ranking of penalty kill percentage in nhl

The Buffalo Sabres have the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team this season, at 91.3 percent.

Interpreted as:
ranking of penalty kill percentage in NHL this regular season
TEAMPK%SEASONGPWLOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
91.3
2025-26
14
5
5
4
14
.500
1
0
37
43
-6
17.8
29.43
9.0
31.21
.902
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
5Flyers
Flyers
87.8
2025-26
14
8
5
1
17
.607
3
0
38
36
2
20.5
25.00
10.9
25.93
.901
6Devils
Devils
87.2
2025-26
14
10
4
0
20
.714
0
0
50
43
7
27.0
28.86
12.4
28.14
.891
7Red 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
8Penguins
Penguins
84.4
2025-26
15
9
4
2
20
.667
0
2
54
41
13
35.9
27.60
13.0
30.20
.909
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
10Bruins
Bruins
83.3
2025-26
16
9
7
0
18
.563
1
0
51
53
-2
20.8
26.31
12.1
29.69
.888
11Rangers
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
12Hurricanes
Hurricanes
82.6
2025-26
13
9
4
0
18
.692
1
0
47
35
12
10.8
32.23
11.2
27.46
.902
13Predators
Predators
82.0
2025-26
16
5
7
4
14
.438
1
0
39
54
-15
14.3
27.38
8.9
29.31
.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
16Oilers
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
17Canadiens
Canadiens
78.0
2025-26
14
9
3
2
20
.714
0
1
51
44
7
29.3
25.00
14.6
27.14
.884
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
20Mammoth
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
21Kings
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
22Ducks
Ducks
75.0
2025-26
13
9
3
1
19
.731
1
0
54
42
12
22.2
30.92
13.4
29.77
.891
23Panthers
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
24Capitals
Capitals
72.7
2025-26
14
7
6
1
15
.536
0
1
40
34
6
15.2
29.36
9.7
25.64
.905
25Sharks
Sharks
71.7
2025-26
14
5
6
3
13
.464
0
1
48
53
-5
21.3
24.93
13.8
31.43
.880
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.64

27th

GA/GP

3.07

16th

PP%

17.8

20th

PK%

91.3

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
5
1
17
2
Senators Senators
6
5
3
15
-4
Sabres Sabres
5
5
4
14
-5
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
STL Blues

5 - 8 - 2

3

Final

0

BUF Sabres

5 - 5 - 4

Thu 6 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
9
3
1
19
13
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
3
17
8
Kraken Kraken
6
3
4
16
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
10
4
0
20
7
Penguins Penguins
9
4
2
20
11
Hurricanes Hurricanes
9
4
0
18
13

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/10
WSH WSH
@
NYI NYI
4-2
Fri
10/10
OTT OTT
@
FLA FLA
2-6
Fri
10/10
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Fri
10/10
NJD NJD
@
TBL TBL
5-3
Fri
10/10
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
3-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Fri
11/7
WPG WPG
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
PIT PIT
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM