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NHL Power-Play Goals per Game Leaders
2025-26All situations
Wyatt Johnston (DAL) leads NHL skaters with a PP G/GP of 0.33 in 2025-26, ahead of 
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) (0.25).
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Leaders: PP Goals per Game, 2025-26
- 1stWyatt JohnstonDAL · 82 GP0.33
- 2ndLeon DraisaitlEDM · 65 GP0.25
3rdPavel DorofeyevVGK · 82 GP0.24
4thKirill KaprizovMIN · 78 GP0.24
5thJake DeBruskVAN · 81 GP0.23
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What PP Goals per Game measures
This board ranks NHL skaters by goals per game played, power play, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Goals per game played, power play, 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 33 games 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, 644 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.01 and Wyatt Johnston leads at 0.33.
PP Goals per Game 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.
| # | Player | Team | PP G/GP | GP | G | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt JohnstonFDAL | DAL | 0.33 | 82 | 27 | 100 | 99%▼1.1 |
| 2 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 0.25 | 65 | 16 | 100 | 100% |
| 3 | Pavel DorofeyevFVGK | VGK | 0.24 | 82 | 20 | 100 | 89%▼2.4 |
| 4 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 0.24 | 78 | 19 | 100 | 98% |
| 5 | Jake DeBruskFVAN | VAN | 0.23 | 81 | 19 | 99 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 6 |  Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 0.20 | 81 | 16 | 99 | 98% |
| 7 |  Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 0.19 | 74 | 14 | 99 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 8 |  Alex DeBrincatFDET | DET | 0.18 | 82 | 15 | 99 | 100%▲1 |
| 9 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 0.18 | 82 | 15 | 99 | 99% |
| 10 |  Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 0.18 | 82 | 15 | 99 | 98% |
| 11 |  Zach HymanFEDM | EDM | 0.17 | 58 | 10 | 98 | 94% |
| 12 |  Sam ReinhartFFLA | FLA | 0.17 | 64 | 11 | 98 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 13 |  Steven StamkosFNSH | NSH | 0.17 | 82 | 14 | 98 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 14 |  Tomas HertlFVGK | VGK | 0.17 | 82 | 14 | 98 | 87% |
| 15 |  Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 0.16 | 79 | 13 | 98 | 96%▼0.9 |
| 16 |  Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 0.16 | 62 | 10 | 98 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 0.16 | 82 | 13 | 97 | 100% |
| 18 |  Gabriel VilardiFWPG | WPG | 0.16 | 82 | 13 | 97 | 68%▼6.1 |
| 19 |  Dylan CozensFOTT | OTT | 0.16 | 82 | 13 | 97 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 20 |  Andrei KuzmenkoFLAK | LAK | 0.15 | 52 | 8 | 97 | 8.1%▼0.8 |
| 21 |  Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 0.15 | 72 | 11 | 97 | 73%▼0.9 |
| 22 |  Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 0.15 | 79 | 12 | 97 | 98% |
| 23 |  Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 0.15 | 60 | 9 | 97 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 24 |  Morgan GeekieFBOS | BOS | 0.15 | 81 | 12 | 96 | 94% |
| 25 |  Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 0.15 | 68 | 10 | 96 | 99% |
Minimum sample: 33 games (it scales with games played). 190 below the minimum are hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in PP Goals per Game in 2025-26?
Wyatt Johnston leads with 0.33. The median of the 644 qualified skaters is 0.01.
Which defenseman leads in PP Goals per Game in 2025-26?
Darren Raddysh leads NHL defensemen with 0.14; the top forward is Wyatt Johnston at 0.33.
How is PP Goals per Game calculated?
Goals per game played, power play, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is PP Goals per Game?
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 (33 games) are hidden; 190 are below it right now. The minimum grows with the number of games teams have played.