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NHL Power-Play Goals Leaders: Forwards
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
This board ranks forwards only by power-play goals, so centres and wingers are not mixed with defensemen.
Power-play goals are scored while the team has more skaters on the ice than the opponent. The leaders are the trigger men of first power-play units: the one-timer from the left circle, the net-front tip. For leagues that split positions: the forward slots' view of power-play goals.
Leader in 2020-21: Leon Draisaitl (EDM), 15 PPG.
- Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Power-Play Goals: forwards leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | PPG | GP | Per game | PPA | PPP | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 100% |
| 2 | Joe PavelskiFDAL | DAL | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 8 | 21 | 25 | — |
| 3 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 13 | 53 | 0.25 | 4 | 17 | 22 | — |
| 4 | Chris KreiderFNYR | NYR | 11 | 50 | 0.22 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 62%▲29 |
| 5 | James van RiemsdykFPHI | PHI | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 7 | Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 99%▲1.1 |
| 8 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 99% |
| 9 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 99% |
| 10 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 10 | 38 | 0.26 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 94%▼4.2 |
| 11 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 12 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 50%▲32 |
| 13 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 77%▲15 |
| 14 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 99%▲0.5 |
| 15 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 100%▲2.5 |
| 16 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 9 | 49 | 0.18 | 2 | 11 | 17 | — |
| 17 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 9 | 45 | 0.20 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 18 | Christian DvorakFARI | ARI | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 16%▲13 |
| 19 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 64%▼4.5 |
| 20 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 98%▼0.9 |
| 21 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 22 | Patric HornqvistFFLA | FLA | 8 | 44 | 0.18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — |
| 23 | Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 88%▼3.6 |
| 24 | Johnny GaudreauFCGY | CGY | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | — |
| 25 | Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 26 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 14%▲14 |
| 27 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 99%▲1.2 |
| 28 | Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 7 | 54 | 0.13 | 6 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 30 | Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 7 | 53 | 0.13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 20%▲13 |
| 31 | Mike HoffmanFSTL | STL | 7 | 52 | 0.13 | 10 | 17 | 17 | — |
| 32 | Tyler ToffoliFMTL | MTL | 7 | 52 | 0.13 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 38%▼18 |
| 33 | Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 97%▲7 |
| 34 | Vincent TrocheckFCAR | CAR | 7 | 47 | 0.15 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 35 | Jared McCannFPIT | PIT | 7 | 43 | 0.16 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 72%▲1.9 |
| 36 | David PerronFSTL | STL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 37 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 96%▲9.3 |
| 38 | Brayden SchennFSTL | STL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 39 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 40 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 100% |
| 41 | Elias LindholmFCGY | CGY | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 42 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 43 | Josh NorrisFOTT | OTT | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 39%▲32 |
| 44 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 45 | Andrew CoppFWPG | WPG | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9.2%▲7.8 |
| 46 | Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 67%▼8.3 |
| 47 | Max PaciorettyFVGK | VGK | 6 | 48 | 0.13 | 6 | 12 | 24 | — |
| 48 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 6 | 48 | 0.13 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 100%▲1.1 |
| 49 | Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 6 | 47 | 0.13 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 93%▲7.5 |
| 50 | Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 6 | 41 | 0.15 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 84%▲7.1 |
| 51 | Eeli TolvanenFNSH | NSH | 6 | 40 | 0.15 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 35%▼9.7 |
| 52 | Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5.1%▲3.6 |
| 53 | Nick RitchieFBOS | BOS | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 4 | 9 | 15 | — |
| 54 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 55 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 97%▲7.2 |
| 56 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 100%▲2 |
| 57 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 58 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 17 | 22 | 15 | — |
| 59 | Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 17%▲12 |
| 60 | Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12%▲11 |
| 61 | Mikael GranlundFNSH | NSH | 5 | 51 | 0.10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 52%▼12 |
| 62 | Joonas DonskoiFCOL | COL | 5 | 51 | 0.10 | 3 | 8 | 17 | — |
| 63 | Pavel ZachaFNJD | NJD | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 78%▲13 |
| 64 | Alex ChiassonFEDM | EDM | 5 | 45 | 0.11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 65 | Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 5 | 42 | 0.12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 97%▼1.8 |
| 66 | Phil KesselFARI | ARI | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — |
| 67 | Ryan O'ReillyFSTL | STL | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 84%▲5 |
| 68 | Nino NiederreiterFCAR | CAR | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.0%▲3.8 |
| 69 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 99% |
| 70 | Dominik KubalikFCHI | CHI | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 10 | 14 | 17 | — |
| 71 | Mattias JanmarkFCHI/VGK | CHI/VGK | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 97%▼0.6 |
| 73 | Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 100%▲2.6 |
| 74 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 100%▲2.1 |
| 75 | Denis GurianovFDAL | DAL | 4 | 55 | 0.07 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — |
| 76 | Alex IafalloFLAK | LAK | 4 | 55 | 0.07 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4.3%▲3 |
| 77 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 4 | 55 | 0.07 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 97%▲8.8 |
| 78 | Craig SmithFBOS | BOS | 4 | 54 | 0.07 | 2 | 6 | 13 | — |
| 79 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 80 | Derick BrassardFARI | ARI | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — |
| 81 | Reilly SmithFVGK | VGK | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 1 | 5 | 14 | — |
| 82 | Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 83 | Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 84 | Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 99%▲0.8 |
| 85 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 4 | 51 | 0.08 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 99%▼0.8 |
| 86 | Blake WheelerFWPG | WPG | 4 | 50 | 0.08 | 11 | 15 | 15 | — |
| 87 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 4 | 50 | 0.08 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 88 | Sean MonahanFCGY | CGY | 4 | 50 | 0.08 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19%▲13 |
| 89 | Travis KonecnyFPHI | PHI | 4 | 50 | 0.08 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 92%▲9.6 |
| 90 | Jack RoslovicFCBJ | CBJ | 4 | 48 | 0.08 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34%▲26 |
| 91 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 92 | Patrik LaineFCBJ/WPG | CBJ/WPG | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9.7%▲9.2 |
| 93 | Carl SoderbergFCHI/COL | CHI/COL | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 94 | Oliver WahlstromFNYI | NYI | 4 | 44 | 0.09 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — |
| 95 | Dylan StromeFCHI | CHI | 4 | 40 | 0.10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 83%▲11 |
| 96 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 4 | 33 | 0.12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 82%▲11 |
| 97 | Cody GlassFVGK | VGK | 4 | 27 | 0.15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 98 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 4 | 26 | 0.15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 87%▼5.5 |
| 99 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 3 | 56 | 0.05 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 0.5% |
| 100 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 3 | 56 | 0.05 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 80%▲0.9 |
How to read it
Goals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
How reliable is it?
Power-play scoring follows power-play time: the share of a team's PP minutes is far more repeatable than the goal total itself.
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