best penalty kill percentage since jan 1

Since January 1, 2026, the Washington Capitals have the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team, at 84.3 percent.

	TEAM	PK%	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	84.3	42	22	16	4	48	.571	2	2	131	128	3	19.8	26.90	11.6	28.60	.893
2	Blackhawks	83.8	43	15	21	7	37	.430	2	2	103	146	-43	14.3	24.12	9.9	29.86	.886
3	Avalanche	83.6	43	25	14	4	54	.628	3	2	140	113	27	18.3	32.88	9.9	25.58	.897
4	Wild	82.5	41	22	14	5	49	.598	1	3	142	129	13	28.0	30.24	11.5	29.24	.892
5	Devils	82.4	42	21	20	1	43	.512	1	1	120	133	-13	22.4	29.52	9.7	25.98	.878
6	Golden Knights	82.0	44	22	16	6	50	.568	0	3	146	128	18	23.9	28.66	11.6	23.59	.877
7	Predators	82.0	43	20	17	6	46	.535	3	2	131	138	-7	26.5	27.79	11.0	30.79	.896
8	Hurricanes	81.5	43	29	10	4	62	.721	1	2	165	123	42	31.7	31.95	12.0	23.30	.877
9	Penguins	81.3	44	24	13	7	55	.625	2	5	169	140	29	19.4	28.68	13.4	26.64	.881
10	Lightning	80.2	43	27	13	3	57	.663	3	1	157	126	31	24.2	28.67	12.7	26.56	.890
11	Flames	79.8	42	16	21	5	37	.440	2	1	102	141	-39	17.8	26.95	9.0	31.26	.893
12	Rangers	79.7	40	15	21	4	34	.425	1	1	128	133	-5	28.9	24.48	13.1	29.30	.887
13	Islanders	79.4	42	21	20	1	43	.512	0	1	119	130	-11	17.2	28.17	10.1	27.10	.886
14	Senators	79.4	44	26	12	6	58	.659	0	1	153	121	32	22.9	29.77	11.7	23.48	.883
15	Sabres	79.2	43	29	9	5	63	.733	2	1	162	119	43	20.2	27.67	13.6	28.98	.904
16	Panthers	79.1	43	19	23	1	39	.453	3	1	122	151	-29	20.8	26.91	10.5	26.88	.869
17	Maple Leafs	78.9	43	14	21	8	36	.419	1	3	124	167	-43	26.8	25.53	11.3	33.53	.884
18	Canadiens	78.7	43	27	12	4	58	.674	2	1	151	124	27	21.5	26.77	13.1	28.37	.898
19	Stars	77.4	42	25	12	5	55	.655	3	1	136	116	20	27.2	25.26	12.8	24.33	.886
20	Ducks	77.2	42	22	17	3	47	.560	4	0	132	147	-15	20.0	30.67	10.2	28.29	.876
21	Blue Jackets	77.0	43	23	14	6	52	.605	3	1	132	121	11	19.2	28.67	10.7	27.26	.897
22	Oilers	76.5	41	21	15	5	47	.573	0	2	145	129	16	27.8	30.83	11.5	25.98	.879
23	Blues	76.3	41	22	15	4	48	.585	1	2	129	113	16	17.3	25.80	12.2	27.12	.898
24	Jets	75.2	44	20	16	8	48	.545	1	3	122	141	-19	17.8	25.93	10.7	27.75	.885
25	Mammoth	74.6	42	25	14	3	53	.631	0	0	149	124	25	24.8	26.79	13.2	27.14	.891

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+/-

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G/GP

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15th

GA/GP

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PP%

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PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

Last Game

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43 - 30 - 9

Final

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40 - 30 - 12

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Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

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