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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders
2025-26All situations
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 41 assists in 2025-26, ahead of 
Nick Suzuki (MTL) (32).
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Leaders: PP Assists, 2025-26
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP41
- 2ndNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP32
3rdQuinn HughesMIN · 74 GP32
4thNikita KucherovTBL · 77 GP29
5thJack EichelVGK · 74 GP28
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What PP Assists measures
This board ranks NHL skaters 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. 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, 430 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Connor McDavid leads at 41.
PP Assists 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 | Quinn HughesDMIN | MIN | 32 | 74 | 100 | 100% |
| 4 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 29 | 77 | 99 | 100% |
| 5 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 28 | 74 | 99 | 100% |
| 6 |  Mikko RantanenFDAL | DAL | 28 | 64 | 99 | 99% |
| 7 |  Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 26 | 82 | 98 | 99% |
| 8 |  Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 26 | 82 | 98 | 100% |
| 9 |  Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 26 | 77 | 98 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 10 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 26 | 65 | 98 | 100% |
| 11 |  Moritz SeiderDDET | DET | 25 | 82 | 97 | 99% |
| 12 |  Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 25 | 82 | 97 | 100% |
| 13 |  Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 25 | 75 | 97 | 100% |
| 14 |  Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 24 | 82 | 97 | 100% |
| 15 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 23 | 77 | 97 | 100% |
| 16 |  Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 22 | 81 | 96 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 17 |  Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 22 | 75 | 96 | 95% |
| 18 |  Mikhail SergachevDUTA | UTA | 21 | 78 | 96 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 19 |  Lucas RaymondFDET | DET | 20 | 80 | 95 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 20 |  Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 20 | 80 | 95 | 100% |
| 21 |  Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 20 | 69 | 95 | 97%▲1.3 |
| 22 |  Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 20 | 68 | 95 | 98% |
| 23 |  Nikolaj EhlersFCAR | CAR | 19 | 82 | 94 | 87%▼2 |
| 24 |  Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 19 | 81 | 94 | 98% |
| 25 |  Vince DunnDSEA | SEA | 19 | 81 | 94 | 93%▲1.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in PP Assists in 2025-26?
Connor McDavid leads with 41. The median of the 430 qualified skaters is 4.
Which defenseman leads in PP Assists in 2025-26?
Quinn Hughes leads NHL defensemen with 32; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 41.
How is PP Assists calculated?
Total assists, power play, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is PP Assists?
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.