best playoff penalty kill percentage all-time in a single playoff

8 teams are tied for the highest penalty-kill percentage in a single NHL playoff run, at 100.0 percent. The first three are the Washington Capitals in 2021-22 and the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019-20.

TEAM PK% SEASON GP W L T OTL PTS PTS% SOW SOL G GA DIFF PP% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Capitals
Capitals
100.0
2021-22
6
2
4
19
20
-1
29.2
30.33
10.4
33.17
.899
2 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
100.0
2019-20
5
2
3
10
12
-2
15.4
37.80
5.3
31.80
.925
3 Penguins
Penguins
100.0
2019-20
4
1
3
8
10
-2
17.6
33.50
6.0
28.75
.913
4 Canadiens
Canadiens
100.0
2010-11
7
3
4
17
17
0
22.2
32.71
7.4
34.71
.930
5 Red Wings
Red Wings
100.0
2002-03
4
0
4
6
10
-4
14.3
42.75
3.5
30.00
.917
6 Rangers
Rangers
100.0
1983-84
5
2
3
14
13
1
17.4
30.20
9.3
33.20
.922
7 Jets
Jets
100.0
1983-84
3
0
3
7
18
-11
20.0
38.00
6.1
45.00
.867
8 Sabres
Sabres
100.0
1978-79
3
1
2
9
9
0
12.5
34.00
8.8
25.67
.883
9 Ducks
Ducks
96.2
2015-16
7
3
4
18
14
4
16.0
28.57
9.0
27.57
.927
10 Red Wings
Red Wings
96.0
2003-04
12
6
6
24
20
4
9.6
32.08
6.2
23.42
.929
11 Senators
Senators
95.0
2014-15
6
2
4
12
12
0
25.0
33.00
6.1
37.33
.946
12 Stars
Stars
94.6
2018-19
13
7
6
35
30
5
22.2
31.23
8.6
34.85
.934
13 Oilers
Oilers
94.3
2023-24
25
15
10
86
65
21
29.3
28.40
12.1
25.08
.896
14 Capitals
Capitals
93.3
2019-20
8
2
5
1
1
13
23
-10
17.9
24.88
6.5
27.00
.894
15 Canadiens
Canadiens
93.3
2016-17
6
2
4
11
14
-3
15.0
34.33
5.3
30.17
.923
16 Wild
Wild
93.3
2016-17
5
1
4
8
11
-3
16.7
36.40
4.4
26.80
.918
17 Red Wings
Red Wings
93.3
2014-15
7
3
4
15
17
-2
17.2
24.00
8.9
28.57
.915
18 Predators
Predators
93.3
2006-07
5
1
4
14
16
-2
13.6
26.80
10.4
32.60
.902
19 Capitals
Capitals
93.3
1992-93
6
2
4
22
23
-1
34.6
31.50
11.6
37.50
.898
20 Devils
Devils
93.1
2008-09
7
3
4
15
17
-2
11.1
34.57
6.2
34.14
.929
21 Predators
Predators
93.1
2003-04
6
2
4
9
12
-3
3.4
21.33
7.0
32.83
.939
22 Sabres
Sabres
93.1
1989-90
6
2
4
13
17
-4
20.0
28.00
7.7
32.00
.911
23 Capitals
Capitals
92.9
2012-13
7
3
4
12
16
-4
18.8
32.29
5.3
29.29
.922
24 Rangers
Rangers
92.9
1990-91
6
2
4
16
16
0
11.1
30.83
8.6
34.17
.922
25 Blues
Blues
92.9
1986-87
6
2
4
12
15
-3
16.7
28.33
7.1
29.33
.915
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

More Capitals Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.49

2nd

GA/GP

2.79

8th

PP%

23.5

13th

PK%

82.0

5th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
40
33
9
89
5
Rangers Rangers
39
36
7
85
1
Islanders Islanders
35
35
12
82
-36
Penguins Penguins
34
36
12
80
-50
Flyers Flyers
33
39
10
76
-48
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Sat
10/11
WSH WSH
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Sun
10/12
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
TBL TBL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Fri
10/17
MIN MIN
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

1 - 4 - 0

1

Final

3

CAR Hurricanes

4 - 1 - 0

Thu 15 May 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
NSH NSH
@
DAL DAL
1-5
Wed
4/2
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
4-5
Wed
4/2
LAK LAK
@
UTA UTA
4-2
Wed
4/2
ANA ANA
@
CGY CGY
1-4
Wed
4/2
WPG WPG
@
VGK VGK
4-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/7
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/7
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Wed
10/8
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
10/8
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM