which team had the best penalty kill percentage in a single season

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in a season, at 95.8 percent this season.

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	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Maple Leafs	95.8	2026-27	7	3	3		1	7	.500	0	1	24	22	2	29.2	27.57	12.4	29.86	.895
2	Hurricanes	93.3	2026-27	8	6	1		1	13	.813	0	0	31	19	12	22.9	32.25	12.0	21.50	.890
3	Jets	92.3	2026-27	6	4	1		1	9	.750	0	0	18	17	1	31.3	26.00	11.5	28.17	.899
4	Rangers	91.7	2026-27	8	6	2		0	12	.750	0	0	27	14	13	21.7	23.25	14.5	24.00	.927
5	Wild	91.7	2026-27	7	4	2		1	9	.643	0	0	21	16	5	36.8	27.71	10.8	26.86	.915
6	Ducks	90.5	2026-27	6	4	2		0	8	.667	0	0	20	17	3	33.3	23.50	14.2	27.00	.895
7	Devils	89.6	2011-12	82	48	28		6	102	.622	12	4	216	205	11	17.2	27.48	9.6	26.82	.907
8	Penguins	89.5	2026-27	7	3	3		1	7	.500	1	1	24	21	3	16.7	28.43	12.1	28.29	.894
9	Blues	89.5	2026-27	6	3	2		1	7	.583	0	0	21	18	3	14.3	26.00	13.5	24.83	.879
10	Stars	89.3	1999-00	82	43	23	10	6	102	.622			211	184	27	15.7	25.60	10.1	26.62	.916
11	Capitals	89.2	1997-98	82	40	30	12		92	.561			219	202	17	15.7	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
12	Bruins	89.2	1998-99	82	39	30	13		91	.555			214	181	33	17.7	27.59	9.5	27.15	.919
13	Canadiens	88.6	2011-12	82	31	35		16	78	.476	5	12	207	214	-7	14.3	28.54	8.8	29.66	.912
14	Red Wings	88.3	1995-96	82	62	13	7		131	.799			325	181	144	21.3	32.29	12.3	24.17	.909
15	Devils	88.1	1996-97	82	45	23	14		104	.634			231	182	49	13.9	31.62	8.9	26.34	.916
16	Hurricanes	88.0	2021-22	82	54	20		8	116	.707	1	2	277	200	77	22.0	34.12	9.9	28.17	.913
17	Stars	88.0	1997-98	82	49	22	11		109	.665			242	167	75	20.0	26.83	11.0	22.80	.911
18	Senators	88.0	2012-13	48	25	17		6	56	.583	4	4	112	100	12	15.9	33.15	7.0	31.29	.933
19	Sabres	88.0	2000-01	82	46	30	5	1	98	.598			218	184	34	16.1	26.88	9.9	26.77	.916
20	Maple Leafs	87.9	2012-13	48	26	17		5	57	.594	0	5	145	128	17	18.7	26.33	11.5	32.27	.917
21	Devils	87.9	2002-03	82	46	20	10	6	108	.659			216	166	50	11.9	31.72	8.3	23.57	.914
22	Blues	87.9	1998-99	82	37	32	13		87	.530			237	209	28	20.3	30.11	9.6	22.78	.888
23	Rangers	87.8	2008-09	82	43	30		9	95	.579	10	6	200	212	-12	13.9	32.41	7.5	29.67	.913
24	Blues	87.8	1999-00	82	51	19	11	1	114	.695			248	165	83	17.8	29.82	10.1	22.12	.909
25	Penguins	87.8	2011-12	82	51	25		6	108	.659	9	3	273	218	55	19.7	33.89	9.8	27.40	.903

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More Maple Leafs Stats

Team Leaders

5

Matthews

7

Matthews

+/-

+3

Matthews

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.43

9th

GA/GP

3.14

20th

PP%

29.2

5th

PK%

95.8

1st

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Canadiens	3	2	1	7	-3
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	BUF	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	NYI	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Mon 10/19	SJS	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 10/20	TOR	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NYR	@	TOR	7:00 PM

Last Game

Maple Leafs

3 - 3 - 1

Final

Mammoth

5 - 2 - 0

Tue 13 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

8

Kaprizov

7

Lafreniere

7

Connor

Assists Leaders

13

McDavid

9

Eichel

8

Hughes

Points Leaders

17

McDavid

14

Bouchard

13

Eichel

Hits Leaders

41

Sherwood

37

Cuylle

34

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

24

Weegar

23

Hronek

23

Chabot

Wins Leaders

5

Swayman

5

Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

1.15

Garand

1.20

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.951

Garand

.948

Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.83

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

1.67

1.75

2.29

Power Play Rankings

36.8

34.5

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

93.3

92.3

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

6-2

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

1-4

2-5

2-4

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Canadiens	3	2	1	7	-3
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	2	0	12	13
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	0	6	4
Capitals	3	3	0	6	1
Devils	3	3	0	6	-6
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	5	3	3	-21

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	5	2	0	10	8
Jets	4	1	1	9	1
Wild	4	2	1	9	5
Avalanche	4	2	0	8	10
Blues	3	2	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	2	6	-3
Stars	2	3	1	5	2
Blackhawks	2	5	0	4	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	6	2	0	12	10
Oilers	5	0	1	11	11
Kraken	5	2	0	10	10
Ducks	4	2	0	8	3
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	6	0	4	-12
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	5	0	2	-17