highest playoff penalty kill percentage playoffs by season minimum 16 gp

The Edmonton Oilers have the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team with 16+ games played in a single NHL playoff run, at 94.3 percent in 2023-24.

TEAMPK%GPSEASONWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Oilers
Oilers
94.3
25
2023-24
15
10
86
65
21
29.3
28.40
12.1
25.08
.896
2Devils
Devils
92.5
23
1999-00
16
7
61
39
22
17.1
31.61
8.4
23.35
.927
3Lightning
Lightning
92.3
18
2010-11
11
7
59
45
14
25.4
28.94
11.3
32.83
.924
4Kings
Kings
92.1
20
2011-12
16
4
57
30
27
12.8
30.55
9.3
26.95
.944
5Avalanche
Avalanche
91.9
17
1996-97
10
7
59
41
18
22.1
29.41
11.8
33.76
.929
6Canadiens
Canadiens
91.8
22
2020-21
13
9
51
54
-3
18.9
28.86
8.0
30.73
.920
7Senators
Senators
91.8
18
2002-03
11
7
43
34
9
14.8
27.44
8.7
24.94
.924
8Sharks
Sharks
91.7
17
2003-04
10
7
38
32
6
13.6
24.41
9.2
27.24
.931
9Hurricanes
Hurricanes
91.5
19
2025-26
16
3
66
39
27
17.3
31.63
11.0
23.26
.912
10Rangers
Rangers
91.3
23
1993-94
16
7
81
50
31
21.2
33.43
10.5
27.83
.922
11Blackhawks
Blackhawks
90.8
23
2012-13
16
7
64
48
16
11.4
34.22
8.1
29.39
.929
12Coyotes
Coyotes
90.8
16
2011-12
9
7
37
35
2
14.0
26.69
8.7
37.69
.942
13Stars
Stars
90.5
23
1998-99
16
7
64
44
20
12.1
31.65
8.8
26.87
.929
14Bruins
Bruins
89.8
21
1989-90
13
8
62
59
3
16.1
28.43
10.4
25.86
.891
15Canadiens
Canadiens
89.8
21
1988-89
14
7
67
51
16
16.5
27.57
11.6
27.71
.912
16Devils
Devils
89.2
24
2002-03
16
8
63
41
22
15.5
28.58
9.2
26.25
.935
17Predators
Predators
89.1
22
2016-17
14
8
60
48
12
16.9
29.68
9.2
28.14
.922
18Bruins
Bruins
88.7
22
2012-13
14
8
65
47
18
17.5
35.55
8.3
34.64
.938
19Hurricanes
Hurricanes
88.7
18
2008-09
8
10
42
52
-10
10.0
31.67
7.4
32.17
.910
20Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks
88.5
16
2005-06
9
7
46
36
10
10.8
33.00
8.7
26.19
.914
21Bruins
Bruins
88.4
24
2018-19
15
9
79
51
28
32.4
32.63
10.1
31.00
.931
22Stars
Stars
88.2
23
1999-00
14
9
52
46
6
16.1
25.61
8.8
28.65
.930
23Red Wings
Red Wings
88.2
22
1997-98
16
6
75
49
26
15.5
31.91
10.7
26.77
.917
24Stars
Stars
88.2
17
1997-98
10
7
36
32
4
10.0
25.12
8.4
23.53
.920
25Rangers
Rangers
88.1
18
1978-79
11
7
66
42
24
19.4
28.22
13.0
29.72
.921
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

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TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
Oilers Oilers
41
30
11
93
13
43
33
6
92
-15
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
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Thu
10/1
@
10:00 PM
Sat
10/3
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/7
@
10:00 PM
Sat
10/10
@
4:00 PM
Last Game
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55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
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34
39
9
77
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Thu
4/2
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2-5
Thu
4/2
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0-3

Schedule

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Tue
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7:00 PM
Tue
9/29
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8:00 PM
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