nhl best penalty kill percentage 2017 season

The Boston Bruins had the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2016-17, at 85.7 percent.

	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Bruins	85.7	2016-17	82	44	31	7	95	.579	2	3	232	209	23	21.7	33.18	8.5	26.76	.905
2	Panthers	85.3	2016-17	82	35	36	11	81	.494	5	6	205	231	-26	17.0	32.24	7.8	31.65	.911
3	Blues	84.8	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	2	233	216	17	21.3	28.41	10.0	28.38	.907
4	Ducks	84.7	2016-17	82	46	23	13	105	.640	3	3	220	197	23	18.7	29.57	9.1	29.62	.919
5	Kings	84.6	2016-17	82	39	35	8	86	.524	2	4	199	201	-2	19.1	31.13	7.8	25.85	.905
6	Hurricanes	84.2	2016-17	82	36	31	15	87	.530	3	6	212	230	-18	17.7	30.40	8.5	28.29	.901
7	Capitals	83.8	2016-17	82	55	19	8	118	.720	2	5	261	177	84	23.1	30.43	10.5	27.83	.922
8	Wild	82.9	2016-17	82	49	25	8	106	.646	3	2	263	206	57	21.0	30.82	10.4	30.06	.916
9	Blue Jackets	82.5	2016-17	82	50	24	8	108	.659	2	2	247	193	54	19.9	30.98	9.7	30.35	.922
10	Maple Leafs	82.5	2016-17	82	40	27	15	95	.579	1	8	250	234	16	23.8	31.91	9.6	32.60	.912
11	Islanders	81.9	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	239	238	1	15.0	30.24	9.6	31.90	.909
12	Flames	81.6	2016-17	82	45	33	4	94	.573	4	2	222	219	3	20.2	29.12	9.3	28.71	.907
13	Lightning	81.4	2016-17	82	42	30	10	94	.573	4	3	230	224	6	22.8	29.90	9.4	30.39	.910
14	Canadiens	81.1	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	3	2	223	198	25	19.7	29.99	9.1	29.62	.918
15	Predators	80.9	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	238	220	18	18.9	31.18	9.3	30.15	.911
16	Red Wings	80.9	2016-17	82	33	36	13	79	.482	9	0	198	244	-46	15.1	28.48	8.5	30.57	.903
17	Oilers	80.7	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	4	5	243	207	36	22.9	31.06	9.5	29.46	.914
18	Sharks	80.7	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	1	219	200	19	16.7	29.91	8.9	27.67	.912
19	Rangers	79.8	2016-17	82	48	28	6	102	.622	3	4	253	216	37	20.2	29.73	10.4	30.06	.912
20	Penguins	79.8	2016-17	82	50	21	11	111	.677	4	5	278	229	49	23.1	33.48	10.1	32.57	.914
21	Flyers	79.8	2016-17	82	39	33	10	88	.537	7	5	212	231	-19	19.5	31.52	8.2	28.46	.901
22	Senators	79.7	2016-17	82	44	28	10	98	.598	6	4	206	210	-4	17.0	30.04	8.4	30.09	.915
23	Devils	79.6	2016-17	82	28	40	14	70	.427	3	3	180	241	-61	17.5	27.79	7.9	31.37	.906
24	Blackhawks	77.7	2016-17	82	50	23	9	109	.665	4	1	240	212	28	18.0	30.59	9.6	31.39	.918
25	Sabres	77.6	2016-17	82	33	37	12	78	.476	2	6	199	231	-32	24.5	30.38	8.0	34.30	.918

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Team Leaders

3

Pastrnak

4

Pastrnak

+/-

+2

Peeke

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.27

10th

GA/GP

3.01

14th

PP%

23.4

9th

PK%

76.9

24th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

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Final

Bruins

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

35

Theodore

35

Matheson

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.33

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-39

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

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