which nhl team has the best penalty kill percentage

The Buffalo Sabres have the best penalty-kill percentage by a team this season, at 90.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
Which NHL team has the best penalty kill percentage this regular season?
TEAMPK%SEASONGPWLOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
90.0
2025-26
16
5
7
4
14
.438
1
0
42
54
-12
16.7
28.31
9.3
31.81
.894
2Avalanche
Avalanche
88.9
2025-26
17
11
1
5
27
.794
0
2
68
41
27
17.9
34.06
11.7
26.18
.908
3Flyers
Flyers
88.7
2025-26
16
8
5
3
19
.594
3
0
41
41
0
20.4
24.56
10.4
25.44
.899
4Lightning
Lightning
88.2
2025-26
16
8
6
2
18
.563
0
0
49
48
1
17.0
26.88
11.4
28.50
.895
5Jets
Jets
85.7
2025-26
16
10
6
0
20
.625
0
0
52
42
10
22.2
27.19
12.0
29.69
.912
6Devils
Devils
84.6
2025-26
17
12
4
1
25
.735
1
0
57
50
7
25.0
29.41
11.4
27.76
.894
7Penguins
Penguins
84.3
2025-26
17
9
5
3
21
.618
0
3
57
45
12
35.7
28.29
11.9
29.59
.911
8Blackhawks
Blackhawks
84.1
2025-26
17
8
5
4
20
.588
0
1
56
44
12
26.0
24.88
13.2
31.82
.919
9Hurricanes
Hurricanes
81.8
2025-26
16
11
5
0
22
.688
1
0
59
46
13
12.5
33.25
11.1
26.69
.892
10Rangers
Rangers
81.6
2025-26
18
9
7
2
20
.556
0
0
48
46
2
15.2
27.67
9.6
27.39
.907
11Oilers
Oilers
81.6
2025-26
18
8
6
4
20
.556
0
2
54
60
-6
31.3
28.39
10.6
25.06
.867
12Bruins
Bruins
81.2
2025-26
18
11
7
0
22
.611
1
0
61
59
2
25.0
27.33
12.4
30.06
.891
13Predators
Predators
80.7
2025-26
18
5
9
4
14
.389
1
0
46
65
-19
17.5
27.17
9.4
28.28
.872
14Canadiens
Canadiens
80.0
2025-26
16
10
4
2
22
.688
0
1
58
51
7
26.1
24.69
14.7
27.06
.882
15Red Wings
Red Wings
80.0
2025-26
16
9
7
0
18
.563
2
0
44
51
-7
18.9
29.19
9.4
27.00
.882
16Mammoth
Mammoth
80.0
2025-26
17
10
7
0
20
.588
0
0
56
52
4
15.7
29.76
11.1
23.71
.871
17Islanders
Islanders
78.4
2025-26
16
8
6
2
18
.563
0
2
53
51
2
17.6
29.63
11.2
29.13
.891
18Flames
Flames
77.8
2025-26
18
4
12
2
10
.278
1
1
37
57
-20
11.5
29.28
7.0
29.67
.893
19Golden Knights
Golden Knights
77.5
2025-26
15
7
4
4
18
.600
0
1
48
44
4
22.6
29.67
10.8
25.47
.885
20Kings
Kings
77.4
2025-26
17
8
5
4
20
.588
1
3
49
49
0
16.7
29.06
9.9
27.35
.895
21Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
77.4
2025-26
17
8
8
1
17
.500
0
0
62
65
-3
17.4
28.18
12.9
30.82
.876
22Panthers
Panthers
77.2
2025-26
16
8
7
1
17
.531
1
1
42
47
-5
18.3
28.13
9.3
24.69
.881
23Ducks
Ducks
76.4
2025-26
16
11
4
1
23
.719
1
0
63
50
13
23.0
30.50
12.9
30.38
.897
24Sharks
Sharks
75.4
2025-26
17
8
6
3
19
.559
0
1
55
56
-1
19.6
24.59
13.2
31.88
.897
25Capitals
Capitals
74.5
2025-26
16
8
7
1
17
.531
0
1
46
38
8
15.4
29.25
9.8
25.63
.907
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.63

27th

GA/GP

3.38

27th

PP%

16.7

25th

PK%

90.0

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
10
4
2
22
6
Bruins Bruins
11
7
0
22
3
Senators Senators
8
5
4
20
-2
Red Wings Red Wings
9
7
0
18
-5
Lightning Lightning
8
6
2
18
1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
8
1
17
-3
Panthers Panthers
8
7
1
17
-5
Sabres Sabres
5
7
4
14
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Wed
11/19
CGY CGY
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Fri
11/21
CHI CHI
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

5 - 7 - 4

2

Final

5

UTA Mammoth

10 - 7 - 0

Wed 12 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
11
1
5
27
25
Stars Stars
10
4
3
23
-1
Jets Jets
10
6
0
20
10
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
11
4
1
23
14
Kings Kings
8
5
4
20
-2
Oilers Oilers
8
6
4
20
-8
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
10
4
2
22
6
Bruins Bruins
11
7
0
22
3
Senators Senators
8
5
4
20
-2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
12
4
1
25
8
Hurricanes Hurricanes
11
5
0
22
14
Penguins Penguins
9
5
3
21
9

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/15
PIT PIT
@
LAK LAK
4-2
Wed
10/15
BOS BOS
@
VGK VGK
5-6
Wed
10/15
CAR CAR
@
ANA ANA
4-1
Thu
10/16
MIN MIN
@
WSH WSH
1-5
Thu
10/16
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/13
BUF BUF
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Thu
11/13
SJS SJS
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM
Thu
11/13
NYI NYI
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Thu
11/13
WPG WPG
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Fri
11/14
PIT PIT
@
NSH NSH
2:00 PM