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NHL Power-Play Goals Leaders
2018-19All situations
Brayden Point (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 20 goals in 2018-19, ahead of 
Steven Stamkos (TBL) (19).
Leaders: PP Goals, 2018-19
- 1stBrayden PointTBL · 79 GP20
- 2ndSteven StamkosTBL · 82 GP19
3rdAlex OvechkinWSH · 81 GP18
4thMike HoffmanFLA · 82 GP17
5thDavid PastrnakBOS · 66 GP17
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What PP Goals measures
This board ranks NHL skaters 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. 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 2018-19, 365 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Brayden Point leads at 20.
PP Goals 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 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 20 | 79 | 100 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 2 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 19 | 82 | 100 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 18 | 81 | 99 | 88%▼4 |
| 4 | Mike HoffmanFFLA | FLA | 17 | 82 | 99 | — |
| 5 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 17 | 66 | 99 | 100% |
| 6 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 16 | 82 | 98 | 100% |
| 7 |  Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 16 | 74 | 98 | 99% |
| 8 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 15 | 82 | 98 | 100% |
| 9 |  Patrik LaineFWPG | WPG | 15 | 82 | 98 | 8.1% |
| 10 |  Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 13 | 82 | 97 | 89%▼1.5 |
| 11 |  Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 13 | 82 | 97 | 100%▲1 |
| 12 |  Phil KesselFPIT | PIT | 12 | 82 | 96 | — |
| 13 |  Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 12 | 82 | 96 | 98%▼0.6 |
| 14 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 12 | 82 | 96 | 100% |
| 15 |  Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 12 | 79 | 96 | 99% |
| 16 |  Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL | STL | 12 | 76 | 96 | 7.4%▼0.9 |
| 17 |  Joe PavelskiFSJS | SJS | 12 | 75 | 96 | — |
| 18 |  Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 12 | 68 | 96 | 99% |
| 19 |  Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 11 | 82 | 94 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 11 | 82 | 94 | 98% |
| 21 |  Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 11 | 82 | 94 | 99% |
| 22 |  Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 11 | 80 | 94 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 23 |  Sean MonahanFCGY | CGY | 11 | 78 | 94 | 16%▼0.9 |
| 24 |  Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 11 | 77 | 94 | 87% |
| 25 |  Kyle PalmieriFNJD | NJD | 11 | 74 | 94 | 13%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in PP Goals in 2018-19?
Brayden Point leads with 20. The median of the 365 qualified skaters is 3.
Which defenseman leads in PP Goals in 2018-19?
Brent Burns leads NHL defensemen with 7; the top forward is Brayden Point at 20.
How is PP Goals calculated?
Total goals, power play, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is PP Goals?
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.