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

The New York Islanders had their highest power-play percentage in a season in 1977-78, at 31.4 percent.

	TEAM	PP%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Islanders	31.4	1977-78	80	48	17	15		111	.694			334	210	124	83.5	31.13	13.4	28.20	.907
2	Islanders	31.2	1978-79	80	51	15	14		116	.725			358	214	144	80.2	28.76	15.6	28.86	.907
3	Islanders	29.3	1980-81	80	48	18	14		110	.688			355	260	95	79.3	30.21	14.7	30.23	.892
4	Islanders	27.8	1981-82	80	54	16	10		118	.738			385	250	135	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
5	Islanders	26.0	1982-83	80	42	26	12		96	.600			302	226	76	83.7	30.36	12.4	29.96	.906
6	Islanders	25.1	1984-85	80	40	34	6		86	.538			345	312	33	82.2	30.19	14.3	32.41	.880
7	Islanders	25.1	1986-87	80	35	33	12		82	.513			279	281	-2	78.0	31.01	11.2	27.84	.874
8	Islanders	23.6	1989-90	80	31	38	11		73	.456			281	288	-7	76.5	29.49	11.9	33.53	.893
9	Islanders	23.4	1979-80	80	39	28	13		91	.569			281	247	34	77.6	27.71	12.7	29.95	.897
10	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
11	Islanders	22.7	1985-86	80	39	29	12		90	.563			327	284	43	78.4	29.40	13.9	33.24	.893
12	Islanders	22.5	1983-84	80	50	26	4		104	.650			357	269	88	81.5	30.28	14.7	33.39	.899
13	Islanders	22.5	1988-89	80	28	47	5		61	.381			265	325	-60	73.6	30.36	10.9	30.79	.868
14	Islanders	22.5	1987-88	80	39	31	10		88	.550			308	267	41	77.4	30.21	12.7	31.61	.894
15	Islanders	22.1	1991-92	80	34	35	11		79	.494			291	299	-8	76.5	27.83	13.1	32.88	.886
16	Islanders	22.1	2021-22	82	37	35		10	84	.512	2	6	229	231	-2	84.2	28.87	9.7	32.55	.913
17	Islanders	21.6	1992-93	84	40	37	7		87	.518			335	297	38	79.5	31.02	12.9	29.42	.880
18	Islanders	20.3	2023-24	82	39	27		16	94	.573	1	5	245	258	-13	71.5	30.12	9.9	32.76	.904
19	Islanders	20.1	1993-94	84	36	36	12		84	.500			282	264	18	81.1	29.89	11.2	30.49	.897
20	Islanders	19.9	2012-13	48	24	17		7	55	.573	4	3	135	136	-1	80.3	30.94	9.1	28.17	.899
21	Islanders	18.8	1995-96	82	22	50	10		54	.329			229	315	-86	78.3	28.17	9.9	32.04	.880
22	Islanders	18.8	2020-21	56	32	17		7	71	.634	4	3	152	125	27	83.7	28.98	9.4	28.39	.921
23	Islanders	18.7	2014-15	82	47	28		7	101	.616	7	6	245	224	21	78.0	33.79	8.8	28.30	.903
24	Islanders	18.5	2011-12	82	34	37		11	79	.482	7	4	196	251	-55	80.5	29.39	8.1	30.11	.898
25	Islanders	18.3	2015-16	82	45	27		10	100	.610	5	5	227	211	16	84.5	29.41	9.4	30.43	.915

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	NYI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	NJD	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/6	NYI	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	CHI	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Sat 10/10	TBL	@	NYI	7:30 PM

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
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