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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders
2024-25All 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 2024-25: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 38 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 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 38 | 78 | 0.49 | 8 | 46 | 100% |
| 2 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 30 | 81 | 0.37 | 4 | 34 | 97%▲11 |
| 3 | Lucas RaymondFDET | DET | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 8 | 37 | 96%▲10 |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 29 | 79 | 0.37 | 9 | 38 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 5 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 29 | 77 | 0.38 | 5 | 34 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 6 | Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 5 | 33 | 99%▲0.8 |
| 7 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 27 | 81 | 0.33 | 6 | 33 | 99%▲1.3 |
| 8 | Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 27 | 81 | 0.33 | 10 | 37 | 100%▲2.1 |
| 9 | Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 9 | 34 | 83%▲11 |
| 10 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 1 | 26 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 11 | Jake SandersonDOTT | OTT | 25 | 80 | 0.31 | 5 | 30 | 99%▲2.9 |
| 12 | Martin NecasFCAR/COL | CAR/COL | 25 | 79 | 0.32 | 12 | 37 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 13 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 25 | 68 | 0.37 | 4 | 29 | 100% |
| 14 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 4 | 27 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 15 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 3 | 26 | 100% |
| 16 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 23 | 80 | 0.29 | 12 | 35 | 100%▲1 |
| 17 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | 4 | 27 | 96%▲16 |
| 18 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 22 | 79 | 0.28 | 4 | 26 | 93%▲11 |
| 19 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 22 | 67 | 0.33 | 9 | 31 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 20 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 6 | 27 | 100% |
| 21 | Moritz SeiderDDET | DET | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 4 | 24 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 22 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 20 | 81 | 0.25 | 5 | 25 | 100% |
| 23 | Mikhail SergachevDUTA | UTA | 20 | 77 | 0.26 | 3 | 23 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 24 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 20 | 66 | 0.30 | 5 | 25 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 25 | Matt DucheneFDAL | DAL | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 8 | 27 | 62%▼17 |
| 26 | Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 9 | 28 | 99%▲1.1 |
| 27 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 19 | 80 | 0.24 | 3 | 22 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 28 | Jonathan MarchessaultFNSH | NSH | 19 | 78 | 0.24 | 4 | 23 | 24%▼21 |
| 29 | Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 19 | 67 | 0.28 | 9 | 28 | 97%▲7 |
| 30 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 12 | 30 | 99%▼0.8 |
| 31 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 13 | 31 | 97%▲7.2 |
| 32 | Connor BedardFCHI | CHI | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 11 | 29 | 98%▲3.6 |
| 33 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 4 | 22 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 18 | 80 | 0.23 | 8 | 26 | 97%▼1.8 |
| 35 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 5 | 23 | 99%▲1.2 |
| 36 | Teuvo TeravainenFCHI | CHI | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 7 | 24 | 13%▲8.6 |
| 37 | MacKenzie WeegarDCGY | CGY | 17 | 81 | 0.21 | 4 | 21 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 38 | Sam ReinhartFFLA | FLA | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 13 | 30 | 99% |
| 39 | Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ | CBJ | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 2 | 19 | 98%▲7.4 |
| 40 | Chandler StephensonFSEA | SEA | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 1 | 18 | 17%▲13 |
| 41 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 1 | 18 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 42 | Patrick KaneFDET | DET | 17 | 72 | 0.24 | 12 | 29 | 80%▲0.9 |
| 43 | J.T. MillerFVAN/NYR | VAN/NYR | 17 | 72 | 0.24 | 5 | 22 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 44 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 17 | 71 | 0.24 | 16 | 33 | 100% |
| 45 | Dylan GuentherFUTA | UTA | 17 | 70 | 0.24 | 12 | 29 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 46 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 17 | 67 | 0.25 | 2 | 19 | 91%▲28 |
| 47 | Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 10 | 26 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 48 | Nick SchmaltzFUTA | UTA | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 9 | 25 | 94%▲4.4 |
| 49 | Alex DeBrincatFDET | DET | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 13 | 29 | 100%▲2.5 |
| 50 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 16 | 73 | 0.22 | 5 | 21 | 100%▲1 |
| 51 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 16 | 71 | 0.23 | 0 | 16 | 84%▲40 |
| 52 | Robert ThomasFSTL | STL | 16 | 70 | 0.23 | 3 | 19 | 93%▲20 |
| 53 | Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 16 | 69 | 0.23 | 6 | 22 | 93%▲7.5 |
| 54 | Matt GrzelcykDPIT | PIT | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 0 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 55 | Mikko RantanenFCOL/DAL/CAR | COL/DAL/CAR | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 11 | 26 | 99%▲0.5 |
| 56 | Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 6 | 21 | 100% |
| 57 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 12 | 27 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 58 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 15 | 77 | 0.19 | 16 | 31 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 59 | Mason LohreiDBOS | BOS | 15 | 77 | 0.19 | 1 | 16 | 22%▲21 |
| 60 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 15 | 75 | 0.20 | 14 | 29 | 97%▲2.3 |
| 61 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 15 | 67 | 0.22 | 10 | 25 | 99% |
| 62 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 2 | 17 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 63 | Mikael GranlundFSJS/DAL | SJS/DAL | 14 | 83 | 0.17 | 5 | 19 | 52%▼12 |
| 64 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 11 | 25 | 99% |
| 65 | Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 13 | 27 | 96% |
| 66 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 9 | 23 | 100%▲1.1 |
| 67 | Wyatt JohnstonFDAL | DAL | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 11 | 25 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 68 | Claude GirouxFOTT | OTT | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 4 | 18 | 30%▲20 |
| 69 | Thomas HarleyDDAL | DAL | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 1 | 15 | 88%▲8.6 |
| 70 | Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 14 | 70 | 0.20 | 8 | 22 | 100%▲1 |
| 71 | Seth JonesDCHI/FLA | CHI/FLA | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 5 | 19 | 80%▲32 |
| 72 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 2 | 15 | 95% |
| 73 | Nazem KadriFCGY | CGY | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 9 | 22 | 71%▼9 |
| 74 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 1 | 14 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 75 | Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY | CGY | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 10 | 23 | 17%▲12 |
| 76 | Morgan FrostFPHI/CGY | PHI/CGY | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 2 | 15 | 23%▲17 |
| 77 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 13 | 79 | 0.16 | 1 | 14 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 78 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 7 | 20 | 77%▲15 |
| 79 | Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 13 | 76 | 0.17 | 7 | 20 | 84%▲7.1 |
| 80 | Logan CooleyFUTA | UTA | 13 | 75 | 0.17 | 7 | 20 | 94%▲9.3 |
| 81 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 5 | 18 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 82 | Gabriel VilardiFWPG | WPG | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 12 | 25 | 80%▲7.7 |
| 83 | Mats ZuccarelloFMIN | MIN | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 3 | 16 | 51%▲29 |
| 84 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 7 | 19 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 85 | Elias LindholmFBOS | BOS | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 2 | 14 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 86 | Jared McCannFSEA | SEA | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 4 | 16 | 72%▲1.9 |
| 87 | JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 12 | 77 | 0.16 | 6 | 18 | 75%▲37 |
| 88 | Matt CoronatoFCGY | CGY | 12 | 77 | 0.16 | 5 | 17 | 40%▲6.3 |
| 89 | Seth JarvisFCAR | CAR | 12 | 73 | 0.16 | 7 | 19 | 95%▲1.4 |
| 90 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 4 | 16 | 82%▲11 |
| 91 | Matthew TkachukFFLA | FLA | 12 | 52 | 0.23 | 11 | 23 | 100%▲2.6 |
| 92 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 0 | 11 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 93 | Alex VlasicDCHI | CHI | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 1 | 12 | 9.0%▲7.7 |
| 94 | Carter VerhaegheFFLA | FLA | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 5 | 16 | 72% |
| 95 | Kevin FialaFLAK | LAK | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 14 | 25 | 67%▼8.3 |
| 96 | Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 7 | 18 | 97%▼0.6 |
| 97 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 11 | 80 | 0.14 | 17 | 28 | 100% |
| 98 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 11 | 78 | 0.14 | 1 | 12 | 55%▼22 |
| 99 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 11 | 75 | 0.15 | 9 | 20 | 64%▼4.5 |
| 100 | Noah DobsonDNYI | NYI | 11 | 71 | 0.15 | 1 | 12 | 98%▼1.2 |
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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