nhl best team penalty kill percentage

The Buffalo Sabres have the best penalty-kill percentage by a team this season, at 90.9 percent.

Interpreted as:
NHL best team penalty kill percentage this regular season
TEAMPK%SEASONGPWLOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
90.9
2025-26
13
5
4
4
14
.538
1
0
37
40
-3
19.0
29.54
9.6
32.31
.905
2Avalanche
Avalanche
90.5
2025-26
14
8
1
5
21
.750
0
2
50
35
15
17.0
34.07
10.5
25.14
.901
3Jets
Jets
88.7
2025-26
13
9
4
0
18
.692
0
0
45
33
12
22.7
26.77
12.9
30.23
.916
4Lightning
Lightning
88.6
2025-26
13
6
5
2
14
.538
0
0
37
36
1
13.6
26.69
10.7
28.69
.903
5Red Wings
Red Wings
87.2
2025-26
14
9
5
0
18
.643
2
0
42
42
0
22.7
27.71
10.8
27.57
.891
6Flyers
Flyers
87.0
2025-26
13
7
5
1
15
.577
3
0
35
35
0
20.9
24.92
10.8
26.08
.897
7Devils
Devils
86.7
2025-26
13
9
4
0
18
.692
0
0
46
40
6
31.3
28.92
12.2
28.85
.893
8Hurricanes
Hurricanes
83.7
2025-26
12
8
4
0
16
.667
1
0
43
32
11
11.4
32.67
11.0
27.75
.904
9Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
83.3
2025-26
14
8
5
1
17
.607
0
0
52
50
2
11.8
28.07
13.2
29.00
.877
10Rangers
Rangers
83.3
2025-26
14
6
6
2
14
.500
0
0
31
34
-3
11.1
28.57
7.8
26.29
.908
11Penguins
Penguins
83.3
2025-26
14
8
4
2
18
.643
0
2
49
38
11
32.4
27.36
12.8
30.14
.910
12Bruins
Bruins
82.8
2025-26
15
8
7
0
16
.533
1
0
48
51
-3
22.0
26.40
12.1
30.20
.887
13Predators
Predators
81.6
2025-26
15
5
6
4
14
.467
1
0
38
51
-13
15.2
27.60
9.2
29.53
.885
14Blackhawks
Blackhawks
81.5
2025-26
14
6
5
3
15
.536
0
1
44
39
5
19.5
25.43
12.4
30.36
.908
15Golden Knights
Golden Knights
81.3
2025-26
12
7
2
3
17
.708
0
1
40
31
9
25.0
28.50
11.7
25.50
.899
16Ducks
Ducks
79.5
2025-26
12
8
3
1
17
.708
1
0
47
37
10
20.4
31.42
12.5
30.08
.898
17Oilers
Oilers
78.4
2025-26
15
6
5
4
16
.533
0
2
46
46
0
35.0
28.87
10.6
24.93
.877
18Flames
Flames
77.8
2025-26
15
4
9
2
10
.333
1
1
35
48
-13
13.0
27.87
8.4
30.47
.895
19Islanders
Islanders
77.3
2025-26
13
6
5
2
14
.538
0
2
43
44
-1
15.2
30.54
10.8
28.62
.882
20Capitals
Capitals
76.9
2025-26
13
7
5
1
15
.577
0
1
37
29
8
16.3
29.23
9.7
25.23
.912
21Mammoth
Mammoth
76.9
2025-26
14
9
5
0
18
.643
0
0
47
40
7
17.4
29.36
11.4
24.00
.881
22Kings
Kings
76.4
2025-26
14
6
4
4
16
.571
1
3
39
41
-2
16.3
29.64
9.4
27.57
.894
23Canadiens
Canadiens
75.6
2025-26
13
9
3
1
19
.731
0
1
48
40
8
30.8
25.46
14.5
27.08
.886
24Panthers
Panthers
75.0
2025-26
13
6
6
1
13
.500
1
1
33
40
-7
20.0
28.23
9.0
24.15
.873
25Stars
Stars
71.8
2025-26
13
7
3
3
17
.654
2
1
35
38
-3
31.1
26.08
10.3
28.54
.898
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.85

19th

GA/GP

3.08

17th

PP%

19.0

20th

PK%

90.9

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
1
19
7
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
5
1
17
2
Bruins Bruins
8
7
0
16
-2
Sabres Sabres
5
4
4
14
-2
Senators Senators
6
5
2
14
-3
Lightning Lightning
6
5
2
14
1
Panthers Panthers
6
6
1
13
-7
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
BUF BUF
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Thu
11/13
BUF BUF
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Sat
11/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
EDM EDM
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Mammoth

9 - 4 - 0

2

Final

1

BUF Sabres

5 - 4 - 4

Tue 4 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
4
0
18
12
Mammoth Mammoth
9
5
0
18
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
8
3
1
17
11
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
3
17
8
Kraken Kraken
6
3
4
16
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
1
19
7
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
5
1
17
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
9
4
0
18
6
Penguins Penguins
8
4
2
18
9
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
4
0
16
12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/8
UTA UTA
@
COL COL
1-2
Wed
10/8
ANA ANA
@
SEA SEA
1-3
Wed
10/8
VGK VGK
@
SJS SJS
4-3
Wed
10/8
CGY CGY
@
VAN VAN
1-5
Fri
10/10
LAK LAK
@
WPG WPG
2-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
TBL TBL
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Thu
11/6
FLA FLA
@
LAK LAK
10:00 PM
Fri
11/7
MIN MIN
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
NYR NYR
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM