worst nhl penalty kill percentage in a season

The Columbus Blue Jackets have the worst penalty-kill percentage by a team in a season, at 55.6 percent this season.

	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Blue Jackets	55.6	2025-26	5	2	3		0	4	.400	0	0	14	15	-1	7.7	31.80	8.8	34.60	.913
2	Senators	60.9	2025-26	6	2	4		0	4	.333	1	0	19	30	-11	25.0	31.00	10.2	26.83	.814
3	Capitals	66.7	2025-26	6	4	2		0	8	.667	0	0	17	12	5	15.0	31.67	8.9	25.17	.921
4	Golden Knights	66.7	2025-26	6	4	0		2	10	.833	0	1	26	18	8	37.5	31.33	13.8	25.17	.881
5	Kings	68.2	1979-80	80	30	36	14		74	.463			290	313	-23	26.8	28.96	12.5	30.70	.873
6	Kings	68.6	1982-83	80	27	41	12		66	.413			308	365	-57	24.3	33.46	11.5	30.59	.851
7	Islanders	68.8	2025-26	5	2	3		0	4	.400	0	0	16	19	-3	15.8	31.20	10.3	29.80	.872
8	Capitals	69.7	1978-79	80	24	41	15		63	.394			273	338	-65	18.9	28.48	12.0	31.65	.867
9	Red Wings	70.1	2024-25	82	39	35		8	86	.524	3	0	235	259	-24	27.0	27.43	10.4	28.49	.889
10	Kings	70.4	2025-26	6	1	3		2	4	.333	1	1	16	23	-7	25.0	29.50	9.0	29.50	.870
11	Canucks	70.5	1984-85	80	25	46	9		59	.369			284	401	-117	19.5	31.16	11.4	33.26	.849
12	Wild	70.6	2025-26	6	2	3		1	5	.417	1	0	16	22	-6	38.5	28.33	9.4	30.50	.880
13	Rockies	70.6	1978-79	80	15	53	12		42	.263			210	331	-121	22.5	27.34	9.6	30.96	.866
14	Devils	70.9	2020-21	56	19	30		7	45	.402	0	5	145	189	-44	14.2	28.79	9.0	31.02	.891
15	Red Wings	71.0	1985-86	80	17	57	6		40	.250			266	415	-149	20.9	28.50	11.7	32.85	.842
16	Capitals	71.4	1977-78	80	17	49	14		48	.300			195	321	-126	12.5	24.95	9.8	31.25	.872
17	Canucks	71.5	1977-78	80	20	43	17		57	.356			239	320	-81	22.5	25.65	11.6	30.78	.870
18	Islanders	71.5	2023-24	82	39	27		16	94	.573	1	5	245	258	-13	20.3	30.12	9.9	32.76	.904
19	Canucks	71.6	2022-23	82	38	37		7	83	.506	6	2	270	296	-26	22.7	29.73	11.1	30.83	.883
20	North Stars	71.6	1977-78	80	18	53	9		45	.281			218	325	-107	14.9	28.81	9.5	31.50	.871
21	Kings	71.7	1981-82	80	24	41	15		63	.394			314	369	-55	21.2	32.01	12.3	30.59	.849
22	Kings	71.9	1985-86	80	23	49	8		54	.338			284	389	-105	17.5	30.30	11.7	32.63	.851
23	Kings	72.1	1983-84	80	23	44	13		59	.369			309	376	-67	20.8	30.89	12.5	31.69	.852
24	Ducks	72.1	2022-23	82	23	47		12	58	.354	3	3	206	335	-129	15.7	28.37	8.9	39.11	.896
25	Whalers	72.1	1981-82	80	21	41	18		60	.375			264	351	-87	23.1	31.10	10.6	34.06	.871