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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks every NHL skater by power-play assists, regular season only, listing players with at least one. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.

Power-play assists go to the passers on man-advantage goals. Quarterbacks on the point and half-wall playmakers dominate, often with more PPA than any forward has PPG. In leagues that score PPA separately, the power-play quarterback defenseman is the prize. Otherwise read this next to the power-play points board.

Leader in 2017-18: Blake Wheeler (WPG), 34 PPA.

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2017-18

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.

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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	PPA	GP	Per game	PPG	PPP
1	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	34	81	0.42	6	40	20:15	—
2	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	30	82	0.37	12	42	18:41	—
3	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	30	82	0.37	5	35	19:27	—
4	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	29	82	0.35	9	38	20:41	100%▲2.4
5	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	28	82	0.34	4	32	24:47	99%▲2.4
6	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	28	80	0.35	8	36	19:49	100%
7	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	27	82	0.33	9	36	20:22	30%▲20
8	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	26	78	0.33	7	33	21:27	96%▲16
9	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	26	76	0.34	5	31	17:53	—
10	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	24	78	0.31	14	38	18:59	82%▲11
11	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	24	77	0.31	2	26	25:51	93%▲11
12	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	24	76	0.32	13	37	19:09	28%▲20
13	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	24	76	0.32	1	25	21:36	76%▼5.1
14	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	23	81	0.28	12	35	18:58	99%▲0.5
15	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	23	79	0.29	7	30	18:49	—
16	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	23	68	0.34	7	30	22:42	—
17	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	22	82	0.27	5	27	25:15	50%▼14
18	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	22	82	0.27	1	23	24:04	0.2%
19	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	22	82	0.27	5	27	17:46	84%▲11
20	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	22	78	0.28	1	23	26:47	—
21	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	22	73	0.30	1	23	26:30	8.3%▲7.7
22	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	21	80	0.26	3	24	19:25	—
23	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	20	82	0.24	7	27	22:05	0.5%
24	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	20	82	0.24	5	25	24:07	—
25	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	20	81	0.25	3	23	16:04	—
26	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	20	74	0.27	12	32	19:54	100%▲0.9
27	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	19	82	0.23	8	27	16:23	99%▲1.3
28	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	19	81	0.23	7	26	19:40	—
29	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	19	76	0.25	5	24	20:24	0.0%
30	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	18	82	0.22	12	30	19:56	96%▲9.3
31	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	18	78	0.23	15	33	18:46	94%▼4.2
32	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	18	77	0.23	4	22	17:36	0.5%
33	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	18	69	0.26	4	22	24:20	—
34	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	17	82	0.21	0	17	15:33	—
35	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	17	82	0.21	1	18	19:30	—
36	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	17	82	0.21	1	18	24:29	—
37	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	17	82	0.21	6	23	23:30	0.1%
38	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	17	82	0.21	5	22	20:11	80%▲0.9
39	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	17	82	0.21	3	20	26:50	22%▲12
40	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	17	78	0.22	7	24	24:36	80%▲32
41	David PerronFVGK	VGK	17	70	0.24	1	18	17:49	0.2%
42	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	17	67	0.25	3	20	20:09	99%▲1.4
43	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	16	82	0.20	7	23	19:15	—
44	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	16	82	0.20	7	23	20:08	—
45	Mats ZuccarelloFNYR	NYR	16	80	0.20	1	17	18:55	51%▲29
46	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	16	79	0.20	4	20	25:20	47%▼16
47	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	16	76	0.21	3	19	22:16	55%▼22
48	Derek StepanFARI	ARI	15	82	0.18	3	18	19:16	—
49	Alex GalchenyukFMTL	MTL	15	82	0.18	9	24	16:14	—
50	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	15	82	0.18	5	20	16:53	13%▲8.6
51	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	15	82	0.18	5	20	21:33	100%▲1.5
52	Kyle OkposoFBUF	BUF	15	76	0.20	6	21	17:02	—
53	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	15	71	0.21	3	18	26:44	95%
54	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	15	68	0.22	8	23	19:43	73%▲0.7
55	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	14	82	0.17	17	31	20:09	96%▲1.2
56	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	14	82	0.17	3	17	21:26	4.1%▲3.7
57	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	14	82	0.17	1	15	22:32	—
58	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	14	82	0.17	13	27	21:22	88%▼5.4
59	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	14	82	0.17	6	20	18:05	100%▲2.1
60	Daniel SedinFVAN	VAN	14	81	0.17	9	23	15:16	—
61	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	14	81	0.17	7	21	20:08	97%▼1.8
62	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	14	79	0.18	1	15	18:33	—
63	Kyle TurrisFNSH/OTT	NSH/OTT	14	76	0.18	7	21	16:37	—
64	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	14	70	0.20	1	15	24:17	—
65	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	13	82	0.16	9	22	19:49	22%▲18
66	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	13	82	0.16	8	21	18:24	—
67	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	13	82	0.16	13	26	17:58	100%▲1.1
68	Niklas KronwallDDET	DET	13	79	0.16	2	15	18:31	—
69	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	13	79	0.16	3	16	15:22	98%▲5.2
70	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	13	77	0.17	4	17	14:21	—
71	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	13	75	0.17	7	20	24:28	98%▼0.5
72	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	13	62	0.21	10	23	17:30	64%▼4.5
73	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	13	56	0.23	0	13	21:26	—
74	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	12	82	0.15	7	19	19:12	17%▲12
75	Colin MillerDVGK	VGK	12	82	0.15	5	17	19:21	0.0%
76	Alexander KerfootFCOL	COL	12	79	0.15	5	17	13:27	3.2%▲3.1
77	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	12	79	0.15	5	17	22:04	97%▲7
78	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	12	77	0.16	7	19	18:47	52%▼12
79	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	12	74	0.16	5	17	15:01	36%▲7.6
80	Samuel GirardDCOL/NSH	COL/NSH	12	73	0.16	1	13	17:39	9.0%▲8.6
81	Sami VatanenDNJD/ANA	NJD/ANA	12	72	0.17	1	13	22:24	—
82	Mike GreenDDET	DET	12	66	0.18	1	13	22:05	—
83	Kyle PalmieriFNJD	NJD	12	62	0.19	11	23	17:19	19%▲10
84	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	11	82	0.13	3	14	18:29	—
85	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	11	82	0.13	8	19	19:44	28%▲7.8
86	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	11	82	0.13	14	25	20:55	22%▲19
87	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	11	82	0.13	20	31	16:29	9.7%▲9.2
88	Thomas VanekFVAN/CBJ	VAN/CBJ	11	80	0.14	4	15	14:05	—
89	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	11	78	0.14	10	21	18:33	—
90	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	11	64	0.17	10	21	19:26	—
91	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	11	47	0.23	7	18	18:21	—
92	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	10	82	0.12	2	12	16:35	—
93	Bryan LittleFWPG	WPG	10	82	0.12	2	12	16:56	—
94	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	10	82	0.12	2	12	23:49	0.1%
95	Tyler BozakFTOR	TOR	10	81	0.12	3	13	15:39	—
96	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	10	80	0.13	4	14	22:25	0.0%
97	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	10	80	0.13	6	16	19:03	10%▲1
98	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	10	78	0.13	3	13	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
99	Rickard RakellFANA	ANA	10	77	0.13	8	18	19:25	83%▲11
100	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	10	77	0.13	6	16	17:30	24%▼21

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Assists on goals scored with the man advantage.

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