUNikita Kucherov1993F2013183112184010.6500.9001.550
15CZVladimir Zabrodsky1923F2955268121.8970.8972.793
16CZBronislav Danda1930F1917173440.8950.8951.789
17CASidney Crosby1987F2616233918164020.6150.8851.500
18RUVadim Shipachev1987F3715324716177110.4050.8651.270
19SUAnatoly Firsov1941F47463985260.9790.8301.809
20SUAlexander Almetov1940F35302858140.8570.8001.657
21FISebastian Aho1997F2814223610175210.5000.7861.286
22SUValeri Kharlamov1948F1057482156790.7050.7811.486
23FISaku Koivu1974F5017395638293000.3400.7801.120
24SUVladimir Petrov1947F1017478152840.7330.7721.505
25SKZigmund Palffy1972F3020234346145140.6670.7671.433
26RUDanis Zaripov1981F4515344916277210.3330.7561.089
27USJohnny Gaudreau1993F4013304316152120.3250.7501.075
28CZTomas Kaberle1978D32324273713000.0940.7500.844
29CASteve Yzerman1965F2817213816120.6070.7501.357
30CZJosef Malecek1903F50503686131.0000.7201.720
31USPaul Stastny1985F251418328135030.5600.7201.280
32SUBoris Mayorov1938F35202545230.5710.7141.286
33USDoug Weight1971F21115162870000.0480.7140.762
34FIMikko Rantanen1996F31922311236020.2900.7101.000
35CAPaul Kariya1974F241117284240.4580.7081.167
36SEAlexander Wennberg1994F24517226131100.2080.7080.917
37USPaul Coppo1938F2413173000.5420.7081.250
38SUAlexander Maltsev1949F1087776153300.7130.7041.417
39CHDenis Malgin1997F308212916134110.2670.7000.967
40USCraig Smith1989F2910203034113210.3450.6901.034
41FIMikael Granlund1992F5715395437147020.2630.6840.947
42CHEnzo Corvi1992F34423271090020.1180.6760.794
43SUSergei Makarov1958F101556812385650.5450.6731.218
44CHGebhard Poltera1923F36202444300.5560.6671.222
45CABrent Burns1985D337222940283010.2120.6670.879
46SEHenrik Tömmernes1990D232151710110000.0870.6520.739
47SEKent Nilsson1956F2819183712180.6790.6431.321
48CANathan MacKinnon1995F3618234130243120.5000.6391.139
49SEHenrik Zetterberg1980F5211334422172000.2120.6350.846
50SEMats 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.