which team has the highest penalty killing percentage in 1997

The New Jersey Devils had the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team in 1996-97, at 88.1 percent.

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	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Devils	88.1	1996-97	82	45	23	14	104	.634	231	182	49	13.9	31.62	8.9	26.34	.916
2	Avalanche	87.6	1996-97	82	49	24	9	107	.652	277	205	72	20.6	31.95	10.6	30.21	.917
3	Kings	87.2	1996-97	82	28	43	11	67	.409	214	268	-54	13.6	29.01	9.0	33.89	.904
4	Red Wings	86.7	1996-97	82	38	26	18	94	.573	253	197	56	17.9	33.24	9.3	25.30	.905
5	Coyotes	85.9	1996-97	82	38	37	7	83	.506	240	243	-3	18.1	30.09	9.7	30.73	.904
6	Flyers	85.7	1996-97	82	45	24	13	103	.628	274	217	57	14.6	32.24	10.4	25.70	.897
7	Panthers	85.5	1996-97	82	35	28	19	89	.543	221	201	20	14.2	29.11	9.3	28.78	.915
8	Lightning	84.8	1996-97	82	32	40	10	74	.451	217	247	-30	13.8	31.39	8.4	28.84	.896
9	Capitals	84.7	1996-97	82	33	40	9	75	.457	214	231	-17	15.8	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893
10	Whalers	84.6	1996-97	82	32	39	11	75	.457	226	256	-30	18.1	29.70	9.3	31.50	.901
11	Blackhawks	84.2	1996-97	82	34	35	13	81	.494	223	210	13	14.8	30.38	9.0	29.45	.913
12	Sharks	83.9	1996-97	82	27	47	8	62	.378	211	278	-67	14.3	28.78	8.9	29.24	.884
13	Sabres	83.8	1996-97	82	40	30	12	92	.561	237	208	29	13.2	25.49	11.3	33.27	.924
14	Stars	83.4	1996-97	82	48	26	8	104	.634	252	198	54	14.6	29.74	10.3	25.34	.905
15	Blues	83.4	1996-97	82	36	35	11	83	.506	236	239	-3	15.3	29.45	9.8	27.38	.894
16	Islanders	83.4	1996-97	82	29	41	12	70	.427	240	250	-10	13.9	26.68	11.0	30.26	.899
17	Flames	83.2	1996-97	82	32	41	9	73	.445	214	239	-25	16.9	31.35	8.3	28.50	.898
18	Oilers	82.5	1996-97	82	36	37	9	81	.494	252	247	5	18.0	30.74	10.0	31.17	.903
19	Maple Leafs	82.0	1996-97	82	30	44	8	68	.415	230	273	-43	15.5	29.28	9.6	34.43	.903
20	Senators	81.9	1996-97	82	31	36	15	77	.470	226	234	-8	16.7	29.23	9.4	25.82	.889
21	Bruins	81.8	1996-97	82	26	47	9	61	.372	234	300	-66	14.8	29.60	9.6	29.65	.877
22	Mighty Ducks	81.5	1996-97	82	36	33	13	85	.518	245	233	12	16.8	28.43	10.5	32.78	.913
23	Penguins	81.1	1996-97	82	38	36	8	84	.512	285	280	5	21.8	29.44	11.8	34.29	.900
24	Canucks	80.8	1996-97	82	35	40	7	77	.470	257	273	-16	16.8	28.06	11.2	30.21	.890
25	Rangers	79.9	1996-97	82	38	34	10	86	.524	258	231	27	22.0	30.83	10.2	31.56	.911

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Team Leaders

2

Hischier

3

Hughes

+/-

+2

Pesce

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.50

24th

GA/GP

3.50

24th

PP%

22.2

12th

PK%

63.6

29th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	OTT	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Tue 10/13	NJD	@	DET	6:00 PM
Thu 10/15	NYR	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	COL	@	NJD	7:00 PM

Last Game

Canucks

2 - 4 - 0

Final

Devils

2 - 2 - 0

Sat 10 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

26

Pettersson

26

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

20

Larsson

20

Seeler

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.945

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.86

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19