which team has the highest penalty kill percentage in a season in the playoffs with at least 8 games played

The Detroit Red Wings have the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team with 8+ games played in a single NHL playoff run, at 96.0 percent in 2003-04.

TEAMPK%GPSEASONWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Red Wings
Red Wings
96.0
12
2003-04
6
6
24
20
4
9.6
32.08
6.2
23.42
.929
2Stars
Stars
94.6
13
2018-19
7
6
35
30
5
22.2
31.23
8.6
34.85
.934
3Oilers
Oilers
94.3
25
2023-24
15
10
86
65
21
29.3
28.40
12.1
25.08
.896
4Capitals
Capitals
93.3
8
2019-20
2
5
1
1
13
23
-10
17.9
24.88
6.5
27.00
.894
5Devils
Devils
92.5
23
1999-00
16
7
61
39
22
17.1
31.61
8.4
23.35
.927
6Penguins
Penguins
92.3
15
2012-13
8
7
49
40
9
21.3
33.33
9.8
32.67
.918
7Lightning
Lightning
92.3
18
2010-11
11
7
59
45
14
25.4
28.94
11.3
32.83
.924
8Kings
Kings
92.1
20
2011-12
16
4
57
30
27
12.8
30.55
9.3
26.95
.944
9Blues
Blues
92.1
9
2011-12
4
5
20
23
-3
17.1
28.22
7.9
26.11
.902
10Devils
Devils
91.9
10
1996-97
5
5
27
21
6
22.0
39.40
6.9
27.00
.922
11Avalanche
Avalanche
91.9
17
1996-97
10
7
59
41
18
22.1
29.41
11.8
33.76
.929
12Canadiens
Canadiens
91.8
22
2020-21
13
9
51
54
-3
18.9
28.86
8.0
30.73
.920
13Senators
Senators
91.8
18
2002-03
11
7
43
34
9
14.8
27.44
8.7
24.94
.924
14Islanders
Islanders
91.7
8
2018-19
4
4
19
19
0
20.0
30.63
7.8
30.63
.922
15Sharks
Sharks
91.7
17
2003-04
10
7
38
32
6
13.6
24.41
9.2
27.24
.931
16Nordiques
Nordiques
91.7
9
1983-84
5
4
26
25
1
12.5
25.44
11.4
24.89
.888
17Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
91.3
10
2019-20
4
6
24
24
0
8.8
33.10
7.3
39.50
.939
18Rangers
Rangers
91.3
23
1993-94
16
7
81
50
31
21.2
33.43
10.5
27.83
.922
19Blackhawks
Blackhawks
90.8
23
2012-13
16
7
64
48
16
11.4
34.22
8.1
29.39
.929
20Coyotes
Coyotes
90.8
16
2011-12
9
7
37
35
2
14.0
26.69
8.7
37.69
.942
21Capitals
Capitals
90.7
12
2015-16
6
6
29
22
7
26.0
32.33
7.5
30.33
.940
22Capitals
Capitals
90.6
14
2014-15
7
7
28
28
0
10.7
31.71
6.3
31.07
.936
23Blackhawks
Blackhawks
90.6
10
1995-96
6
4
30
28
2
15.2
29.70
10.1
35.50
.921
24Stars
Stars
90.5
23
1998-99
16
7
64
44
20
12.1
31.65
8.8
26.87
.929
25Bruins
Bruins
90.0
13
2009-10
7
6
36
37
-1
24.4
31.85
8.7
31.54
.910
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

More Red Wings Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

19th

GA/GP

3.00

13th

PP%

22.7

9th

PK%

87.2

7th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
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
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
NYR NYR
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/13
ANA ANA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Red Wings

9 - 5 - 0

0

Final

1

VGK Golden Knights

7 - 2 - 3

Tue 4 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
4
0
18
12
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
5
0
18
2
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

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/10
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Fri
10/10
NJD NJD
@
TBL TBL
5-3
Fri
10/10
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
3-6
Fri
10/10
PHI PHI
@
CAR CAR
3-4
Fri
10/10
NYR NYR
@
PIT PIT
6-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
MIN MIN
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
NYR NYR
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM
Fri
11/7
WPG WPG
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
PIT PIT
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM