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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 2020-21: Connor McDavid (EDM), 28 PPA.
- Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Power-Play Assists leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | PPA | GP | Per game | PPG | PPP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 28 | 56 | 0.50 | 9 | 37 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 2 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 23 | 54 | 0.43 | 1 | 24 | 93%▲11 |
| 3 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 21 | 55 | 0.38 | 2 | 23 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 4 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 20 | 56 | 0.36 | 3 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 3 | 22 | 80%▲0.9 |
| 6 | Tyson BarrieDEDM | EDM | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 4 | 23 | — |
| 7 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 8 | Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 19 | 55 | 0.35 | 5 | 24 | 17%▲12 |
| 9 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 18 | 44 | 0.41 | 4 | 22 | 100%▲1 |
| 10 | Keith YandleDFLA | FLA | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 1 | 18 | — |
| 11 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 15 | 32 | 100% |
| 12 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 17 | 55 | 0.31 | 5 | 22 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 13 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 17 | 55 | 0.31 | 5 | 22 | — |
| 14 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 17 | 48 | 0.35 | 8 | 25 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 15 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 2 | 18 | 84%▲12 |
| 16 | David PerronFSTL | STL | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 6 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Ryan StromeFNYR | NYR | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 3 | 18 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 18 | John KlingbergDDAL | DAL | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 2 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 19 | J.T. MillerFVAN | VAN | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 3 | 18 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 20 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 0 | 15 | 91%▲28 |
| 21 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 15 | 52 | 0.29 | 9 | 24 | 99%▲0.5 |
| 22 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 1 | 15 | 47%▼16 |
| 23 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 0 | 14 | 99%▲1.3 |
| 24 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 4 | 18 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 25 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 4 | 17 | 99% |
| 26 | Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 13 | 55 | 0.24 | 7 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 13 | 55 | 0.24 | 4 | 17 | 97%▲8.8 |
| 28 | David KrejciFBOS | BOS | 13 | 51 | 0.25 | 3 | 16 | — |
| 29 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 13 | 48 | 0.27 | 1 | 14 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 30 | Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 13 | 42 | 0.31 | 5 | 18 | 97%▼1.8 |
| 31 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 12 | 56 | 0.21 | 6 | 18 | 22%▲12 |
| 32 | Johnny GaudreauFCGY | CGY | 12 | 56 | 0.21 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 33 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 12 | 56 | 0.21 | 6 | 18 | 100% |
| 34 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 12 | 52 | 0.23 | 3 | 15 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 35 | Torey KrugDSTL | STL | 12 | 51 | 0.24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 12 | 50 | 0.24 | 7 | 19 | 97%▲7 |
| 37 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 12 | 46 | 0.26 | 2 | 14 | 43%▲32 |
| 38 | Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | 6 | 18 | 84%▲7.1 |
| 39 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 7 | 18 | 99%▲1.2 |
| 40 | Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 4 | 15 | 100%▲2.6 |
| 41 | Filip HronekDDET | DET | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 0 | 11 | 91%▲14 |
| 42 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 4 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 43 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 6 | 17 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 44 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 1 | 12 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 45 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 11 | 52 | 0.21 | 9 | 20 | 77%▲15 |
| 46 | Blake WheelerFWPG | WPG | 11 | 50 | 0.22 | 4 | 15 | — |
| 47 | Vincent TrocheckFCAR | CAR | 11 | 47 | 0.23 | 7 | 18 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 48 | Nick LeddyDNYI | NYI | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 1 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Dominik KubalikFCHI | CHI | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 4 | 14 | — |
| 50 | Elias LindholmFCGY | CGY | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 6 | 16 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 51 | Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 4 | 14 | 97%▼0.6 |
| 52 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 0 | 10 | 36%▼27 |
| 53 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 5 | 15 | 97%▲7.2 |
| 54 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 1 | 11 | 100%▲1 |
| 55 | Claude GirouxFPHI | PHI | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 1 | 11 | 30%▲20 |
| 56 | Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 10 | 53 | 0.19 | 4 | 14 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 57 | Mike HoffmanFSTL | STL | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 7 | 17 | — |
| 58 | Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 10 | 39 | 0.26 | 3 | 13 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 59 | Phil KesselFARI | ARI | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 60 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 6 | 15 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 61 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 5 | 14 | 99% |
| 62 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 63 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 1 | 10 | 32%▲31 |
| 64 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 9 | 18 | 100%▲2.5 |
| 65 | Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 9 | 48 | 0.19 | 0 | 9 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 66 | Joe PavelskiFDAL | DAL | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 13 | 21 | — |
| 67 | Cam AtkinsonFCBJ | CBJ | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 68 | Ryan O'ReillyFSTL | STL | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 4 | 12 | 84%▲5 |
| 69 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 1 | 9 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 70 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 7 | 15 | 14%▲14 |
| 71 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 0 | 8 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 72 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 5 | 13 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 73 | Josh NorrisFOTT | OTT | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 6 | 14 | 39%▲32 |
| 74 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | 3 | 11 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 75 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 8 | 54 | 0.15 | 2 | 10 | 82%▼8 |
| 76 | Jakub VoracekFPHI | PHI | 8 | 53 | 0.15 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 77 | Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 8 | 50 | 0.16 | 6 | 14 | 67%▼8.3 |
| 78 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 6 | 14 | 100%▲1.1 |
| 79 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 8 | 46 | 0.17 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 80 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 8 | 45 | 0.18 | 9 | 17 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 81 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 8 | 21 | 0.38 | 1 | 9 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 82 | Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 83 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 1 | 8 | 24%▲20 |
| 84 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 1 | 8 | 84%▲11 |
| 85 | Pavel BuchnevichFNYR | NYR | 7 | 54 | 0.13 | 1 | 8 | 36%▲7.6 |
| 86 | Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 7 | 53 | 0.13 | 7 | 14 | 20%▲13 |
| 87 | Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 7 | 53 | 0.13 | 4 | 11 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 88 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 7 | 51 | 0.14 | 4 | 11 | 99%▼0.8 |
| 89 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 7 | 51 | 0.14 | 1 | 8 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 90 | Travis KonecnyFPHI | PHI | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 4 | 11 | 92%▲9.6 |
| 91 | Conor GarlandFARI | ARI | 7 | 49 | 0.14 | 3 | 10 | 10%▲7.4 |
| 92 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 7 | 48 | 0.15 | 4 | 11 | — |
| 93 | Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 7 | 47 | 0.15 | 6 | 13 | 93%▲7.5 |
| 94 | Sean CouturierFPHI | PHI | 7 | 45 | 0.16 | 3 | 10 | 9.2%▲7.2 |
| 95 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 7 | 41 | 0.17 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 96 | Adam BoqvistDCHI | CHI | 7 | 35 | 0.20 | 1 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Paul StastnyFWPG | WPG | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 98 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 6 | 12 | 96%▲9.3 |
| 99 | Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 3 | 9 | 71%▼9 |
| 100 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 2 | 8 | 80%▲32 |
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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