most powerplays by an nhl team in 1996-1997

The Edmonton Oilers had the most power plays by a team in 1996-97, with 406 opportunities.

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Data note: Power-Play Opportunities: team season data complete from 1977-78

	TEAM	PPO	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Oilers	406	1996-97	82	36	37	9	81	.494	252	247	5	18.0	82.5	30.74	10.0	31.17	.903
2	Avalanche	403	1996-97	82	49	24	9	107	.652	277	205	72	20.6	87.6	31.95	10.6	30.21	.917
3	Red Wings	368	1996-97	82	38	26	18	94	.573	253	197	56	17.9	86.7	33.24	9.3	25.30	.905
4	Flyers	362	1996-97	82	45	24	13	103	.628	274	217	57	14.6	85.7	32.24	10.4	25.70	.897
5	Flames	361	1996-97	82	32	41	9	73	.445	214	239	-25	16.9	83.2	31.35	8.3	28.50	.898
6	Coyotes	359	1996-97	82	38	37	7	83	.506	240	243	-3	18.1	85.9	30.09	9.7	30.73	.904
7	Panthers	352	1996-97	82	35	28	19	89	.543	221	201	20	14.2	85.5	29.11	9.3	28.78	.915
8	Sharks	349	1996-97	82	27	47	8	62	.378	211	278	-67	14.3	83.9	28.78	8.9	29.24	.884
9	Islanders	346	1996-97	82	29	41	12	70	.427	240	250	-10	13.9	83.4	26.68	11.0	30.26	.899
10	Lightning	340	1996-97	82	32	40	10	74	.451	217	247	-30	13.8	84.8	31.39	8.4	28.84	.896
11	Penguins	339	1996-97	82	38	36	8	84	.512	285	280	5	21.8	81.1	29.44	11.8	34.29	.900
12	Kings	338	1996-97	82	28	43	11	67	.409	214	268	-54	13.6	87.2	29.01	9.0	33.89	.904
13	Canadiens	337	1996-97	82	31	36	15	77	.470	249	276	-27	15.7	79.5	30.17	10.1	33.90	.901
14	Senators	336	1996-97	82	31	36	15	77	.470	226	234	-8	16.7	81.9	29.23	9.4	25.82	.889
15	Mighty Ducks	333	1996-97	82	36	33	13	85	.518	245	233	12	16.8	81.5	28.43	10.5	32.78	.913
16	Blues	327	1996-97	82	36	35	11	83	.506	236	239	-3	15.3	83.4	29.45	9.8	27.38	.894
17	Sabres	326	1996-97	82	40	30	12	92	.561	237	208	29	13.2	83.8	25.49	11.3	33.27	.924
18	Capitals	322	1996-97	82	33	40	9	75	.457	214	231	-17	15.8	84.7	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893
19	Whalers	321	1996-97	82	32	39	11	75	.457	226	256	-30	18.1	84.6	29.70	9.3	31.50	.901
20	Stars	314	1996-97	82	48	26	8	104	.634	252	198	54	14.6	83.4	29.74	10.3	25.34	.905
21	Bruins	310	1996-97	82	26	47	9	61	.372	234	300	-66	14.8	81.8	29.60	9.6	29.65	.877
22	Maple Leafs	309	1996-97	82	30	44	8	68	.415	230	273	-43	15.5	82.0	29.28	9.6	34.43	.903
23	Blackhawks	304	1996-97	82	34	35	13	81	.494	223	210	13	14.8	84.2	30.38	9.0	29.45	.913
24	Canucks	303	1996-97	82	35	40	7	77	.470	257	273	-16	16.8	80.8	28.06	11.2	30.21	.890
25	Devils	288	1996-97	82	45	23	14	104	.634	231	182	49	13.9	88.1	31.62	8.9	26.34	.916

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G/GP

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GA/GP

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PP%

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PK%

75.6

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2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	11	2	2	24	20
Golden Knights	9	5	1	19	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Sharks	7	7	1	15	-11
Ducks	6	7	1	13	-4
Flames	6	8	0	12	-16
Kings	4	7	2	10	-9
Canucks	3	12	1	7	-25

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/3	EDM	@	NJD	7:30 PM
Thu 11/5	ANA	@	EDM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Mon 11/9	NYR	@	EDM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	PHI	@	EDM	9:00 PM

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Final

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7 - 7 - 1

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Draisaitl

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Assists Leaders

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McDavid

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Bouchard

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Carlsson

Points Leaders

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McDavid

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Draisaitl

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Hits Leaders

81

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Trenin

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Pospisil

Blocks Leaders

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Wins Leaders

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Kochetkov

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Wallstedt

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Goals Against Leaders

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Penalty Kill Rankings

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NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	10	4	1	21	19
Canadiens	9	3	2	20	6
Senators	9	6	1	19	1
Lightning	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Maple Leafs	8	6	2	18	7
Sabres	7	4	3	17	-6
Red Wings	6	5	3	15	-2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	12	2	2	26	27
Devils	9	5	0	18	8
Capitals	8	5	0	16	2
Islanders	7	5	2	16	1
Rangers	7	7	1	15	-1
Penguins	5	7	2	12	-2
Flyers	4	8	4	12	-19
Blue Jackets	5	7	0	10	-10

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	10	3	3	23	16
Mammoth	9	6	0	18	2
Avalanche	8	5	1	17	15
Stars	8	5	1	17	7
Blues	7	6	1	15	2
Predators	5	4	5	15	-5
Jets	4	8	3	11	-20
Blackhawks	4	9	1	9	-22
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	11	2	2	24	20
Golden Knights	9	5	1	19	9
Kraken	8	5	1	17	0
Sharks	7	7	1	15	-11
Ducks	6	7	1	13	-4
Flames	6	8	0	12	-16
Kings	4	7	2	10	-9
Canucks	3	12	1	7	-25

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	STL	@	COL	1-6
Sat 10/3	LAK	@	SJS	4-5
Sat 10/3	CGY	@	VAN	1-4
Sun 10/4	WPG	@	DET	3-2
Sun 10/4	UTA	@	NYR	2-4

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	DET	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	VGK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	COL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	CGY	@	SJS	9:00 PM
Tue 11/3	MIN	@	PHI	7:00 PM

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