Which NHL power play unit has been the best?
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2026-27 · measured from NHL shift charts and play-by-play
The most efficient first power-play unit is Nick Schmaltz · Clayton Keller · Mikhail Sergachev · Dylan Guenther · Logan Cooley of Utah — a goal every 3:36 on the ice (22 goals in 79:16). The least efficient is Charlie Coyle · Zach Werenski · Kent Johnson · Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli of Columbus, a goal every 9:11.
Utah's first unit scored 16.65 goals per 60 minutes on the ice, the most efficient first unit in the league.
How this is measured
Membership is derived from shared power-play ice, not from power-play minutes — a player can accumulate time across both units and belong to neither. A unit is on the ice whenever its members are most of the club's skaters out there, and its goals and shots are counted over exactly those seconds. Minimum 30 minutes as the same five.
This table covers the 2026-27 regular season · updated nightly.
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 325 games in 2026-27.
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