Fastest to 1,000 assists in NHL history
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Wayne Gretzky leads with 1,000 assists in 645 games, at 26, first of 14 careers. Connor McDavid is ahead of Paul Coffey's pace, with 842 assists in 810 games, 158 short of 1,000.
1,000game 11,174
- Wayne Gretzky
- Mario Lemieux
- Connor McDavid
| # | Player and seasons | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1988 | 645 | |
| Mario Lemieux1984 – 2003 | 856 | |
| Connor McDavid2015 – 2027842 of 1,000 assists | 810 | |
| Paul Coffey1980 – 1996 | 1,105 | |
| Adam Oates1985 – 2002 | 1,174 | |
| Nikita Kucherov2013 – 2027739 of 1,000 assists | 893 | |
| Mitch Marner2016 – 2027592 of 1,000 assists | 753 | |
| Ron Francis1981 – 1998 | 1,235 | |
| Marcel Dionne1971 – 1988 | 1,259 | |
| Sidney Crosby2005 – 2024 | 1,269 | |
| Ray Bourque1979 – 1997 | 1,283 | |
| Mark Messier1979 – 1998 | 1,317 | |
| Steve Yzerman1983 – 2002 | 1,356 | |
| Joe Sakic1988 – 2008 | 1,357 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon2013 – 2027740 of 1,000 assists | 966 | |
| Jaromir Jagr1990 – 2013 | 1,378 | |
| Artemi Panarin2015 – 2027633 of 1,000 assists | 844 | |
| Leon Draisaitl2014 – 2027635 of 1,000 assists | 871 | |
| Joe Thornton1997 – 2017 | 1,432 | |
| Evgeni Malkin2006 – 2027879 of 1,000 assists | 1,282 | |
| Patrick Kane2007 – 2027900 of 1,000 assists | 1,384 | |
| Erik Karlsson2009 – 2027734 of 1,000 assists | 1,174 | |
| David Pastrnak2014 – 2027525 of 1,000 assists | 849 | |
| Gordie Howe1946 – 1971 | 1,634 |
Method
- 22 careers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.