Most assists through the first 3 seasons of an NHL career
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Wayne Gretzky leads with 315 assists through his first 3 seasons, first of 5,336 careers.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1982 | 315 | |
| Peter Stastny1980 – 1983 | 240 | |
| Denis Savard1980 – 1983 | 220 | |
| Mario Lemieux1984 – 1987 | 203 | |
| Sidney Crosby2005 – 2008 | 195 | |
| Mike Rogers1979 – 1982 | 191 | |
| Evgeni Malkin2006 – 2009 | 189 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom2007 – 2010 | 189 | |
| Bryan Trottier1975 – 1978 | 182 | |
| Peter Forsberg1994 – 1997 | 179 | |
| Dale Hawerchuk1981 – 1984 | 174 | |
| Connor McDavid2015 – 2018 | 169 | |
| John Cullen1988 – 1991 | 168 | |
| Bobby Smith1978 – 1981 | 164 | |
| Kent Nilsson1979 – 1982 | 164 | |
| Joe Sakic1988 – 1991 | 163 | |
| Ron Francis1981 – 1984 | 162 | |
| Denis Potvin1973 – 1976 | 159 | |
| Gary Suter1985 – 1988 | 159 | |
| Sergei Makarov1989 – 1992 | 159 | |
| Mitch Marner2016 – 2019 | 157 | |
| Jari Kurri1980 – 1983 | 156 | |
| Sergei Fedorov1990 – 1993 | 155 | |
| Patrick Kane2007 – 2010 | 154 | |
| Marcel Dionne1971 – 1974 | 153 |
Method
- 12 careers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.