nhl best powerplay percentage by year ever

The Edmonton Oilers have the best power-play percentage by a team in a season, at 32.4 percent in 2022-23.

	TEAM	PP%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Oilers	32.4	2022-23	82	50	23		9	109	.665	0	4	325	256	69	77.0	33.59	11.8	31.37	.900
2	Oilers	31.9	2025-26	68	33	26		9	75	.551	0	3	238	229	9	77.2	29.78	11.8	27.07	.876
3	Canadiens	31.9	1977-78	80	59	10	11		129	.806			359	183	176	81.0	32.76	13.7	25.94	.912
4	Islanders	31.4	1977-78	80	48	17	15		111	.694			334	210	124	83.5	31.13	13.4	28.20	.907
5	Islanders	31.2	1978-79	80	51	15	14		116	.725			358	214	144	80.2	28.76	15.6	28.86	.907
6	Stars	29.6	2025-26	67	42	15		10	94	.701	4	4	231	180	51	80.9	25.90	13.3	26.36	.898
7	Oilers	29.5	2019-20	71	37	25		9	83	.585	2	2	223	215	8	84.4	29.58	10.6	32.03	.905
8	Islanders	29.3	1980-81	80	48	18	14		110	.688			355	260	95	79.3	30.21	14.7	30.23	.892
9	Oilers	29.3	1982-83	80	47	21	12		106	.663			424	315	109	77.5	33.33	15.9	32.42	.879
10	Canadiens	29.1	1979-80	80	47	20	13		107	.669			328	240	88	81.4	31.64	13.0	27.69	.892
11	Jets	28.9	2024-25	82	56	22		4	116	.707	2	1	275	190	85	79.4	28.22	11.9	27.18	.915
12	Rangers	28.8	1977-78	80	30	37	13		73	.456			279	280	-1	80.2	28.14	12.4	31.38	.888
13	Lightning	28.6	2023-24	82	45	29		8	98	.598	3	1	288	267	21	83.3	29.29	12.0	29.63	.890
14	Flames	28.5	1987-88	80	48	23	9		105	.656			397	305	92	80.4	33.33	14.9	29.65	.871
15	Golden Knights	28.3	2024-25	82	50	22		10	110	.671	1	5	274	214	60	75.7	30.27	11.0	26.11	.900
16	Canadiens	28.3	1978-79	80	52	17	11		115	.719			337	204	133	83.6	32.16	13.1	25.41	.900
17	Lightning	28.2	2018-19	82	62	16		4	128	.780	6	1	319	221	98	85.0	31.95	12.2	32.11	.916
18	Devils	28.2	2024-25	82	42	33		7	91	.555	2	2	240	220	20	82.7	28.10	10.4	26.35	.898
19	Islanders	27.8	1981-82	80	54	16	10		118	.738			385	250	135	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
20	Flames	27.7	1989-90	80	42	23	15		99	.619			348	265	83	79.2	34.35	12.7	25.34	.869
21	Oilers	27.6	2020-21	56	35	19		2	72	.643	0	0	183	154	29	82.5	29.89	10.9	30.66	.910
22	Maple Leafs	27.3	2021-22	82	54	21		7	115	.701	3	1	312	252	60	82.1	34.57	11.0	30.62	.900
23	Black Hawks	27.1	1982-83	80	47	23	10		104	.650			338	268	70	76.4	31.80	13.3	31.08	.892
24	Flames	27.1	1980-81	80	39	27	14		92	.575			329	298	31	80.6	27.13	15.2	33.16	.888
25	Canucks	27.0	1982-83	80	30	35	15		75	.469			303	309	-6	80.3	30.14	12.6	30.80	.875

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Team Leaders

37

McDavid

77

McDavid

+/-

+26

Ekholm

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.50

2nd

GA/GP

3.37

27th

PP%

31.9

1st

PK%

77.2

26th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	37	27	3	77	-10
Golden Knights	31	22	14	76	11
Oilers	33	26	9	75	6
Kings	28	24	15	71	-21
Kraken	31	26	9	71	-8
Sharks	32	27	6	70	-25
Flames	26	34	7	59	-45
Canucks	20	38	8	48	-75

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/17	SJS	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Thu 3/19	FLA	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Sat 3/21	TBL	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 3/24	EDM	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Thu 3/26	EDM	@	VGK	9:30 PM

Last Game

Predators

29 - 28 - 9

Final

Oilers

33 - 26 - 9

Sun 15 Mar 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

45

MacKinnon

39

Caufield

38

Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

77

McDavid

72

Kucherov

65

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

114

McDavid

110

MacKinnon

106

Kucherov

Hits Leaders

343

Trenin

268

Sherwood

247

Klapka

Blocks Leaders

163

McCabe

156

Dobson

151

Weegar

Wins Leaders

30

Vejmelka

30

Vasilevskiy

28

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.23

Wedgewood

2.30

Vasilevskiy

2.37

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

.915

Wedgewood

.914

Cooley

.913

Vasilevskiy

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.73

3.50

Goals Against Rankings

2.50

2.69

2.77

Power Play Rankings

31.9

29.6

25.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

84.5

83.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

43-23

41-24

42-25

41-25

40-27

Worst Record ATS

22-44

23-44

25-41

26-42

26-41

27-40

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	44	13	9	97	79
Stars	42	15	10	94	51
Wild	38	18	12	88	30
Mammoth	35	27	6	76	23
Predators	29	28	9	67	-30
Jets	28	28	10	66	-14
Blues	27	30	10	64	-45
Blackhawks	25	30	11	61	-38
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	37	27	3	77	-10
Golden Knights	31	22	14	76	11
Oilers	33	26	9	75	6
Kraken	31	26	9	71	-8
Kings	28	24	15	71	-21
Sharks	32	27	6	70	-25
Flames	26	34	7	59	-45
Canucks	20	38	8	48	-75

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	41	20	6	88	35
Lightning	40	21	4	84	49
Canadiens	36	20	10	82	13
Red Wings	37	23	8	82	-3
Bruins	37	23	7	81	11
Senators	34	23	9	77	20
Maple Leafs	29	27	12	70	-23
Panthers	33	30	3	69	-21
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	42	18	6	90	42
Penguins	34	18	15	83	26
Islanders	38	24	5	81	6
Blue Jackets	34	21	11	79	4
Flyers	31	23	12	74	-14
Capitals	33	27	8	74	9
Devils	34	31	2	70	-24
Rangers	28	31	8	64	-19