NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

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When talking about the 2023-24 season, Nikita Kucherov ranks first in PP apples with 40. Holding second place is Nathan MacKinnon, owning a PP assists total of 38. With a number of 37, Connor McDavid comes in at the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are Artemi Panarin (33) and Quinn Hughes (33).

2023-24 NHL Power Play Assists Leaders

PPA Rank Player PPA
1st Nikita Kucherov 40
2nd Nathan MacKinnon 38
3rd Connor McDavid 37
4th Artemi Panarin 33
5th Quinn Hughes 33
6th Cale Makar 32
7th J.T. Miller 30
8th Mats Zuccarello 28
9th Evan Bouchard 27
10th Adam Fox 27
11th Victor Hedman 27
12th Shayne Gostisbehere 27
13th Mikko Rantanen 26
14th Matthew Tkachuk 26
15th William Nylander 24
16th Aleksander Barkov 24
17th Roman Josi 24
18th David Pastrnak 23
19th Mike Matheson 23
20th Noah Dobson 23
21st Kirill Kaprizov 22
22nd Adrian Kempe 22
23rd Jack Hughes 22
24th Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 22
25th Mikael Granlund 22
26th Sebastian Aho 21
27th Clayton Keller 21
28th Luke Hughes 21
29th Steven Stamkos 20
30th Jesper Bratt 20
31st Mathew Barzal 20
32nd Filip Forsberg 19

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