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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
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 for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21: Nicklas Backstrom (WSH), 17 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 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 17 | 55 | 0.31 | 5 | 22 | — |
| 2 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 12 | 52 | 0.23 | 3 | 15 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 3 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 8 | 46 | 0.17 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 8 | 45 | 0.18 | 9 | 17 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 7 | 41 | 0.17 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 6 | Jakub VranaFWSH/DET | WSH/DET | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 7 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 13 | 17 | — |
| 8 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 4 | 8 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 9 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 4 | 44 | 0.09 | 0 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 2 | 51 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 35%▲21 |
| 12 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 13 | Anthony ManthaFDET/WSH | DET/WSH | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 52%▲15 |
| 14 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 1 | 21 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
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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