Most assists in a team's first 20 games of an NHL season

players with the most assists in their team’s first 20 team games of a season, regular season, since 1917-18, any team. reset

Wayne Gretzky leads with 36 assists through EDM's first 20 games of 1987-88, first of 47,626 player-seasons. Connor McDavid is already 9th, with 31 assists through EDM's first 16 games of 2026-27. 1 more assist in the next 4 games passes Wayne Gretzky for 5th.

Most assists in a team's first 20 games of an NHL season

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Wayne Gretzky (1987-88 EDM)1987-88	36
2	Wayne Gretzky (1984-85 EDM)1984-85	35
3	Denis Savard (1987-88 CHI)1987-88	34
4	Wayne Gretzky (1983-84 EDM)1983-84	33
T5	John Cullen (1990-91 PIT)1990-91	31
T5	Mario Lemieux (1988-89 PIT)1988-89	31
T5	Wayne Gretzky (1982-83 EDM)1982-83	31
T5	Wayne Gretzky (1993-94 LAK)1993-94	31
›	Connor McDavid (2026-27 EDM)2026-2716 of 20 games of a season	31
T9	Mario Lemieux (2002-03 PIT)2002-03	30
T9	Peter Forsberg (2005-06 PHI)2005-06	30
T9	Wayne Gretzky (1985-86 EDM)1985-86	30
T9	Wayne Gretzky (1986-87 EDM)1986-87	30
T9	Wayne Gretzky (1989-90 LAK)1989-90	30
T14	Mario Lemieux (1992-93 PIT)1992-93	29
T14	Pat LaFontaine (1992-93 BUF)1992-93	29
T16	Bobby Orr (1973-74 BOS)1973-74	28
T16	Dave Taylor (1981-82 LAK)1981-82	28
T16	Ray Bourque (1989-90 BOS)1989-90	28
T19	Bobby Orr (1969-70 BOS)1969-70	27
T19	Jari Kurri (1992-93 LAK)1992-93	27
T19	Jason Spezza (2005-06 OTT)2005-06	27
T19	Mario Lemieux (1995-96 PIT)1995-96	27
T19	Michel Goulet (1987-88 QUE)1987-88	27
T19	Nathan MacKinnon (2024-25 COL)2024-25	27
T19	Wayne Gretzky (1995-96 LAK)1995-96	27