best penalty kill% nhl

The Buffalo Sabres have the best penalty-kill percentage by a team this season, at 87.7 percent.

Interpreted as:
best penalty kill% NHL this regular season
TEAMPK%SEASONGPWLOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Sabres
Sabres
87.7
2025-26
22
9
9
4
22
.500
1
0
70
75
-5
17.9
27.82
11.4
31.45
.892
2Lightning
Lightning
87.3
2025-26
21
12
7
2
26
.619
0
0
66
60
6
17.6
26.67
11.8
27.90
.898
3Avalanche
Avalanche
87.0
2025-26
22
16
1
5
37
.841
0
2
88
48
40
15.7
33.09
12.1
25.95
.916
4Penguins
Penguins
85.2
2025-26
21
10
6
5
25
.595
0
3
64
55
9
32.0
27.19
11.2
28.38
.908
5Flyers
Flyers
85.0
2025-26
20
11
6
3
25
.625
4
0
56
56
0
17.5
25.10
11.2
25.85
.892
6Jets
Jets
83.8
2025-26
21
12
9
0
24
.571
1
0
66
59
7
23.9
27.38
11.5
28.90
.903
7Devils
Devils
83.6
2025-26
21
13
7
1
27
.643
2
0
63
64
-1
23.6
30.00
10.0
27.86
.891
8Blackhawks
Blackhawks
83.3
2025-26
22
10
8
4
24
.545
0
1
69
61
8
24.2
24.86
12.6
30.91
.910
9Mammoth
Mammoth
83.3
2025-26
22
11
8
3
25
.568
0
0
66
67
-1
14.3
29.05
10.3
23.95
.873
10Islanders
Islanders
83.1
2025-26
23
13
8
2
28
.609
1
2
70
64
6
13.3
28.74
10.6
28.09
.901
11Bruins
Bruins
83.0
2025-26
24
13
11
0
26
.542
1
0
74
77
-3
25.6
27.75
11.1
29.96
.893
12Oilers
Oilers
82.3
2025-26
24
10
9
5
25
.521
0
2
74
85
-11
28.8
28.46
10.8
26.46
.866
13Predators
Predators
82.0
2025-26
21
6
11
4
16
.381
1
0
48
73
-25
15.4
27.38
8.3
27.33
.873
14Red Wings
Red Wings
81.0
2025-26
22
13
8
1
27
.614
2
0
64
70
-6
20.8
29.95
9.7
26.73
.881
15Kings
Kings
80.6
2025-26
22
10
6
6
26
.591
1
4
59
59
0
14.3
29.36
9.1
26.00
.897
16Golden Knights
Golden Knights
80.4
2025-26
21
10
4
7
27
.643
0
1
67
59
8
24.3
29.71
10.7
25.52
.890
17Sharks
Sharks
80.3
2025-26
23
11
9
3
25
.543
1
1
67
71
-4
18.1
24.22
12.0
31.43
.902
18Flames
Flames
80.2
2025-26
24
8
13
3
19
.396
2
2
57
71
-14
13.4
29.46
8.1
28.63
.897
19Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
80.0
2025-26
22
9
10
3
21
.477
0
0
74
82
-8
15.5
27.77
12.1
30.95
.880
20Panthers
Panthers
79.5
2025-26
21
11
9
1
23
.548
1
1
61
64
-3
21.0
28.76
10.1
25.38
.880
21Hurricanes
Hurricanes
78.6
2025-26
22
14
6
2
30
.682
1
1
77
64
13
14.3
33.68
10.4
25.73
.887
22Rangers
Rangers
78.5
2025-26
23
10
11
2
22
.478
1
0
57
61
-4
20.0
26.52
9.3
28.57
.907
23Canadiens
Canadiens
76.4
2025-26
21
11
7
3
25
.595
0
2
72
74
-2
21.0
25.52
13.4
26.67
.868
24Wild
Wild
75.9
2025-26
23
12
7
4
28
.609
2
0
66
64
2
25.6
27.91
10.3
29.65
.906
25Stars
Stars
75.7
2025-26
22
13
5
4
30
.682
2
2
70
60
10
29.3
25.95
12.3
27.86
.902
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

9th

GA/GP

3.41

26th

PP%

17.9

20th

PK%

87.7

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
13
8
1
27
-4
Bruins Bruins
13
11
0
26
-2
Senators Senators
11
6
4
26
1
Lightning Lightning
12
7
2
26
6
Canadiens Canadiens
11
7
3
25
-4
Panthers Panthers
11
9
1
23
-3
Sabres Sabres
9
9
4
22
-4
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
9
10
3
21
-8
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
BUF BUF
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
4:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BUF BUF
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
12/1
WPG WPG
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Wed
12/3
BUF BUF
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Last Game
CAR Hurricanes

14 - 6 - 2

1

Final

4

BUF Sabres

9 - 9 - 4

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
16
1
5
37
38
Stars Stars
13
5
4
30
10
Wild Wild
12
7
4
28
4
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
7
1
29
11
Kraken Kraken
11
5
6
28
-2
Golden Knights Golden Knights
10
4
7
27
7
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
13
8
1
27
-4
Lightning Lightning
12
7
2
26
6
Senators Senators
11
6
4
26
1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
6
2
30
13
Islanders Islanders
13
8
2
28
5
Devils Devils
13
7
1
27
1

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/27
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
6-3
Mon
10/27
ANA ANA
@
FLA FLA
3-2
Mon
10/27
NYI NYI
@
BOS BOS
2-5
Mon
10/27
TBL TBL
@
NSH NSH
5-2
Mon
10/27
WPG WPG
@
MIN MIN
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/24
CBJ CBJ
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
STL STL
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
PHI PHI
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
DET DET
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
FLA FLA
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM