Most assists per game in an NHL season
per game , , , .
Wayne Gretzky leads with 2.04 assists per game over 80 games in 1985-86, first of 26,001 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Wayne Gretzky (1985-86 EDM)1985-86 | 2.04 | |
| Connor McDavid (2026-27 EDM)2026-272026-27 still being played | 1.94 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1987-88 EDM)1987-88 | 1.70 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1984-85 EDM)1984-85 | 1.69 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1983-84 EDM)1983-84 | 1.59 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1982-83 EDM)1982-83 | 1.56 | |
 Wayne Gretzky (1990-91 LAK)1990-91 | 1.56 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1986-87 EDM)1986-87 | 1.53 | |
 Mario Lemieux (1992-93 PIT)1992-93 | 1.52 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1981-82 EDM)1981-82 | 1.50 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1988-89 PIT)1988-89 | 1.50 | |
 Adam Oates (1990-91 STL)1990-91 | 1.48 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1988-89 LAK)1988-89 | 1.46 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1989-90 LAK)1989-90 | 1.40 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1980-81 EDM)1980-81 | 1.36 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1991-92 PIT)1991-92 | 1.36 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1989-90 PIT)1989-90 | 1.32 | |
| Connor McDavid (2023-24 EDM)2023-24 | 1.32 | |
 Bobby Orr (1970-71 BOS)1970-71 | 1.31 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1995-96 PIT)1995-96 | 1.31 | |
| Connor McDavid (2020-21 EDM)2020-21 | 1.29 | |
| Mario Lemieux (1987-88 PIT)1987-88 | 1.27 | |
 Nikita Kucherov (2023-24 TBL)2023-24 | 1.23 | |
| Bobby Orr (1973-74 BOS)1973-74 | 1.22 | |
| Wayne Gretzky (1991-92 LAK)1991-92 | 1.22 | |
| Ron Francis (1995-96 PIT)1995-96 | 1.19 |
Method
- 21,886 player-seasons haven't played 70% of the team's games, so they aren't here.