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NHL Power-Play Goals per 60 Leaders

2025-26All situations

Wyatt Johnston (DAL) leads NHL skaters with a PP G/60 of 5.65 in 2025-26, ahead of Jake DeBrusk (VAN) (4.71).

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Leaders: PP Goals per 60, 2025-26

  1. Wyatt Johnston, Dallas Stars1stWyatt JohnstonDAL · 287 PP TOI (min)5.65
  2. Jake DeBrusk, Vancouver Canucks2ndJake DeBruskVAN · 242 PP TOI (min)4.71
  3. Pavel Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights3rdPavel DorofeyevVGK · 277 PP TOI (min)4.34
  4. Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers4thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 232 PP TOI (min)4.14
  5. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild5thKirill KaprizovMIN · 304 PP TOI (min)3.75

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What PP Goals per 60 measures

This board ranks NHL skaters by goals per 60 minutes of power play ice time, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Goals per 60 minutes of power play ice time, this season.

Special-teams scoring follows special-teams ice time: a player's share of his team's PP minutes repeats much better than his PP points do. A row needs at least 125 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

The power-play split shows who scores with the man advantage. Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In 2025-26, 221 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1.60 and Wyatt Johnston leads at 5.65.

PP Goals per 60 leaderboard

  • Strength comes from the play-by-play skater counts; a few players differ from NHL.com by one goal or point where a penalty expired at the moment of the goal.
221 qualified
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NHL Power-Play Goals per 60 Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#PlayerPP G/60G
1Wyatt JohnstonFDAL5.652872799%▼1.1
2Jake DeBruskFVAN4.712421945%▼2.1
3Pavel DorofeyevFVGK4.342772089%▼2.4
4Leon DraisaitlFEDM4.1423216100%
5Kirill KaprizovFMIN3.753041998%
6Mika ZibanejadFNYR3.662621698%
7Dylan LarkinFDET3.532381493%▼1.7
8Kiefer SherwoodFVAN3.36125753%▼2.3
9Alex DeBrincatFDET3.3526915100%▲1
10Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL3.342691598%
11Dmitri VoronkovFCBJ3.34126715%▼1.6
12John TavaresFTOR3.302181292%▼2.6
13Steven StamkosFNSH3.252591495%▲0.7
14Alex TuchFBUF3.24129794%
15James van RiemsdykFDET3.2113170.3%
16Andrei KuzmenkoFLAK3.2115088.1%▼0.8
17Cutter GauthierFANA3.152091198%
18Gabriel VilardiFWPG3.152481368%▼6.1
19Drake BathersonFOTT3.132491396%▼0.9
20Andrei SvechnikovFCAR3.122311298%
21Dylan CozensFOTT3.032581380%▼4.7
22Tomas HertlFVGK3.022781487%
23Morgan GeekieFBOS3.012391294%
24Jason ZuckerFBUF2.902071021%▼0.8
25Pavel ZachaFBOS2.902271169%▼0.5

Minimum sample: 125 minutes (it scales with games played). 613 below the minimum are hidden.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the NHL in PP Goals per 60 in 2025-26?

Wyatt Johnston leads with 5.65. The median of the 221 qualified skaters is 1.60.

Which defenseman leads in PP Goals per 60 in 2025-26?

Darren Raddysh leads NHL defensemen with 2.28; the top forward is Wyatt Johnston at 5.65.

How is PP Goals per 60 calculated?

Goals per 60 minutes of power play ice time, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.

How reliable is PP Goals per 60?

Special-teams scoring follows special-teams ice time: a player's share of his team's PP minutes repeats much better than his PP points do.

Why are some players missing from the board?

Rows below the minimum sample (125 minutes) are hidden; 613 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.