Leaders — NHL power play
Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
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NHL power-play leaders · 2026-27
Who takes the power-play time, which fives actually score, and why a PP1 label pays more in Utah than in Chicago.
Skaters
Skaters taking 0:45+ of power-play time per game, sorted by PP points. Click any column to re-sort.
Who draws the power plays
Penalties drawn, official totals — the plays that create the power plays. Click any column to sort.
| # | player | club | pos | penalties drawn | per 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack McBain | UTA | C | 7 | 5.36 |
| 2 | Garnet Hathaway | FLA | R | 6 | 6.80 |
| 3 | Ivan Barbashev | VGK | L | 6 | 3.18 |
| 4 | Timo Meier | NJD | R | 6 | 4.17 |
| 5 | Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | R | 6 | 3.03 |
| 6 | Ridly Greig | OTT | C | 5 | 4.37 |
| 7 | Jack Quinn | BUF | R | 5 | 2.55 |
| 8 | Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 4 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Keegan Kolesar | DET | R | 4 | 3.72 |
| 10 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | 4 | 1.47 |
| 11 | Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | L | 4 | 1.94 |
| 12 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | C | 4 | 1.78 |
| 13 | Shane Pinto | OTT | C | 4 | 1.99 |
| 14 | Alexis Lafrenière | NYR | L | 4 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Tim Stützle | OTT | C | 4 | 1.84 |
| 16 | Tyrel Bauer | WPG | D | 4 | 10.46 |
| 17 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | D | 4 | 3.16 |
| 18 | Jackson Blake | CAR | R | 4 | 1.88 |
| 19 | Claude Giroux | OTT | R | 3 | 1.71 |
| 20 | Steven Stamkos | NSH | C | 3 | 1.83 |
Clubs
Not all power plays are equal: every club by what its first unit scores a game, the league's best drawn as a full bar. Click any column to sort.
| PP1 rank | club | PP1 min/gm | PP1 share | PP1 goals/gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UTA Utah Mammoth | 4:45 | 76.1% | |
| 2nd | ANA Anaheim Ducks | 3:59 | 89.1% | |
| T-3rd | NSH Nashville Predators | 4:14 | 72.9% | |
| T-3rd | VGK Vegas Golden Knights | 4:57 | 76.2% | |
| 5th | CAR Carolina Hurricanes | 4:50 | 72.0% | |
| T-6th | DET Detroit Red Wings | 4:27 | 69.9% | |
| T-6th | EDM Edmonton Oilers | 4:18 | 70.4% | |
| T-6th | NJD New Jersey Devils | 4:25 | 67.3% | |
| T-6th | NYI New York Islanders | 3:43 | 69.1% | |
| T-6th | WPG Winnipeg Jets | 3:14 | 69.1% | |
| 11th | LAK Los Angeles Kings | 4:09 | 76.3% | |
| 12th | TOR Toronto Maple Leafs | 3:50 | 70.2% | |
| 13th | VAN Vancouver Canucks | 3:14 | 66.3% | |
| T-14th | BOS Boston Bruins | 2:32 | 63.9% | |
| T-14th | BUF Buffalo Sabres | 3:35 | 64.7% | |
| T-14th | OTT Ottawa Senators | 4:30 | 60.2% | |
| 17th | NYR New York Rangers | 3:16 | 73.7% | |
| T-18th | CGY Calgary Flames | 2:08 | 69.8% | |
| T-18th | SJS San Jose Sharks | 3:28 | 73.7% | |
| T-18th | TBL Tampa Bay Lightning | 5:49 | 78.8% | |
| T-21st | FLA Florida Panthers | 6:32 | 70.8% | |
| T-21st | MIN Minnesota Wild | 3:07 | 75.0% | |
| T-21st | PIT Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:45 | 65.2% | |
| T-21st | SEA Seattle Kraken | 2:37 | 57.8% | |
| 25th | PHI Philadelphia Flyers | 3:16 | 63.6% | |
| 26th | CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets | 3:12 | 74.5% | |
| T-27th | COL Colorado Avalanche | 4:17 | 70.7% | |
| T-27th | DAL Dallas Stars | 3:53 | 80.7% | |
| T-27th | WSH Washington Capitals | 2:48 | 59.7% | |
| T-30th | CHI Chicago Blackhawks | 2:52 | 67.1% | |
| T-30th | MTL Montréal Canadiens | 4:00 | 72.8% | |
| T-30th | STL St. Louis Blues | 2:40 | 62.6% |
Skater PP goals, assists and points, and penalties drawn, are the league's official totals. Unit and club goals, ice time, unit membership, streaks and shares are measured here from shift charts, through Monday 12 October 2026.
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.