The Montreal Canadiens had the highest penalty-kill percentage by a team in the 2021 playoffs, at 91.8 percent.
| TEAM | PK% | SEASON | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS% | SOW | SOL | G | GA | DIFF | PP% | S/GP | S% | SA/GP | SV% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Canadiens | 91.8 | 2020-21 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 18.9 | 28.86 | 8.0 | 30.73 | .920 | |||||
| 2 |  | Wild | 86.7 | 2020-21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 18.2 | 24.86 | 7.5 | 32.14 | .911 | |||||
| 3 |  | Maple Leafs | 84.2 | 2020-21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 13.0 | 33.71 | 7.6 | 28.29 | .929 | |||||
| 4 |  | Lightning | 84.1 | 2020-21 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 75 | 45 | 30 | 32.4 | 29.57 | 11.0 | 30.43 | .936 | |||||
| 5 |  | Avalanche | 81.8 | 2020-21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 41.4 | 30.80 | 12.3 | 30.20 | .911 | |||||
| 6 |  | Penguins | 81.3 | 2020-21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 25.0 | 38.50 | 6.9 | 31.17 | .888 | |||||
| 7 |  | Jets | 79.2 | 2020-21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 16.7 | 30.13 | 8.3 | 36.38 | .924 | |||||
| 8 |  | Predators | 78.9 | 2020-21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 11.5 | 34.17 | 7.8 | 42.17 | .913 | |||||
| 9 |  | Hurricanes | 76.2 | 2020-21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 18.2 | 36.73 | 7.7 | 30.73 | .911 | |||||
| 10 |  | Bruins | 75.7 | 2020-21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 36.4 | 35.82 | 8.4 | 31.00 | .906 | |||||
| 11 |  | Capitals | 73.7 | 2020-21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14.3 | 33.80 | 5.9 | 34.60 | .908 | |||||
| 12 |  | Golden Knights | 71.8 | 2020-21 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 9.3 | 32.11 | 8.7 | 26.42 | .908 | |||||
| 13 |  | Oilers | 70.0 | 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18.2 | 39.75 | 5.0 | 34.50 | .899 | |||||
| 14 |  | Islanders | 65.1 | 2020-21 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 20.4 | 28.47 | 10.0 | 35.16 | .921 | |||||
| 15 |  | Panthers | 60.0 | 2020-21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 27.3 | 37.83 | 7.5 | 31.17 | .872 | |||||
| 16 |  | Blues | 50.0 | 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 22.2 | 27.50 | 6.4 | 36.25 | .862 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | |
0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -20 |
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Flyers| Central Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -14 | |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -11 | |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
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