NHL assist leaders 1996‑1997

The NHL assist leaderboard for the 1996-1997 regular season: 769 skaters ranked by assists. Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky share first place with 72 assists. Ron Francis shares third place with 63 assists. The highest-ranked Swede is Peter Forsberg, in place 9 with 58 assists. See the full Swedish assist leaderboard