which team has the highest penalty killing percentage in 2001

The Buffalo Sabres had the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2000-01, at 88.0 percent.

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	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sabres	88.0	2000-01	82	46	30	5	1	98	.598	218	184	34	16.1	26.88	9.9	26.77	.916
2	Hurricanes	87.2	2000-01	82	38	32	9	3	88	.537	212	225	-13	18.8	27.04	9.6	26.90	.898
3	Senators	86.4	2000-01	82	48	21	9	4	109	.665	274	205	69	18.6	30.20	11.1	27.26	.908
4	Stars	86.2	2000-01	82	48	24	8	2	106	.646	241	187	54	19.6	25.61	11.5	24.91	.908
5	Sharks	86.2	2000-01	82	40	27	12	3	95	.579	217	192	25	14.0	27.65	9.6	26.45	.911
6	Red Wings	85.7	2000-01	82	49	20	9	4	111	.677	253	202	51	22.1	32.32	9.5	27.09	.909
7	Blues	85.3	2000-01	82	43	22	12	5	103	.628	249	195	54	18.7	30.41	10.0	23.57	.899
8	Predators	85.2	2000-01	82	34	36	9	3	80	.488	186	200	-14	14.1	26.61	8.5	28.62	.915
9	Coyotes	85.2	2000-01	82	35	27	17	3	90	.549	214	212	2	16.6	25.06	10.4	29.63	.913
10	Maple Leafs	85.0	2000-01	82	37	29	11	5	90	.549	232	207	25	16.1	27.76	10.2	27.37	.908
11	Wild	84.7	2000-01	82	25	39	13	5	68	.415	168	210	-42	9.6	24.63	8.3	28.13	.909
12	Devils	84.7	2000-01	82	48	19	12	3	111	.677	295	195	100	22.9	31.59	11.4	24.68	.904
13	Capitals	84.1	2000-01	82	41	27	10	4	96	.585	233	211	22	21.2	28.63	9.9	27.72	.907
14	Panthers	83.9	2000-01	82	22	38	13	9	66	.402	200	246	-46	13.0	26.46	9.2	31.21	.904
15	Blackhawks	83.9	2000-01	82	29	40	8	5	71	.433	210	246	-36	12.9	26.34	9.7	26.71	.888
16	Oilers	83.8	2000-01	82	39	28	12	3	93	.567	243	222	21	14.8	26.16	11.3	26.09	.896
17	Lightning	82.9	2000-01	82	24	47	6	5	59	.360	201	280	-79	12.5	24.56	10.0	31.18	.890
18	Bruins	82.8	2000-01	82	36	30	8	8	88	.537	227	249	-22	16.4	28.77	9.6	26.72	.886
19	Avalanche	82.7	2000-01	82	52	16	10	4	118	.720	270	192	78	22.0	29.21	11.3	25.11	.907
20	Flyers	82.5	2000-01	82	43	25	11	3	100	.610	240	207	33	15.7	29.90	9.8	26.15	.903
21	Islanders	82.2	2000-01	82	21	51	7	3	52	.317	185	268	-83	13.2	27.52	8.2	29.00	.887
22	Canadiens	82.2	2000-01	82	28	40	8	6	70	.427	206	232	-26	16.2	26.20	9.6	28.01	.899
23	Mighty Ducks	81.8	2000-01	82	25	41	11	5	66	.402	188	245	-57	17.7	25.89	8.9	29.48	.899
24	Kings	81.2	2000-01	82	38	28	13	3	92	.561	252	228	24	19.3	27.90	11.0	26.34	.894
25	Canucks	80.9	2000-01	82	36	28	11	7	90	.549	239	238	1	17.1	29.68	9.8	25.88	.888

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Team Leaders

3

Thompson

4

Power

+/-

+3

Thompson

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.20

26th

GA/GP

3.80

26th

PP%

5.9

30th

PK%

62.5

30th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	FLA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Tue 10/13	BUF	@	MTL	6:30 PM
Thu 10/15	BUF	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	BUF	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	PHI	@	BUF	7:30 PM

Last Game

Mammoth

4 - 2 - 0

Final

Sabres

2 - 3 - 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