List of NHL players with 1000 assists
The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 1,000 assists in the National Hockey League, as of the mid point of the 2014–15 NHL season. All of the players listed below are honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame except Jaromir Jagr, who is still active with the Florida Panthers. Jagr is also the only non-Canadian player with 1000 career assists.
Player | Team (at time of 1,000th assist) |
GP | G | A | Pts |
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Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 1487 | 894 | 1963 | 2857 |
Francis, RonRon Francis | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1731 | 549 | 1249 | 1798 |
Messier, MarkMark Messier | Edmonton Oilers | 1756 | 694 | 1193 | 1887 |
Bourque, RayRay Bourque | Boston Bruins | 1612 | 410 | 1169 | 1579 |
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey | Detroit Red Wings | 1409 | 396 | 1135 | 1531 |
Oates, AdamAdam Oates | Washington Capitals | 1337 | 341 | 1079 | 1420 |
Yzerman, SteveSteve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings | 1514 | 692 | 1063 | 1755 |
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr | Dallas Stars | 1629 | 749 | 1119 | 1868 |
Howe, GordieGordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 1767 | 801 | 1049 | 1850 |
Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | 1348 | 731 | 1040 | 1771 |
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 915 | 690 | 1033 | 1723 |
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche | 1378 | 625 | 1016 | 1641 |
Active players within 100 assists at the end of the 2015–16 season
Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks is the only player who is at the moment within 100 assists of 1000 at the beginning of the 2016–17 NHL season, Thornton is with 977 assists, 23 assists away from reaching the milestone of 1000 assists.
Retired players within 100 assists
These are players who are now retired that came within 100 assists of reaching 1,000 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.
Player | Team | Final season | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Doug Gilmour | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2002–03 | 1474 | 450 | 964 | 1414 |
Mark Recchi | Philadelphia Flyers | 2010–11 | 1652 | 577 | 956 | 1533 |
Al MacInnis | Calgary Flames | 2003–04 | 1416 | 340 | 934 | 1274 |
Larry Murphy | Washington Capitals | 2000–01 | 1615 | 287 | 929 | 1216 |
Stan Mikita | Chicago Black Hawks | 1979–80 | 1394 | 541 | 926 | 1467 |
Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | 1993–94 | 1279 | 524 | 901 | 1425 |