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NHL career assists: Top 50
Name the top 50 players in career NHL assists. You have 12:30.
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- Name the 50 players with the most career NHL assists, regular season only.
- Type them in any order. The clock starts when you tap the box or type. A name counts the moment it’s complete, no need to press Enter. A last name of four letters or more is enough, and one that players on the list share credits all of them.
- Stuck? Hint tells you something about the next one you’re missing, and costs 15 seconds, off the clock and onto your time. Finish ends the round early.
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About this list
Career totals as of October 21, 2026. Career totals from the NHL's own stats, back to 1917–18.
On this list
It takes 755 to make this list: that's the total in last place, and the leader has more than twice that.
The 50 players began their careers between 1946 and 2015. More of them started in the 1980s than in any other decade (20), and their careers ran 20.6 seasons on average, first season to last.
9 of them have played in the 2020s, so the list moves slowly.
The closest two places on the list are #7 and #8, 1 apart; the widest gap is 714, between #1 and #2. 3 places are shared by tied totals.
The top five average 1,346, and the bottom five 760.
7 of them have played a season that started in 2025 or later. The highest placed is at #7, 25 short of #6.
Their careers ran from 12 to 34 seasons, first to last. Spread over those seasons, the fastest pace on the list is 98.2 a season (#1) and the slowest 28.3 (#46).
By the decade they started: 1940s (1), 1950s (3), 1960s (3), 1970s (8), 1980s (20), 1990s (6), 2000s (8), 2010s (1).