Who creates the most high-danger chances on the power play?
Home / Answers / Top 10: high-danger PP chances
2026-27 · measured from NHL shift charts and play-by-play
Sam Reinhart of Florida leads the league with 35 high-danger power-play chances — shots from the slot. The ten below are the whole conversation — every number is this season's, re-ranked after every night of games.
How this is measured
The skater's own shot attempts from the slot during the power play, measured from shot locations in play-by-play. The league does not publish this. Minimum 20 games with a power play. Top 10 listed.
This table covers the 2026-27 regular season · updated nightly.
| # | player | club | pos | unit | PP HDC | PP min/gm | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Reinhart | FLA | C | PP1 | 35 | 4:55 | 21 |
| 2 | Brady Tkachuk | FLA | L | PP1 | 25 | 4:18 | 21 |
| 3 | Cole Perfetti | WPG | C | PP1 | 23 | 3:40 | 21 |
| 4 | T.J. Hughes | COL | R | PP1 | 21 | 4:05 | 21 |
| 5 | Jackson Blake | CAR | R | PP1 | 20 | 3:59 | 21 |
| 6 | Nazem Kadri | COL | C | PP1 | 19 | 4:00 | 21 |
| 7 | Joel Eriksson Ek | MIN | C | PP1 | 19 | 3:42 | 22 |
| 8 | Viktor Arvidsson | DET | L | PP1 | 18 | 3:19 | 21 |
| 9 | Sebastian Aho | CAR | C | PP1 | 18 | 3:47 | 21 |
| 10 | Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | L | PP1 | 18 | 4:15 | 22 |
Frequently asked
Who creates the most high-danger chances on the power play?
Know the morning it changes
This page tells you who had the role. The daily report tells you the morning the role changes. Free in your inbox every morning, all 32 clubs. No password, one-click unsubscribe.
Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 325 games in 2026-27.
Related questions
Best power play units · What a PP1 spot is worth · Most power plays drawn · Heaviest PP1 lean · Most stable units · Longest streaks · PP1 players with no PP time · Defencemen and PP time · Top 10: PP points · Top 10: PP goals · Top 10: PP shots · Top 10: PP shot attempts · Top 10: PP time per game · Top 10: best PP clubs · Top 10: worst PP clubs · Top 10: PP1 time, little to show