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

The Buffalo Sabres had their highest power-play percentage in a season in 2016-17, at 24.5 percent.

TEAMPP%SEASONGPWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
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
2Sabres
Sabres
24.4
1979-80
80
47
17
16
110
.688
318
201
117
82.9
29.33
13.6
23.99
.895
3Sabres
Sabres
24.1
1984-85
80
38
28
14
90
.563
290
237
53
82.4
28.86
12.6
23.76
.875
4Sabres
Sabres
23.9
1980-81
80
39
20
21
99
.619
327
250
77
83.2
31.00
13.2
27.94
.888
5Sabres
Sabres
23.4
2022-23
82
42
33
7
91
.555
3
3
293
297
-4
73.0
32.50
11.0
33.05
.890
6Sabres
Sabres
22.6
1993-94
84
43
32
9
95
.565
282
218
64
84.7
28.20
11.9
29.31
.911
7Sabres
Sabres
22.5
1991-92
80
31
37
12
74
.463
289
299
-10
78.5
32.50
11.1
32.25
.884
8Sabres
Sabres
22.2
1977-78
80
44
19
17
105
.656
288
215
73
85.8
30.99
11.6
27.86
.904
9Sabres
Sabres
22.1
1989-90
80
45
27
8
98
.613
286
248
38
83.5
30.20
11.8
31.55
.902
10Sabres
Sabres
22.0
1983-84
80
48
25
7
103
.644
315
257
58
81.9
29.86
13.2
26.84
.880
11Sabres
Sabres
21.7
1982-83
80
38
29
13
89
.556
318
285
33
82.3
30.08
13.2
26.46
.865
12Sabres
Sabres
21.6
1981-82
80
39
26
15
93
.581
307
273
34
79.3
29.28
13.1
29.00
.882
13Sabres
Sabres
21.6
1985-86
80
37
37
6
80
.500
296
291
5
80.5
29.98
12.3
29.89
.878
14Sabres
Sabres
21.2
2005-06
82
52
24
6
110
.671
5
5
276
234
42
86.6
30.61
11.0
30.51
.906
15Sabres
Sabres
21.2
2021-22
82
32
39
11
75
.457
3
3
229
287
-58
76.4
29.89
9.3
32.95
.894
16Sabres
Sabres
21.0
2020-21
56
15
34
7
37
.330
4
3
134
196
-62
77.7
28.43
8.4
33.73
.896
17Sabres
Sabres
20.9
2008-09
82
41
32
9
91
.555
8
5
242
229
13
81.8
30.55
9.7
31.40
.911
18Sabres
Sabres
20.6
1978-79
80
36
28
16
88
.550
280
263
17
78.7
30.01
11.7
29.95
.890
19Sabres
Sabres
20.5
1988-89
80
38
35
7
83
.519
291
299
-8
79.0
27.90
13.0
29.73
.874
20Sabres
Sabres
20.3
1992-93
84
38
36
10
86
.512
335
297
38
83.5
31.80
12.5
31.88
.889
21Sabres
Sabres
19.5
2018-19
82
33
39
10
76
.463
5
3
221
268
-47
80.9
32.89
8.2
32.98
.901
22Sabres
Sabres
19.4
2010-11
82
43
29
10
96
.585
5
1
240
228
12
83.0
32.80
8.9
30.66
.909
23Sabres
Sabres
18.9
2017-18
82
25
45
12
62
.378
1
2
198
278
-80
77.9
31.18
7.7
32.70
.896
24Sabres
Sabres
18.9
2015-16
82
35
36
11
81
.494
2
7
199
215
-16
82.6
29.49
8.2
30.62
.914
25Sabres
Sabres
18.9
2019-20
69
30
31
8
68
.493
2
2
193
215
-22
74.6
29.29
9.5
31.13
.900
StatMuse has team, season-level data for power-play percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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G/GP

2.64

28th

GA/GP

3.07

17th

PP%

17.8

20th

PK%

91.3

1st

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TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
9
6
0
18
-1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
5
1
17
2
Lightning Lightning
7
5
2
16
4
Senators Senators
6
5
3
15
-4
Panthers Panthers
7
6
1
15
-4
Sabres Sabres
5
5
4
14
-5
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CAR CAR
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Wed
11/12
BUF BUF
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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
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5 - 8 - 2

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Final

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
5
0
18
11
Mammoth Mammoth
9
5
0
18
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
9
3
1
19
13
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
3
3
17
5
Kraken Kraken
6
3
4
16
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Red Wings Red Wings
9
6
0
18
-1
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

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/10
NYR NYR
@
PIT PIT
6-1
Fri
10/10
CBJ CBJ
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MIN MIN
7-4
Fri
10/10
UTA UTA
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NSH NSH
3-2
Fri
10/10
DAL DAL
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COL COL
5-4
Fri
10/10
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SJS SJS
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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11/8
PIT PIT
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NJD NJD
12:30 PM
Sat
11/8
OTT OTT
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sat
11/8
DAL DAL
@
NSH NSH
3:30 PM
Sat
11/8
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
NYI NYI
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM