which team has the highest penalty killing percentage in 1998

The Washington Capitals had the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in 1997-98, at 89.2 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	Capitals	89.2	1997-98	82	40	30	12	92	.561	219	202	17	15.7	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
2	Stars	88.0	1997-98	82	49	22	11	109	.665	242	167	75	20.0	26.83	11.0	22.80	.911
3	Avalanche	87.0	1997-98	82	39	26	17	95	.579	231	205	26	17.4	27.93	10.1	29.51	.915
4	Devils	86.7	1997-98	82	48	23	11	107	.652	225	166	59	18.9	29.28	9.4	23.70	.915
5	Flyers	86.6	1997-98	82	42	29	11	95	.579	242	193	49	17.8	28.68	10.3	25.41	.907
6	Blues	86.6	1997-98	82	45	29	8	98	.598	256	204	52	16.8	26.87	11.6	24.13	.897
7	Maple Leafs	86.6	1997-98	82	30	43	9	69	.421	194	237	-43	11.4	27.71	8.5	28.68	.899
8	Red Wings	86.4	1997-98	82	44	23	15	103	.628	250	196	54	17.6	30.87	9.9	25.83	.907
9	Penguins	86.4	1997-98	82	40	24	18	98	.598	228	188	40	16.5	26.54	10.5	26.85	.915
10	Islanders	85.9	1997-98	82	30	41	11	71	.433	212	225	-13	16.7	25.84	10.0	28.76	.905
11	Rangers	85.4	1997-98	82	25	39	18	68	.415	197	231	-34	17.7	25.30	9.5	28.04	.900
12	Sharks	85.2	1997-98	82	34	38	10	78	.476	210	216	-6	13.5	26.45	9.7	24.63	.893
13	Hurricanes	85.2	1997-98	82	33	41	8	74	.451	200	219	-19	13.2	26.55	9.2	27.63	.903
14	Blackhawks	84.8	1997-98	82	30	39	13	73	.445	192	199	-7	12.9	27.78	8.4	26.72	.909
15	Bruins	84.6	1997-98	82	39	30	13	91	.555	221	194	27	17.3	27.20	9.9	26.35	.910
16	Canadiens	84.5	1997-98	82	37	32	13	87	.530	235	208	27	18.3	27.77	10.3	26.04	.903
17	Senators	84.5	1997-98	82	34	33	15	83	.506	193	200	-7	12.8	29.28	8.0	24.87	.902
18	Sabres	84.3	1997-98	82	36	29	17	89	.543	211	187	24	12.9	26.49	9.7	31.22	.927
19	Kings	84.2	1997-98	82	38	33	11	87	.530	227	225	2	14.2	26.83	10.3	30.26	.909
20	Flames	84.0	1997-98	82	26	41	15	67	.409	217	252	-35	12.1	27.68	9.6	27.76	.889
21	Coyotes	83.8	1997-98	82	35	35	12	82	.500	224	227	-3	14.8	27.66	9.9	27.10	.898
22	Oilers	83.7	1997-98	82	35	37	10	80	.488	215	224	-9	15.9	28.67	9.1	28.21	.903
23	Lightning	82.4	1997-98	82	17	55	10	44	.268	151	269	-118	9.3	25.61	7.2	28.99	.887
24	Canucks	82.2	1997-98	82	25	43	14	64	.390	224	273	-49	12.8	25.51	10.7	30.23	.890
25	Mighty Ducks	81.8	1997-98	82	26	43	13	65	.396	205	261	-56	11.7	26.63	9.4	30.39	.895

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3

Tuch

4

Strome

+/-

+7

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

10th

GA/GP

2.80

15th

PP%

15.4

22nd

PK%

88.2

9th

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)
Tue 10/13	WSH	@	CAR	6:45 PM
Wed 10/14	MTL	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	LAK	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BUF	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Kraken

4 - 2 - 0

Final

Capitals

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 11 Oct 2026

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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