which team has the highest power play percentage in 1980 1981

The New York Islanders had the highest power-play percentage by a team in 1980-81, at 29.3 percent.

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	TEAM	PP%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Islanders	29.3	1980-81	80	48	18	14	110	.688	355	260	95	79.3	30.21	14.7	30.23	.892
2	Flames	27.1	1980-81	80	39	27	14	92	.575	329	298	31	80.6	27.13	15.2	33.16	.888
3	Flyers	27.0	1980-81	80	41	24	15	97	.606	313	249	64	80.2	33.09	11.8	28.99	.893
4	Bruins	25.4	1980-81	80	37	30	13	87	.544	316	272	44	76.8	29.00	13.6	24.84	.863
5	Maple Leafs	25.3	1980-81	80	28	37	15	71	.444	322	367	-45	77.4	34.31	11.7	33.55	.863
6	Kings	24.6	1980-81	80	43	24	13	99	.619	337	290	47	77.4	27.85	15.1	30.68	.882
7	Blues	24.2	1980-81	80	45	18	17	107	.669	352	281	71	82.0	30.39	14.5	31.75	.889
8	Canadiens	24.1	1980-81	80	45	22	13	103	.644	332	232	100	81.7	33.86	12.3	26.44	.890
9	Sabres	23.9	1980-81	80	39	20	21	99	.619	327	250	77	83.2	31.00	13.2	27.94	.888
10	Nordiques	23.8	1980-81	80	30	32	18	78	.488	314	318	-4	76.3	28.63	13.7	30.31	.869
11	Penguins	23.1	1980-81	80	30	37	13	73	.456	302	345	-43	73.4	32.59	11.6	30.65	.859
12	Black Hawks	22.3	1980-81	80	31	33	16	78	.488	304	315	-11	75.1	32.06	11.9	33.84	.884
13	Oilers	22.2	1980-81	80	29	35	16	74	.463	328	327	1	75.4	29.84	13.7	29.51	.861
14	North Stars	21.6	1980-81	80	35	28	17	87	.544	291	263	28	78.9	32.23	11.3	29.88	.890
15	Rockies	21.1	1980-81	80	22	45	13	57	.356	258	344	-86	75.3	29.59	10.9	29.30	.853
16	Canucks	20.6	1980-81	80	28	32	20	76	.475	289	301	-12	76.0	31.08	11.6	30.09	.875
17	Red Wings	19.0	1980-81	80	19	43	18	56	.350	252	339	-87	74.1	30.85	10.2	29.95	.859
18	Capitals	18.8	1980-81	80	26	36	18	70	.438	286	317	-31	73.9	29.31	12.2	31.61	.875
19	Whalers	18.7	1980-81	80	21	41	18	60	.375	292	372	-80	75.6	28.75	12.7	35.39	.869
20	Rangers	17.8	1980-81	80	30	36	14	74	.463	312	317	-5	78.7	30.74	12.7	27.78	.857
21	Jets	17.3	1980-81	80	9	57	14	32	.200	246	400	-154	74.2	28.28	10.9	34.90	.857

StatMuse has team, season-level data for power-play percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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Team Leaders

4

Horvat

4

Schaefer

+/-

+3

Stanley

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.20

14th

GA/GP

2.60

11th

PP%

25.0

9th

PK%

84.2

13th

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	VAN	@	NYI	7:45 PM
Thu 10/15	NYI	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	NYI	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	ANA	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	LAK	@	NYI	7:30 PM

Last Game

Lightning

4 - 1 - 0

Final

Islanders

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