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NHL Power-Play Points Leaders: Defensemen

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by power-play points.

Power-play points are goals and assists scored with the man advantage. They belong almost entirely to first-unit (PP1) players, so the board doubles as a map of who runs each power play. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2017-18: Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI), 33 PPP.

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NHL Power-Play Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	PPP	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	33	78	0.42	13	52	21:27	96%▲16
2	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	32	82	0.39	15	53	24:47	99%▲2.4
3	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	30	68	0.44	14	43	22:42	—
4	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	27	82	0.33	12	55	25:15	50%▼14
5	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	26	77	0.34	17	46	25:51	93%▲11
6	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	25	82	0.30	16	43	24:07	—
7	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	25	76	0.33	6	46	21:36	76%▼5.1
8	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	24	82	0.29	8	59	24:04	0.2%
9	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	24	78	0.31	16	41	24:36	80%▲32
10	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	24	76	0.32	14	45	20:24	0.0%
11	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	23	82	0.28	12	30	23:30	0.1%
12	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	23	81	0.28	5	39	16:04	—
13	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	23	78	0.29	6	45	26:47	—
14	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	23	73	0.32	6	35	26:30	8.3%▲7.7
15	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	22	69	0.32	8	37	24:20	—
16	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	20	79	0.25	9	42	25:20	47%▼16
17	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	19	82	0.23	8	48	24:29	—
18	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	19	76	0.25	8	23	22:16	55%▼22
19	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	19	75	0.25	14	39	24:28	98%▼0.5
20	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	18	82	0.22	10	50	26:50	22%▲12
21	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	18	71	0.25	9	53	26:44	95%
22	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	17	82	0.21	6	30	21:26	4.1%▲3.7
23	Colin MillerDVGK	VGK	17	82	0.21	10	31	19:21	0.0%
24	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	16	79	0.20	9	31	15:22	98%▲5.2
25	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	15	82	0.18	5	47	22:32	—
26	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	15	82	0.18	14	28	23:41	43%▲32
27	Niklas KronwallDDET	DET	15	79	0.19	4	23	18:31	—
28	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	15	70	0.21	6	28	24:17	—
29	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	14	80	0.17	10	32	22:25	0.0%
30	Jake MuzzinDLAK	LAK	14	74	0.19	8	34	21:39	—
31	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	13	81	0.16	10	24	23:35	77%▲9.5
32	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	13	78	0.17	15	39	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
33	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	13	73	0.18	4	19	17:39	9.0%▲8.6
34	Sami VatanenDNJD	NJD	13	72	0.18	4	28	22:24	—
35	Mike GreenDDET	DET	13	66	0.20	8	25	22:05	—
36	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	13	61	0.21	9	28	24:33	10%▲8.2
37	Dougie HamiltonDCGY	CGY	12	82	0.15	17	27	21:32	84%▲12
38	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	12	82	0.15	14	36	23:49	0.1%
39	Brandon MontourDANA	ANA	12	80	0.15	9	23	20:28	83%▲10
40	Kevin ShattenkirkDNYR	NYR	12	46	0.26	5	18	20:16	—
41	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	11	82	0.13	16	22	23:23	50%▲34
42	Dion PhaneufDLAK	LAK	11	79	0.14	6	20	20:00	—
43	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	11	78	0.14	12	23	23:17	—
44	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	11	73	0.15	4	28	23:41	—
45	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	11	68	0.16	10	22	18:24	10%▼1.4
46	Brad HuntDVGK	VGK	11	45	0.24	3	15	16:39	—
47	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	10	82	0.12	2	30	23:50	—
48	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	10	82	0.12	13	25	24:47	—
49	Alec MartinezDLAK	LAK	10	77	0.13	9	16	22:52	—
50	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	10	77	0.13	16	21	22:35	100%
51	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	10	76	0.13	5	31	22:14	4.9%▲4.5
52	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	10	67	0.15	8	24	24:51	14%▲1.8
53	Justin SchultzDPIT	PIT	10	63	0.16	4	23	19:31	—
54	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	9	82	0.11	6	29	22:37	37%▼42
55	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	9	75	0.12	5	19	17:14	89%▲12
56	Derrick PouliotDVAN	VAN	9	71	0.13	3	19	17:51	0.0%
57	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	9	63	0.14	4	25	23:20	7.3%▲6.8
58	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	9	61	0.15	6	23	20:21	91%▲28
59	Olli MaattaDPIT	PIT	8	82	0.10	7	22	18:45	0.2%
60	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	8	81	0.10	7	19	20:12	—
61	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	8	80	0.10	7	20	22:05	37%▼31
62	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	8	69	0.12	13	18	22:44	17%▲15
63	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	8	63	0.13	9	16	17:31	83%▼12
64	Noah HanifinDCAR	CAR	7	79	0.09	10	22	18:52	53%▼22
65	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	7	63	0.11	7	25	22:09	97%▲6.2
66	Brady SkjeiDNYR	NYR	6	82	0.07	4	21	21:02	18%▼31
67	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	6	66	0.09	5	16	22:51	—
68	Mike ReillyDMTL	MTL	6	57	0.11	2	16	14:58	0.1%
69	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	6	32	0.19	0	8	16:34	24%▲18
70	Michael Del ZottoDVAN	VAN	5	82	0.06	6	16	20:48	—
71	Cody CeciDOTT	OTT	5	82	0.06	5	14	23:20	0.3%
72	Joe MorrowDWPG	WPG	5	56	0.09	6	10	16:44	—
73	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	5	44	0.11	9	23	23:21	—
74	Tim HeedDSJS	SJS	5	29	0.17	3	8	16:01	—
75	Neal PionkDNYR	NYR	5	28	0.18	1	13	22:23	32%▲31
76	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	5	26	0.19	6	10	25:21	—
77	Marco ScandellaDBUF	BUF	4	82	0.05	5	17	23:19	—
78	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	4	82	0.05	10	21	23:08	35%▲21
79	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	4	82	0.05	17	24	24:09	36%▼27
80	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	4	81	0.05	10	17	21:20	85%▼7.8
81	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	4	76	0.05	9	15	19:41	9.4%▲6.2
82	Jan RuttaDCHI	CHI	4	57	0.07	6	14	19:15	—
83	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	4	50	0.08	4	10	20:15	99%
84	Victor MeteDMTL	MTL	4	49	0.08	0	7	15:35	—
85	Gustav ForslingDCHI	CHI	4	41	0.10	3	10	19:09	42%▲18
86	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	4	35	0.11	5	11	18:33	3.2%▲3.2
87	Oscar FantenbergDLAK	LAK	4	27	0.15	2	7	14:16	—
88	Cody FransonDCHI	CHI	4	23	0.17	1	6	16:37	—
89	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	3	81	0.04	11	21	22:33	—
90	Nick HoldenDBOS	BOS	3	73	0.04	4	13	19:00	—
91	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	3	73	0.04	6	15	21:36	5.0%▲4.3
92	Jason DemersDARI	ARI	3	69	0.04	6	14	21:08	—
93	Dylan DeMeloDSJS	SJS	3	63	0.05	0	20	14:12	5.7%▲5.5
94	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	3	62	0.05	9	16	25:26	—
95	Jacob TroubaDWPG	WPG	3	55	0.05	3	21	21:54	76%▼11
96	Jordan OesterleDCHI	CHI	3	55	0.05	5	10	20:31	—
97	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	2	82	0.02	8	22	22:35	16%▲4.6
98	John MooreDNJD	NJD	2	81	0.02	7	11	20:01	—
99	Dan HamhuisDDAL	DAL	2	80	0.03	3	21	20:11	—
100	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	2	78	0.03	4	17	19:04	—

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