Team rankings
NHL Team Power-Play Percentage Rankings
2026-27All situationsUp to 22 games played
Anaheim Ducks leads NHL teams with a PP% of 36.2% in 2026-27, ahead of
Utah Mammoth (34.7%).
Leaders: Power-Play Percentage, 2026-27
1stAnaheim Ducks20 GP36.2%
2ndUtah Mammoth21 GP34.7%
3rdEdmonton Oilers21 GP32.9%
4thCalgary Flames20 GP27.7%
5thVegas Golden Knights21 GP27.4%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Power-Play Percentage measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by power-play percentage this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Power-Play Percentage, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.39 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is moderate, and most of it is team quality: a good team wins more in every split.
Power-play goals per power-play opportunity. League average runs 20 to 22 percent; the top units convert near 30. In 2026-27, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 20.7% and Anaheim Ducks leads at 36.2%.
Power-Play Percentage leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.39 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is moderate, and most of it is team quality: a good team wins more in every split.
| # | Team | PP% | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36.2% | 20 | 48.6% | 42.5% | 27.6% | 100 | |
| 2 | 34.7% | 21 | 30.3% | 22.2% | 42.2% | 97 | |
| 3 | 32.9% | 21 | 30.3% | 35.0% | 30.0% | 94 | |
| 4 | 27.7% | 20 | 22.7% | 33.3% | 17.6% | 90 | |
| 5 | 27.4% | 21 | 31.8% | 35.5% | 19.4% | 87 | |
| 6 | 26.7% | 22 | 22.2% | 21.6% | 34.8% | 84 | |
| 7 | 25.8% | 20 | 24.3% | 31.6% | 17.9% | 81 | |
| 8 | 25.5% | 19 | 33.3% | 28.1% | 20.0% | 77 | |
| 9 | 25.4% | 21 | 29.6% | 27.0% | 23.5% | 74 | |
| 10 | 25.3% | 22 | 26.2% | 33.3% | 21.8% | 71 | |
| 11 | 24.4% | 21 | 32.4% | 22.7% | 25.0% | 68 | |
| 12 | 24.2% | 21 | 28.6% | 26.7% | 22.2% | 65 |
Rows 13–32 continue below
Power-Play Percentage leaderboard · Rows 13–32 of 32
| # | Team | PP% | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 23.9% | 21 | 27.8% | 28.9% | 18.2% | 61 | |
| 14 | 21.7% | 18 | 25.7% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 58 | |
| 15 | 21.1% | 18 | 18.8% | 22.2% | 20.0% | 55 | |
| 16 | 20.7% | 21 | 20.8% | 22.2% | 19.4% | 50 | |
| 17 | 20.7% | 20 | 16.7% | 28.6% | 16.2% | 50 | |
| 18 | 20.6% | 21 | 20.0% | 21.9% | 19.4% | 45 | |
| 19 | 20.6% | 21 | 20.6% | 22.9% | 18.2% | 40 | |
| 20 | 20.6% | 20 | 29.0% | 20.8% | 20.5% | 40 | |
| 21 | 20.0% | 22 | 13.6% | 14.7% | 23.5% | 32 | |
| 22 | 20.0% | 20 | 16.7% | 7.7% | 29.4% | 32 | |
| 23 | 20.0% | 18 | 20.7% | 22.2% | 14.3% | 32 | |
| 24 | 19.4% | 22 | 25.8% | 15.6% | 22.9% | 24 | |
| 25 | 19.4% | 21 | 17.1% | 22.9% | 15.6% | 24 |
Team data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- Does Scoring Depth Win Stanley Cups? Vegas won a Stanley Cup with nobody over 28 goals.
- Vegas Had the Best First Season of Any NHL Expansion Team Since 1967 the NHL has stocked 23 teams through expansion drafts.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Regular-Season Records Predict NHL Playoff Upsets Almost Exactly The team with the better record wins about five NHL playoff series in eight.
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Power-Play Percentage in 2026-27?
Anaheim Ducks leads with 36.2%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 20.7%.
How is Power-Play Percentage calculated?
Power-Play Percentage, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Power-Play Percentage?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.39 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is moderate, and most of it is team quality: a good team wins more in every split.