which team has the highest penalty killing percentage in 2003

The New Jersey Devils had the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2002-03, at 87.9 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	Devils	87.9	2002-03	82	46	20	10	6	108	.659	216	166	50	11.9	31.72	8.3	23.57	.914
2	Mighty Ducks	87.4	2002-03	82	40	27	9	6	95	.579	203	193	10	16.1	27.39	9.0	28.99	.919
3	Maple Leafs	86.9	2002-03	82	44	28	7	3	98	.598	236	208	28	17.5	26.26	11.0	29.55	.914
4	Wild	86.0	2002-03	82	42	29	10	1	95	.579	198	178	20	14.2	25.44	9.5	28.48	.924
5	Stars	85.5	2002-03	82	46	17	15	4	111	.677	245	169	76	19.0	30.07	9.9	25.28	.918
6	Red Wings	85.4	2002-03	82	48	20	10	4	110	.671	269	203	66	23.8	29.77	11.0	28.79	.914
7	Sabres	85.4	2002-03	82	27	37	10	8	72	.439	190	219	-29	14.4	28.60	8.1	28.01	.905
8	Blue Jackets	85.3	2002-03	82	29	42	8	3	69	.421	213	263	-50	17.3	26.13	9.9	32.21	.900
9	Flyers	85.2	2002-03	82	45	20	13	4	107	.652	211	166	45	14.3	30.94	8.3	24.62	.918
10	Senators	84.9	2002-03	82	52	21	8	1	113	.689	263	182	81	21.2	29.78	10.8	24.79	.910
11	Blackhawks	84.8	2002-03	82	30	33	13	6	79	.482	207	226	-19	12.7	27.79	9.1	28.60	.904
12	Canucks	84.1	2002-03	82	45	23	13	1	104	.634	264	208	56	20.7	29.12	11.1	26.65	.905
13	Penguins	83.5	2002-03	82	27	44	6	5	65	.396	189	255	-66	18.3	25.35	9.1	30.91	.899
14	Islanders	83.5	2002-03	82	35	34	11	2	83	.506	224	231	-7	15.1	29.60	9.2	28.27	.900
15	Kings	83.3	2002-03	82	33	37	6	6	78	.476	203	221	-18	14.6	27.71	8.9	26.11	.897
16	Flames	83.3	2002-03	82	29	36	13	4	75	.457	186	228	-42	12.1	28.55	7.9	27.10	.897
17	Predators	82.7	2002-03	82	27	35	13	7	74	.451	183	206	-23	13.9	28.24	7.9	27.46	.909
18	Bruins	82.7	2002-03	82	36	31	11	4	87	.530	245	237	8	18.2	32.15	9.3	28.32	.898
19	Oilers	82.6	2002-03	82	36	26	11	9	92	.561	231	230	1	14.5	27.96	10.1	27.41	.898
20	Lightning	82.6	2002-03	82	36	25	16	5	93	.567	219	210	9	17.9	29.21	9.1	28.02	.909
21	Avalanche	82.5	2002-03	82	42	19	13	8	105	.640	251	194	57	18.7	29.10	10.5	28.33	.916
22	Hurricanes	81.9	2002-03	82	22	43	11	6	61	.372	171	240	-69	13.8	29.44	7.1	28.44	.897
23	Blues	81.7	2002-03	82	41	24	11	6	99	.604	253	222	31	20.5	28.06	11.0	24.96	.892
24	Canadiens	81.7	2002-03	82	30	35	8	9	77	.470	206	234	-28	14.0	25.84	9.7	32.66	.913
25	Thrashers	81.7	2002-03	82	31	39	7	5	74	.451	226	284	-58	17.3	26.38	10.4	31.62	.890

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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