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NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

For the 2024-25 campaign, Aleksander Barkov sits in first place in PP assists with 2. Positioned in second is Nico Hischier, earning a power play assists total of 1. Having a number of 1, Elias Lindholm is holding on to the 3rd position. Finishing out the top five are Noel Acciari (1) in addition to Anze Kopitar (1).

2024-25 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Aleksander Barkov 2
2nd Nico Hischier 1
3rd Elias Lindholm 1
4th Noel Acciari 1
5th Anze Kopitar 1
6th Phillip Danault 1
7th Jake Evans 1
8th Vladislav Gavrikov 1
9th Scott Laughton 1
10th Alexandre Carrier 1
11th Cole Smith 1
12th Sam Reinhart 1
13th Connor McMichael 1
14th Neal Pionk 1
15th Kyle Palmieri 1
16th Alex Pietrangelo 1
17th Adam Lowry 1
18th Gustav Forsling 1
19th Cole Sillinger 1
20th Noah Dobson 1
21st Simon Holmstrom 1
22nd Aaron Ekblad 1
23rd Martin Fehervary 1
24th David Kampf 1
25th Jake Sanderson 1
26th Marat Khusnutdinov 1
27th Anthony Cirelli 1
28th Nick Paul 1
29th Mika Zibanejad 1
30th Erik Cernak 1
31st Jonas Brodin 1
32nd Erik Johnson 1

2022 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 34
2nd Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers 33
3rd Adam Fox – New York Rangers 33
4th Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers 32
5th Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 32
6th Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks 31
7th J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks 30
8th Roman Josi – Nashville Predators 26
9th Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche 25
10th Mikael Granlund – Nashville Predators 25
11th Jakub Voracek – Columbus Blue Jackets 23
12th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 22
13th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 22
14th Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes 22
15th Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers 22
16th Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche 21
17th Mats Zuccarello – Minnesota Wild 21
18th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 21
19th Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs 21
20th Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 20
21st Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets 20
22nd Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 20
23rd Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 20
24th Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins 20
25th Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 19
26th Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 19
27th Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche 19
28th Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals 19
29th Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders 19
30th Tim Stützle – Ottawa Senators 19
31st Seth Jones – Chicago Blackhawks 19
32nd Noah Dobson – New York Islanders 19

2021 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 28
2nd Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 23
3rd Adam Fox – New York Rangers 21
4th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 20
5th Tyson Barrie – Edmonton Oilers 19
6th Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks 19
7th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 19
8th Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers 19
9th Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche 18
10th Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 17
11th Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers 17
12th Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 17
13th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 17
14th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 17
15th Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes 16
16th David Perron – St. Louis Blues 15
17th Ryan Strome – New York Rangers 15
18th John Klingberg – Dallas Stars 15
19th J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks 15
20th Shea Theodore – Vegas Golden Knights 15
21st Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche 15
22nd Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins 14
23rd Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 14
24th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 14
25th Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets 13
26th Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning 13
27th Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes 13
28th David Krejci – Boston Bruins 13
29th Roman Josi – Nashville Predators 13
30th Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers 13
31st Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings 12
32nd Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 12

2020 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 32
2nd Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 28
3rd Torey Krug – Boston Bruins 26
4th John Carlson – Washington Capitals 24
5th Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers 24
6th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 23
7th Neal Pionk – Winnipeg Jets 22
8th Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks 22
9th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 21
10th Roman Josi – Nashville Predators 19
11th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 19
12th Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers 19
13th David Perron – St. Louis Blues 18
14th Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets 18
15th David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins 18
16th Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 18
17th Travis Konecny – Philadelphia Flyers 18
18th Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 18
19th Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers 17
20th Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes 17
21st Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers 17
22nd Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo Sabres 17
23rd Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 17
24th Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues 16
25th Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues 16
26th J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks 16
27th Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild 16
28th Anthony DeAngelo – New York Rangers 16
29th Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres 16
30th Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks 16
31st Oscar Klefbom – Edmonton Oilers 16
32nd Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 16

2019 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 33
2nd Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers 32
3rd Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets 31
4th John Carlson – Washington Capitals 30
5th Torey Krug – Boston Bruins 28
6th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 25
7th Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins 24
8th Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 24
9th Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 24
10th Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers 23
11th Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche 23
12th Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 23
13th Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes 21
14th Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 21
15th Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 21
16th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 21
17th Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 21
18th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 21
19th Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers 18
20th Mike Hoffman – Florida Panthers 18
21st Clayton Keller – Arizona Coyotes 18
22nd Kevin Labanc – San Jose Sharks 18
23rd Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 18
24th Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers 18
25th Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs 18
26th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 18
27th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 18
28th Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 18
29th Mikael Granlund – 2 Teams 18
30th Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames 18
31st Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres 18
32nd Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins 18

2018 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets 34
2nd Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins 30
3rd Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers 30
4th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 29
5th John Carlson – Washington Capitals 28
6th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 28
7th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 27
8th Shayne Gostisbehere – Philadelphia Flyers 26
9th Josh Bailey – New York Islanders 26
10th Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 24
11th Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 24
12th Taylor Hall – New Jersey Devils 24
13th Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs 24
14th Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche 23
15th Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals 23
16th Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche 23
17th Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders 22
18th Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 22
19th John Klingberg – Dallas Stars 22
20th Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild 22
21st Rasmus Ristolainen – Buffalo Sabres 22
22nd Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames 21
23rd Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 20
24th P.K. Subban – Nashville Predators 20
25th Will Butcher – New Jersey Devils 20
26th Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche 20
27th Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 19
28th Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 19
29th Torey Krug – Boston Bruins 19
30th John Tavares – New York Islanders 18
31st Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning 18
32nd Jonathan Drouin – Montreal Canadiens 18

2017 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning 29
2nd Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 27
3rd Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 26
4th Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers 24
5th Rasmus Ristolainen – Buffalo Sabres 24
6th Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators 23
7th Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins 22
8th Alexander Wennberg – Columbus Blue Jackets 21
9th Shayne Gostisbehere – Philadelphia Flyers 21
10th Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators 19
11th Torey Krug – Boston Bruins 19
12th Kevin Shattenkirk – 2 Teams 19
13th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 18
14th Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers 18
15th Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild 18
16th Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks 18
17th Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 17
18th Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 17
19th William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs 17
20th Justin Schultz – Pittsburgh Penguins 17
21st Zach Werenski – Columbus Blue Jackets 17
22nd Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs 17
23rd Jonathan Drouin – Tampa Bay Lightning 17
24th Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars 17
25th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 16
26th Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets 16
27th Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers 16
28th Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres 16
29th Kyle Okposo – Buffalo Sabres 16
30th Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks 15
31st Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 15
32nd Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins 15

2016 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 27
2nd Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators 25
3rd Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 23
4th Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers 22
5th Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins 22
6th P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens 22
7th Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks 21
8th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 21
9th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 20
10th Keith Yandle – New York Rangers 20
11th Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings 20
12th John Klingberg – Dallas Stars 20
13th Kevin Shattenkirk – St. Louis Blues 20
14th Brent Seabrook – Chicago Blackhawks 19
15th Alex Steen – St. Louis Blues 19
16th Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild 18
17th Roman Josi – Nashville Predators 18
18th Torey Krug – Boston Bruins 18
19th Ryan Johansen – 2 Teams 18
20th Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche 18
21st Rasmus Ristolainen – Buffalo Sabres 17
22nd Patrick Sharp – Dallas Stars 17
23rd Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 17
24th Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 16
25th Nick Leddy – New York Islanders 16
26th Mikkel Boedker – 2 Teams 16
27th Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks 16
28th Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders 16
29th Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks 16
30th Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning 16
31st Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 16
32nd Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings 15

2015 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 30
2nd Keith Yandle – 2 Teams 27
3rd Mark Streit – Philadelphia Flyers 26
4th Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators 24
5th Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings 24
6th Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 23
7th Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars 22
8th Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers 22
9th Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins 22
10th Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks 21
11th Andrei Markov – Montreal Canadiens 21
12th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 21
13th Kevin Shattenkirk – St. Louis Blues 21
14th Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks 20
15th Niklas Kronwall – Detroit Red Wings 20
16th Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets 19
17th Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks 18
18th John Tavares – New York Islanders 18
19th Jack Johnson – Columbus Blue Jackets 18
20th Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings 18
21st Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks 18
22nd Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks 17
23rd Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs 17
24th Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks 17
25th Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 17
26th Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings 16
27th Alex Steen – St. Louis Blues 16
28th Mike Green – Washington Capitals 16
29th Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars 16
30th Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings 16
31st Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 16
32nd Valtteri Filppula – Tampa Bay Lightning 15

2014 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals 38
2nd Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers 30
3rd Keith Yandle – Arizona Coyotes 28
4th Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins 27
5th Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators 26
6th James Wisniewski – Columbus Blue Jackets 25
7th Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins 23
8th Niklas Kronwall – Detroit Red Wings 20
9th P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens 19
10th Andrei Markov – Montreal Canadiens 19
11th Kevin Shattenkirk – St. Louis Blues 19
12th Kimmo Timonen – Philadelphia Flyers 19
13th Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks 18
14th Dustin Byfuglien – Winnipeg Jets 18
15th Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks 18
16th John Carlson – Washington Capitals 17
17th Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks 17
18th Cody Franson – Toronto Maple Leafs 17
19th John Tavares – New York Islanders 17
20th Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues 16
21st David Krejci – Boston Bruins 16
22nd Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild 16
23rd Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks 15
24th Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks 15
25th Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers 15
26th Jussi Jokinen – Pittsburgh Penguins 15
27th Marcus Johansson – Washington Capitals 15
28th Frans Nielsen – New York Islanders 15
29th Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 15
30th Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks 15
31st James Neal – Pittsburgh Penguins 15
32nd Jack Johnson – Columbus Blue Jackets 14
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