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NHL Power-Play Assists Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2025-26All 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 Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26: Erik Karlsson (PIT), 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 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 22 | 75 | 0.29 | 4 | 26 | 95% |
| 2 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 18 | 56 | 0.32 | 4 | 22 | 82%▲11 |
| 3 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 16 | 72 | 0.22 | 8 | 24 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 4 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 13 | 68 | 0.19 | 10 | 23 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 5 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 9 | 74 | 0.12 | 1 | 10 | 47%▼16 |
| 6 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 9 | 60 | 0.15 | 7 | 16 | 83%▲11 |
| 7 | Anthony ManthaFPIT | PIT | 6 | 81 | 0.07 | 7 | 13 | 52%▲15 |
| 8 | Ben KindelFPIT | PIT | 6 | 77 | 0.08 | 4 | 10 | 40%▲31 |
| 9 | Egor ChinakhovFPIT/CBJ | PIT/CBJ | 4 | 72 | 0.06 | 2 | 6 | 48%▲39 |
| 10 | Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 3 | 39 | 0.08 | 1 | 4 | 17%▲17 |
| 11 | Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 2 | 82 | 0.02 | 5 | 7 | 11%▲9.1 |
| 12 | Justin BrazeauFPIT | PIT | 2 | 64 | 0.03 | 3 | 5 | 11%▲9.4 |
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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