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NHL Power-Play Goals Leaders: Forwards
2025-26All situations
Wyatt Johnston (DAL) leads NHL forwards with 27 goals in 2025-26, ahead of 
Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) (20).
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Leaders: PP Goals: forwards, 2025-26
- 1stWyatt JohnstonDAL · 82 GP27
- 2ndPavel DorofeyevVGK · 82 GP20
3rdJake DeBruskVAN · 81 GP19
4thKirill KaprizovMIN · 78 GP19
5thMika ZibanejadNYR · 81 GP16
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What PP Goals: forwards measures
This board ranks NHL forwards by total goals, power play, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total goals, 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. 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, 291 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Wyatt Johnston leads at 27.
PP Goals: 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 G | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt JohnstonFDAL | DAL | 27 | 82 | 100 | 99%▼1.1 |
| 2 | Pavel DorofeyevFVGK | VGK | 20 | 82 | 100 | 89%▼2.4 |
| 3 | Jake DeBruskFVAN | VAN | 19 | 81 | 99 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 4 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 19 | 78 | 99 | 98% |
| 5 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 16 | 81 | 98 | 98% |
| 6 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 16 | 65 | 98 | 100% |
| 7 |  Alex DeBrincatFDET | DET | 15 | 82 | 98 | 100%▲1 |
| 8 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 15 | 82 | 98 | 99% |
| 9 |  Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 15 | 82 | 98 | 98% |
| 10 |  Steven StamkosFNSH | NSH | 14 | 82 | 97 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 11 |  Tomas HertlFVGK | VGK | 14 | 82 | 97 | 87% |
| 12 |  Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 14 | 74 | 97 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 13 |  Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 13 | 82 | 95 | 100% |
| 14 |  Gabriel VilardiFWPG | WPG | 13 | 82 | 95 | 68%▼6.1 |
| 15 |  Dylan CozensFOTT | OTT | 13 | 82 | 95 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 16 |  Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 13 | 79 | 95 | 96%▼0.9 |
| 17 |  John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 12 | 82 | 94 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 18 |  Morgan GeekieFBOS | BOS | 12 | 81 | 94 | 94% |
| 19 |  Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 12 | 79 | 94 | 98% |
| 20 |  Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 11 | 82 | 92 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 21 |  Nick SchmaltzFUTA | UTA | 11 | 82 | 92 | 97% |
| 22 |  Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 11 | 82 | 92 | 95% |
| 23 |  Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 11 | 82 | 92 | 100% |
| 24 |  Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 11 | 81 | 92 | 100% |
| 25 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 11 | 80 | 92 | 100% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in PP Goals: forwards in 2025-26?
Wyatt Johnston leads with 27. The median of the 291 qualified forwards is 4.
How is PP Goals: forwards calculated?
Total goals, power play, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is PP Goals: 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.