Last Monday, I looked back at the best power-plays of the last 45 or so years, and it turned out to be dominated by teams from the mid-to-late-1970s. While I'm as big a fan of the WHA days as anyone else, I thought it might be more interesting to look at top power-plays of more recent vintages. Again, adjusting for the league-wide PP average:
| Year | Team | PP% | REL LGE |
| 2002-03 | Detroit Red Wings | 23.82 | 44.98 |
| 1995-96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25.95 | 44.73 |
| 1998-99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 21.96 | 38.9 |
| 2000-01 | New Jersey Devils | 22.9 | 37.62 |
| 2007-08 | Montreal Canadiens | 24.06 | 35.55 |
| 1996-97 | New York Rangers | 21.95 | 34.91 |
| 2008-09 | Detroit Red Wings | 25.5 | 34.56 |
| 1996-97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 21.83 | 34.17 |
| 1989-90 | Calgary Flames | 27.73 | 33.51 |
| 2008-09 | Washington Capitals | 25.22 | 33.09 |
(I excluded the strike-shortened 1994-95 season - Chicago, Detroit and Quebec all cracked the top 10, but the 48-game season allowed teams to reach extremes they otherwise couldn't.) Overall, this is a very good group of teams - most of them finished first in their respective divisions. Though none won the Stanley Cup, two were cup finalists, and two others made it to the semi-finals.
My vote for the best PP actually goes to the #2 team, the 1995-96 Penguins. The Pens spread the power-play point work around a bit, but Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis combined for 184 power-play points. Lemieux, in particular, was on the ice for 102 of Pittsburgh's 109 power-play goals, the best percentage-wise showing of his career.