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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders: Forwards
2025-26All situations
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL forwards with 41 assists in 2025-26, ahead of 
Nick Suzuki (MTL) (32).
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Leaders: PP Assists: forwards, 2025-26
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP41
- 2ndNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP32
3rdNikita KucherovTBL · 77 GP29
4thJack EichelVGK · 74 GP28
5thMikko RantanenDAL · 64 GP28
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What PP Assists: forwards measures
This board ranks NHL forwards by total assists, power play, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total assists, 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.
The power-play split shows who scores with the man advantage. Forwards only, so they are not buried under the defensemen. Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. In 2025-26, 315 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Connor McDavid leads at 41.
PP Assists: forwards 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 A | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 41 | 82 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 32 | 82 | 100 | 100% |
| 3 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 29 | 77 | 99 | 100% |
| 4 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 28 | 74 | 99 | 100% |
| 5 | Mikko RantanenFDAL | DAL | 28 | 64 | 99 | 99% |
| 6 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 26 | 82 | 98 | 99% |
| 7 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 26 | 65 | 98 | 100% |
| 8 |  Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 25 | 82 | 98 | 100% |
| 9 |  Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 24 | 82 | 97 | 100% |
| 10 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 23 | 77 | 97 | 100% |
| 11 |  Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 22 | 81 | 97 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 12 |  Lucas RaymondFDET | DET | 20 | 80 | 96 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 13 |  Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 20 | 80 | 96 | 100% |
| 14 |  Nikolaj EhlersFCAR | CAR | 19 | 82 | 95 | 87%▼2 |
| 15 |  Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 19 | 81 | 95 | 98% |
| 16 |  Mitch MarnerFVGK | VGK | 19 | 81 | 95 | 99% |
| 17 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 19 | 80 | 95 | 100% |
| 18 |  Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 19 | 79 | 95 | 100% |
| 19 |  Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 19 | 78 | 95 | 96%▼1.6 |
| 20 |  Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 19 | 76 | 95 | 100% |
| 21 |  Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 19 | 61 | 95 | 99% |
| 22 |  Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 19 | 60 | 95 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 23 |  Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 18 | 81 | 92 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 24 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 18 | 81 | 92 | 100% |
| 25 |  Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 18 | 81 | 92 | 100% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in PP Assists: forwards in 2025-26?
Connor McDavid leads with 41. The median of the 315 qualified forwards is 5.
How is PP Assists: forwards calculated?
Total assists, power play, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is PP Assists: forwards?
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.