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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
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 for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18: Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF), 22 PPA.
- Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Power-Play Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | PPA | GP | Per game | PPG | PPP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 22 | 73 | 0.30 | 1 | 23 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 2 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 17 | 67 | 0.25 | 3 | 20 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 3 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 15 | 76 | 0.20 | 6 | 21 | — |
| 4 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 12 | 21 | 99% |
| 5 | Ryan O'ReillyFBUF | BUF | 8 | 81 | 0.10 | 15 | 23 | 84%▲5 |
| 6 | Evander KaneFBUF/SJS | BUF/SJS | 6 | 78 | 0.08 | 3 | 9 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 7 | Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | 5 | 48 | 0.10 | 1 | 6 | 8.3%▲6.5 |
| 8 | Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | 2 | 82 | 0.02 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 10 | Scott WilsonFBUF/DET/PIT | BUF/DET/PIT | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 11 | Nathan BeaulieuDBUF | BUF | 1 | 59 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 12 | Victor AntipinDBUF | BUF | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 13 | Nick BaptisteFBUF | BUF | 1 | 33 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 14 | Seth GriffithFBUF | BUF | 1 | 21 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 15 | Danny O'ReganFSJS/BUF | SJS/BUF | 1 | 21 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | — |
How to read it
Assists on goals scored with the man advantage.
How reliable is it?
Like every power-play stat it tracks PP1 deployment; secondary assists add noise to the totals.
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