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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
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 Washington Capitals in 2017-18: John Carlson (WSH), 28 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 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 4 | 32 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 23 | 79 | 0.29 | 7 | 30 | — |
| 3 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 19 | 81 | 0.23 | 7 | 26 | — |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 17 | 31 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 9 | 74 | 0.12 | 9 | 18 | — |
| 6 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 0 | 4 | 35%▲21 |
| 7 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 3 | 81 | 0.04 | 3 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 2 | 73 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 9 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 2 | 4 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 10 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 78 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 11 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 4 | 5 | — |
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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