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NHL Assists Leaders — Records, Seasons, Career | StatVault
← All assists leaders
1979
NHL Season Leaders
Assists
Top 25 of 300 qualifiers · regular season.
1
Bryan Trottier
C
· New York Islanders
87
2
Guy Lafleur
R
· Montréal Canadiens
77
3
Bob MacMillan
R
· Atlanta Flames
71
4
Marcel Dionne
C
· Los Angeles Kings
71
5
Denis Potvin
D
· New York Islanders
70
6
Bernie Federko
C
· St. Louis Blues
64
7
Dennis Maruk
C
· Washington Capitals
59
8
Gilbert Perreault
C
· Buffalo Sabres
58
9
Bobby Clarke
C
· Philadelphia Flyers
57
10
Guy Chouinard
C
· Atlanta Flames
57
11
Mike Bossy
R
· New York Islanders
57
12
Borje Salming
D
· Toronto Maple Leafs
56
13
Clark Gillies
L
· New York Islanders
56
14
Stefan Persson
D
· New York Islanders
56
15
Butch Goring
C
· Los Angeles Kings
51
16
Darryl Sittler
C
· Toronto Maple Leafs
51
17
Ian Turnbull
D
· Toronto Maple Leafs
51
18
Terry O'Reilly
R
· Boston Bruins
51
19
Reed Larson
D
· Detroit Red Wings
49
20
Dave Taylor
R
· Los Angeles Kings
48
21
Eric Vail
L
· Atlanta Flames
48
22
Rick Middleton
R
· Boston Bruins
48
23
Bill Barber
L
· Philadelphia Flyers
46
24
Anders Hedberg
R
· New York Rangers
45
25
Jean Ratelle
C
· Boston Bruins
45