nhl best powerplay percentage by year past decade

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, the Tampa Bay Lightning had the best power-play percentage by a team in a season, at 28.2 percent in 2018-19.

TEAMPP%SEASONGPWLOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Lightning
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
2Capitals
Capitals
26.8
2012-13
48
27
18
3
57
.594
3
0
146
130
16
77.9
28.13
10.8
32.31
.916
3Panthers
Panthers
26.8
2018-19
82
36
32
14
86
.524
3
7
264
273
-9
81.3
32.99
9.8
30.68
.891
4Penguins
Penguins
26.2
2017-18
82
47
29
6
100
.610
2
2
270
248
22
80.0
34.43
9.6
31.13
.903
5Bruins
Bruins
25.9
2018-19
82
49
24
9
107
.652
2
3
257
212
45
79.9
32.68
9.6
29.46
.912
6Capitals
Capitals
25.3
2014-15
82
45
26
11
101
.616
5
4
237
199
38
81.2
29.50
9.8
28.88
.916
7Capitals
Capitals
25.2
2009-10
82
54
15
13
121
.738
5
6
313
227
86
78.8
32.84
11.6
30.91
.910
8Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
25.1
2017-18
82
49
26
7
105
.640
7
2
270
230
40
81.3
32.20
10.2
33.85
.917
9Jets
Jets
24.8
2018-19
82
47
30
5
99
.604
2
1
270
243
27
79.2
31.18
10.6
33.43
.911
10Penguins
Penguins
24.7
2012-13
48
36
12
0
72
.750
3
0
162
119
43
79.6
29.96
11.3
29.23
.915
11Penguins
Penguins
24.6
2018-19
82
44
26
12
100
.610
2
3
271
238
33
79.7
33.30
9.9
33.28
.913
12Sabres
Sabres
24.5
2016-17
82
33
37
12
78
.476
2
6
199
231
-32
77.6
30.38
8.0
34.30
.918
13Canucks
Canucks
24.3
2010-11
82
54
19
9
117
.713
4
5
258
180
78
85.6
32.00
9.8
30.12
.927
14Lightning
Lightning
23.9
2017-18
82
54
23
5
113
.689
6
2
290
234
56
76.2
32.68
10.8
32.72
.913
15Red Wings
Red Wings
23.8
2014-15
82
43
25
14
100
.610
4
10
231
211
20
80.9
29.62
9.5
28.32
.909
16Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
23.8
2016-17
82
40
27
15
95
.579
1
8
250
234
16
82.5
31.91
9.6
32.60
.912
17Sharks
Sharks
23.7
2018-19
82
46
27
9
101
.616
0
3
289
258
31
80.8
33.02
10.7
28.33
.889
18Bruins
Bruins
23.6
2017-18
82
50
20
12
112
.683
3
3
267
211
56
83.7
32.96
9.9
29.26
.912
19Sharks
Sharks
23.5
2010-11
82
48
25
9
105
.640
5
5
243
208
35
79.6
34.54
8.6
28.89
.912
20Ducks
Ducks
23.5
2010-11
82
47
30
5
99
.604
4
2
235
233
2
81.3
28.46
10.1
32.29
.912
21Flyers
Flyers
23.4
2014-15
82
33
31
18
84
.512
3
11
212
223
-11
77.1
29.43
8.8
30.26
.910
22Penguins
Penguins
23.4
2013-14
82
51
24
7
109
.665
7
3
242
204
38
85.0
29.93
9.9
28.77
.914
23Capitals
Capitals
23.4
2013-14
82
38
30
14
90
.549
10
11
225
229
-4
82.0
29.41
9.3
33.54
.917
24Jets
Jets
23.4
2017-18
82
52
20
10
114
.695
4
2
273
216
57
81.8
32.23
10.3
31.87
.917
25Islanders
Islanders
23.2
2017-18
82
35
37
10
80
.488
3
3
261
293
-32
73.2
31.37
10.1
35.59
.900
StatMuse has team, season-level data for power-play percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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121
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112
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24
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104
32
43
33
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92
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35
12
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14
72
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26
17
95
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41
30
11
93
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33
6
92
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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
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32
36
14
78
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Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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22
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113
56
41
25
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98
25
43
27
12
98
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30
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95
19
40
30
12
92
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34
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91
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