from Adam Vingan of Sportsnet,

The 2022-23 Edmonton Oilers have the greatest power play in NHL history.

That is not hyperbole. The Oilers have scored on an incredible 32.4 per cent of their power-play opportunities this season. That would stand as the highest single-season rate since the NHL began tracking power-play percentage in 1977-78, when the Montreal Canadiens finished at 31.9 per cent. As long as the Oilers do not go 0-for-4 against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in their regular-season finale, the record will be theirs. (The Oilers have gone 0-for-4 or worse only four times this season.)

Of course, it helps to have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who have combined for 52 goals on the power play, which ranks ahead of 15 teams. Draisaitl’s 31 power-play goals are tied for third most in a season in league history (Tim Kerr's 34 in 1985-86 is the record).

The four forwards on the Oilers’ top unit — McDavid, Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman — have remained constant. Tyson Barrie ran the point until the Oilers traded him to the Nashville Predators on Feb. 28 and Evan Bouchard has since replaced Barrie. The No. 1 unit has not missed a beat since Bouchard took over for Barrie, scoring 17 power-play goals in 18 games. (Hyman missed two games in mid-March.)

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