when did the blackhawks have their best power play percentage in a season

The Chicago Black Hawks had their best power-play percentage in a season in 1982-83, at 27.1 percent.

	TEAM	PP%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Black Hawks	27.1	1982-83	80	47	23	10		104	.650			338	268	70	76.4	31.80	13.3	31.08	.892
2	Black Hawks	25.9	1985-86	80	39	33	8		86	.538			351	349	2	77.9	32.44	13.5	34.89	.875
3	Black Hawks	25.5	1981-82	80	30	38	12		72	.450			332	363	-31	75.4	32.08	12.9	33.23	.863
4	Blackhawks	24.9	2024-25	82	25	46		11	61	.372	2	4	223	292	-69	79.3	24.44	11.1	31.11	.886
5	Blackhawks	24.5	1994-95	48	24	19	5		53	.552			156	115	41	84.2	30.06	10.8	24.90	.904
6	Black Hawks	23.6	1979-80	80	34	27	19		87	.544			241	250	-9	80.8	30.23	10.0	31.13	.900
7	Blackhawks	23.1	2010-11	82	44	29		9	97	.591	6	5	252	220	32	79.2	32.16	9.6	28.71	.907
8	Blackhawks	23.0	1987-88	80	30	41	9		69	.431			284	328	-44	80.2	29.34	12.1	35.67	.885
9	Blackhawks	22.9	1989-90	80	41	33	6		88	.550			316	294	22	80.2	33.00	12.0	27.35	.866
10	Blackhawks	22.6	2015-16	82	47	26		9	103	.628	1	2	234	207	27	80.3	30.46	9.4	30.80	.918
11	Black Hawks	22.3	1980-81	80	31	33	16		78	.488			304	315	-11	75.1	32.06	11.9	33.84	.884
12	Blackhawks	22.1	1990-91	80	49	23	8		106	.663			284	211	73	83.8	32.05	11.1	27.68	.905
13	Black Hawks	21.8	1984-85	80	38	35	7		83	.519			309	299	10	77.2	29.96	12.9	33.14	.887
14	Blackhawks	21.7	2020-21	56	24	25		7	55	.491	2	2	159	184	-25	76.8	29.20	9.7	33.71	.903
15	Black Hawks	21.0	1977-78	80	32	29	19		83	.519			230	220	10	84.4	29.21	9.8	30.85	.911
16	Blackhawks	21.0	1988-89	80	27	41	12		66	.413			297	335	-38	74.6	32.86	11.3	31.41	.867
17	Black Hawks	20.2	1983-84	80	30	42	8		68	.425			277	311	-34	78.3	30.65	11.3	31.60	.877
18	Blackhawks	20.2	2018-19	82	36	34		12	84	.512	3	1	267	291	-24	72.7	32.55	10.0	34.78	.898
19	Blackhawks	19.5	2013-14	82	46	21		15	107	.652	6	8	261	212	49	81.5	33.11	9.6	27.18	.905
20	Blackhawks	19.3	2025-26	62	23	29		10	56	.452	3	5	163	196	-33	85.7	24.50	10.7	29.31	.892
21	Blackhawks	19.3	2008-09	82	46	24		12	104	.634	4	7	260	209	51	80.6	32.72	9.7	28.59	.911
22	Blackhawks	19.2	2021-22	82	28	42		12	68	.415	6	2	213	289	-76	76.2	28.80	9.0	32.96	.893
23	Blackhawks	18.4	1992-93	84	47	25	12		106	.631			279	230	49	83.5	32.23	10.3	27.32	.900
24	Blackhawks	18.0	2016-17	82	50	23		9	109	.665	4	1	240	212	28	77.7	30.59	9.6	31.39	.918
25	Blackhawks	17.9	2001-02	82	41	27	13	1	96	.585			216	207	9	81.5	27.70	9.5	25.33	.900

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Team Leaders

26

Bertuzzi

32

Bedard

+/-

+3

Slaggert

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.63

27th

GA/GP

3.16

20th

PP%

19.3

20th

PK%

85.7

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	42	10	9	93	82
Stars	38	14	10	86	46
Wild	37	16	10	84	31
Mammoth	34	25	4	72	28
Predators	28	27	8	64	-29
Jets	26	26	10	62	-11
Blues	24	29	9	57	-50
Blackhawks	23	29	10	56	-35

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	DAL	6:00 PM
Mon 3/9	UTA	@	CHI	8:30 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 3/14	CHI	@	VGK	10:00 PM
Tue 3/17	MIN	@	CHI	7:30 PM

Last Game

Canucks

19 - 36 - 7

Final

Blackhawks

23 - 29 - 10

Fri 6 Mar 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

42

MacKinnon

37

Caufield

35

McDavid

Assists Leaders

71

McDavid

68

Kucherov

61

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

106

McDavid

103

MacKinnon

100

Kucherov

Hits Leaders

313

Trenin

249

Sherwood

231

Klapka

Blocks Leaders

146

Weegar

146

McCabe

145

Dobson

Wins Leaders

30

Vejmelka

29

Vasilevskiy

25

Dostal

Goals Against Leaders

2.20

Wedgewood

2.25

DeSmith

2.27

Cooley

Save Percentage Leaders

.923

Cooley

.915

Wedgewood

.914

Sorokin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.82

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.43

2.66

2.68

Power Play Rankings

33.1

29.9

26.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.7

84.7

83.4

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-21

39-22

39-23

38-24

37-25

Worst Record ATS

21-42

22-41

22-40

23-40

24-39

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	42	10	9	93	82
Stars	38	14	10	86	46
Wild	37	16	10	84	31
Mammoth	34	25	4	72	28
Predators	28	27	8	64	-29
Jets	26	26	10	62	-11
Blues	24	29	9	57	-50
Blackhawks	23	29	10	56	-35
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	35	24	3	73	-6
Golden Knights	29	20	14	72	6
Oilers	30	25	8	68	7
Kraken	29	24	9	67	-9
Sharks	30	25	6	66	-23
Kings	25	23	14	64	-23
Flames	25	30	7	57	-34
Canucks	19	36	8	46	-71

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	39	18	4	82	52
Sabres	38	19	6	82	31
Canadiens	34	18	10	78	13
Red Wings	35	21	7	77	-4
Bruins	35	22	5	75	13
Senators	31	22	9	71	14
Panthers	31	29	3	65	-19
Maple Leafs	27	26	11	65	-24
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	40	17	6	86	41
Islanders	36	23	5	77	5
Penguins	31	17	14	76	24
Blue Jackets	32	21	9	73	2
Flyers	29	22	11	69	-13
Capitals	31	26	7	69	8
Devils	32	29	2	66	-23
Rangers	24	30	8	56	-29