who has the worst penalty kill percentage in the nhl all time

The Cleveland Barons have the lowest penalty-kill percentage by a team all-time, at 74.2 percent.

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Data note: Penalty-Kill Percentage: team season data complete from 1977-78

	TEAM	PK%	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Barons	74.2	80	22	45	13		57	.356			230	325	-95	15.1	26.74	10.8	32.80	.876
2	Kraken	75.8	422	183	194		45	411	.487	12	18	1,228	1,329	-101	18.9	28.15	10.3	28.70	.890
3	Mammoth	77.8	177	89	69		19	197	.556	1	4	555	530	25	23.2	28.28	11.1	26.71	.888
4	Golden Knights	79.3	714	409	228		77	895	.627	27	32	2,304	1,990	314	21.1	32.20	10.0	28.68	.903
5	Maple Leafs	79.7	3,818	1,713	1,632	251	222	3,899	.511	70	89	12,182	12,767	-585	19.4	30.01	10.6	31.30	.893
6	Jets	79.8	2,073	956	880	45	192	2,149	.518	80	70	5,888	6,263	-375	17.8	29.07	9.8	31.14	.903
7	Kings	79.8	3,815	1,683	1,600	304	228	3,898	.511	87	95	11,978	12,315	-337	19.2	30.23	10.4	29.71	.891
8	Penguins	80.0	3,815	1,821	1,525	255	214	4,111	.539	94	82	12,734	12,726	8	20.7	30.27	11.0	31.11	.893
9	Canucks	80.2	3,816	1,656	1,633	317	210	3,839	.503	90	89	11,675	12,248	-573	19.1	29.27	10.5	29.71	.892
10	Islanders	80.2	3,814	1,737	1,585	272	220	3,966	.520	97	95	11,960	11,869	91	19.5	29.38	10.7	30.62	.898
11	Coyotes	80.3	3,480	1,424	1,599	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	10,346	11,597	-1,251	18.2	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
12	Oilers	80.5	3,657	1,714	1,475	262	206	3,896	.533	83	81	12,195	11,849	346	19.7	29.53	11.3	30.34	.893
13	Red Wings	80.6	3,817	1,811	1,477	296	233	4,151	.544	87	89	12,231	12,001	230	20.0	30.55	10.5	28.76	.891
14	Avalanche	80.6	3,656	1,771	1,445	261	179	3,982	.545	93	59	11,913	11,473	440	20.0	29.76	10.9	30.08	.896
15	Blackhawks	80.8	3,816	1,689	1,593	311	223	3,912	.513	89	84	11,668	11,975	-307	18.6	30.03	10.2	30.29	.896
16	Devils	80.8	3,815	1,696	1,627	291	201	3,884	.509	89	98	11,219	11,779	-560	18.6	29.73	9.9	28.54	.892
17	Blue Jackets	80.9	1,988	852	895	33	208	1,945	.489	93	81	5,264	6,015	-751	16.2	29.05	9.1	31.03	.902
18	Flames	80.9	3,815	1,813	1,485	311	206	4,143	.543	65	81	12,346	11,810	536	19.8	30.24	10.7	29.17	.894
19	Senators	81.1	2,617	1,177	1,119	115	206	2,675	.511	74	85	7,478	7,827	-349	17.6	30.03	9.5	29.71	.899
20	Flyers	81.2	3,817	1,893	1,376	304	244	4,334	.568	76	108	12,313	11,445	868	19.2	30.81	10.5	28.68	.895
21	Capitals	81.3	3,813	1,876	1,449	274	214	4,240	.556	83	92	12,142	11,589	553	19.8	29.56	10.8	29.12	.896
22	Rangers	81.3	3,818	1,833	1,525	267	193	4,126	.540	95	78	12,157	11,684	473	20.2	30.24	10.5	30.16	.899
23	Ducks	81.3	2,532	1,154	1,044	107	227	2,642	.522	91	90	6,773	7,240	-467	17.3	28.77	9.3	30.67	.907
24	Hurricanes	81.4	3,656	1,629	1,552	263	212	3,733	.511	62	79	10,994	11,544	-550	18.2	30.19	10.0	29.28	.892
25	Stars	81.4	3,815	1,839	1,447	319	210	4,207	.551	95	76	11,875	11,453	422	19.7	29.92	10.4	29.08	.897

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Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
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Mammoth	8	4	0	16	6
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