NHL Power Play Assists Leaders 2024-25?

Concerning the 2025-26 campaign, Mikael Backlund ranks first in power play assists with 3. In 2nd is Darnell Nurse, collecting a power play apples total of 2. Having a total of 2, Adrian Kempe ranks in the 3rd spot. Finishing out the top 5 are Josh Anderson (2) and Alex Tuch (2).

2025-26 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank	Player	PPA
1st	Mikael Backlund	3
2nd	Darnell Nurse	2
3rd	Adrian Kempe	2
4th	Josh Anderson	2
5th	Alex Tuch	2
6th	K’Andre Miller	2
7th	Sebastian Aho	2
8th	Anton Lundell	2
9th	Anthony Cirelli	2
10th	Drew Helleson	2
11th	Oliver Kapanen	2
12th	Mattias Samuelsson	2
13th	Radek Faksa	2
14th	Filip Hronek	2
15th	Simon Holmstrom	2
16th	Esa Lindell	2
17th	Troy Terry	2
18th	Ryan Poehling	2
19th	Owen Power	2
20th	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	2
21st	MacKenzie Weegar	1
22nd	Simon Edvinsson	1
23rd	Ryan Lindgren	1
24th	J.J. Moser	1
25th	Sam Carrick	1
26th	Sean Walker	1
27th	Travis Konecny	1
28th	Louis Crevier	1
29th	Keegan Kolesar	1
30th	Aaron Ekblad	1
31st	Brenden Dillon	1
32nd	Erik Cernak	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