The Tampa Bay Lightning had the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2018-19, at 85.0 percent.

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	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Lightning	85.0	2018-19	82	62	16	4	128	.780	6	1	319	221	98	28.2	31.95	12.2	32.11	.916
2	Blue Jackets	85.0	2018-19	82	47	31	4	98	.598	2	1	256	231	25	15.4	31.61	9.9	29.49	.904
3	Coyotes	85.0	2018-19	82	39	35	8	86	.524	4	3	209	220	-11	16.3	30.74	8.3	30.82	.913
4	Devils	84.3	2018-19	82	31	41	10	72	.439	3	4	219	271	-52	17.7	30.34	8.8	31.61	.895
5	Stars	82.8	2018-19	82	43	32	7	93	.567	1	2	209	200	9	21.0	30.72	8.3	31.60	.923
6	Predators	82.1	2018-19	82	47	29	6	100	.610	4	2	236	212	24	12.9	32.66	8.8	29.99	.914
7	Wild	81.7	2018-19	82	37	36	9	83	.506	1	4	210	233	-23	20.3	31.30	8.2	29.50	.904
8	Hurricanes	81.6	2018-19	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	2	243	221	22	17.8	34.41	8.6	28.57	.906
9	Blues	81.5	2018-19	82	45	28	9	99	.604	3	3	244	220	24	21.1	31.76	9.4	28.60	.906
10	Panthers	81.3	2018-19	82	36	32	14	86	.524	3	7	264	273	-9	26.8	32.99	9.8	30.68	.891
11	Canucks	81.1	2018-19	82	35	36	11	81	.494	6	6	219	248	-29	17.1	29.67	9.0	31.67	.905
12	Sabres	80.9	2018-19	82	33	39	10	76	.463	5	3	221	268	-47	19.5	32.89	8.2	32.98	.901
13	Canadiens	80.9	2018-19	82	44	30	8	96	.585	3	0	246	236	10	13.2	34.10	8.8	31.07	.907
14	Golden Knights	80.9	2018-19	82	43	32	7	93	.567	3	2	246	228	18	16.8	34.32	8.7	29.26	.905
15	Sharks	80.8	2018-19	82	46	27	9	101	.616	0	3	289	258	31	23.7	33.02	10.7	28.33	.889
16	Bruins	79.9	2018-19	82	49	24	9	107	.652	2	3	257	212	45	25.9	32.68	9.6	29.46	.912
17	Islanders	79.9	2018-19	82	48	27	7	103	.628	5	5	223	191	32	14.5	28.78	9.4	30.90	.925
18	Maple Leafs	79.9	2018-19	82	46	28	8	100	.610	0	2	286	249	37	21.8	33.37	10.5	33.13	.908
19	Penguins	79.7	2018-19	82	44	26	12	100	.610	2	3	271	238	33	24.6	33.30	9.9	33.28	.913
20	Ducks	79.7	2018-19	82	35	37	10	80	.488	3	3	196	248	-52	17.0	27.70	8.6	33.23	.909
21	Flames	79.7	2018-19	82	50	25	7	107	.652	0	4	289	223	66	19.3	32.39	10.9	28.07	.903
22	Jets	79.2	2018-19	82	47	30	5	99	.604	2	1	270	243	27	24.8	31.18	10.6	33.43	.911
23	Senators	79.2	2018-19	82	29	47	6	64	.390	0	1	242	301	-59	20.4	29.62	10.0	35.74	.897
24	Capitals	78.9	2018-19	82	48	26	8	104	.634	4	1	274	248	26	20.8	30.39	11.0	31.51	.904
25	Avalanche	78.7	2018-19	82	38	30	14	90	.549	2	2	258	244	14	22.0	32.63	9.6	31.94	.907

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Team Leaders

44

Kucherov

86

Kucherov

+/-

+43

Kucherov

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.49

4th

GA/GP

2.79

3rd

PP%

20.7

17th

PK%

82.6

3rd

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	TBL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Mon 10/5	PHI	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MIN	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	TBL	@	NYI	7:30 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

4 - 3

Final

Lightning

3 - 4

Sun 3 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

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2.02

2.31

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