Most Assists in a Season

The most assists in a single season in the NHL (1917 to 2026) is 163, by Wayne Gretzky in 1985-86.

#	Player	Season	A
1	Wayne Gretzky	1985-86	163
2	Wayne Gretzky	1984-85	135
3	Wayne Gretzky	1982-83	125
4	Wayne Gretzky	1990-91	122
5	Wayne Gretzky	1986-87	121
6	Wayne Gretzky	1981-82	120
7	Wayne Gretzky	1983-84	118
8	Wayne Gretzky	1988-89	114
9	Mario Lemieux	1988-89	114
10	Wayne Gretzky	1980-81	109
11	Wayne Gretzky	1987-88	109
12	Wayne Gretzky	1989-90	102
13	Bobby Orr	1970-71	102
14	Connor McDavid	2023-24	100
15	Nikita Kucherov	2023-24	100
16	Mario Lemieux	1987-88	98
17	Adam Oates	1992-93	97
18	Joe Thornton	2005-06	96
19	Doug Gilmour	1992-93	95
20	Pat LaFontaine	1992-93	95
21	Mario Lemieux	1985-86	93
22	Peter Stastny	1981-82	93
23	Ron Francis	1995-96	92
24	Mario Lemieux	1995-96	92
25	Wayne Gretzky	1993-94	92