Most assists through the first 20 games of an NHL season

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

Mario Lemieux leads with 37 assists through his first 20 games of 1988-89, first of 35,923 player-seasons. Connor McDavid is already 10th, with 31 assists through his first 16 games of 2026-27. 1 more assist in his next 4 games passes Wayne Gretzky for 7th.

Most assists through the first 20 games of an NHL season

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Mario Lemieux (1988-89 PIT)1988-89	37
2	Wayne Gretzky (1987-88 EDM)1987-88	36
T3	Mario Lemieux (1995-96 PIT)1995-96	35
T3	Wayne Gretzky (1984-85 EDM)1984-85	35
5	Denis Savard (1987-88 CHI)1987-88	34
6	Wayne Gretzky (1983-84 EDM)1983-84	33
T7	John Cullen (1990-91 PIT)1990-91	31
T7	Wayne Gretzky (1982-83 EDM)1982-83	31
T7	Wayne Gretzky (1993-94 LAK)1993-94	31
›	Connor McDavid (2026-27 EDM)2026-2716 of 20 games of a season	31
T10	Mario Lemieux (2002-03 PIT)2002-03	30
T10	Peter Forsberg (2005-06 PHI)2005-06	30
T10	Wayne Gretzky (1985-86 EDM)1985-86	30
T10	Wayne Gretzky (1986-87 EDM)1986-87	30
T10	Wayne Gretzky (1989-90 LAK)1989-90	30
T15	Mario Lemieux (1992-93 PIT)1992-93	29
T15	Nathan MacKinnon (2021-22 COL)2021-22	29
T15	Pat LaFontaine (1992-93 BUF)1992-93	29
T18	Bobby Orr (1973-74 BOS)1973-74	28
T18	Dave Taylor (1981-82 LAK)1981-82	28
T18	Ray Bourque (1989-90 BOS)1989-90	28
T21	Bobby Orr (1969-70 BOS)1969-70	27
T21	Buddy O'Connor (1943-44 MTL)1943-44	27
T21	Jari Kurri (1992-93 LAK)1992-93	27
T21	Jason Spezza (2005-06 OTT)2005-06	27
T21	Michel Goulet (1987-88 QUE)1987-88	27