nhl best penalty kill percentage 2025/2026 season

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

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
27.73
11.5
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
86.6
2025-26
21
15
1
5
35
.833
0
2
87
48
39
16.3
33.43
12.4
26.14
.913
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
6Devils
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
7Jets
Jets
83.6
2025-26
20
12
8
0
24
.600
1
0
66
56
10
25.4
27.05
12.2
28.85
.903
8Mammoth
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
9Bruins
Bruins
83.0
2025-26
23
13
10
0
26
.565
1
0
73
74
-1
26.7
27.43
11.6
29.91
.892
10Islanders
Islanders
82.9
2025-26
22
12
8
2
26
.591
0
2
70
64
6
13.7
28.50
11.2
28.50
.898
11Blackhawks
Blackhawks
82.7
2025-26
21
10
7
4
24
.571
0
1
69
60
9
25.0
25.00
13.1
31.05
.908
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
16Flames
Flames
80.5
2025-26
23
7
13
3
17
.370
2
2
52
69
-17
14.1
29.83
7.6
28.57
.895
17Golden 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
18Maple 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
19Sharks
Sharks
79.5
2025-26
22
10
9
3
23
.523
1
1
64
70
-6
18.2
23.91
12.2
31.27
.898
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
25.64
.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
24Stars
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
25Blues
Blues
75.0
2025-26
22
7
9
6
20
.455
0
2
59
80
-21
24.1
25.73
10.4
28.00
.870
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

11th

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
10
0
26
0
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
15
1
5
35
37
Stars Stars
13
5
4
30
10
Wild Wild
11
7
4
26
1
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
7
1
29
11
Golden Knights Golden Knights
10
4
7
27
7
Kraken Kraken
11
5
5
27
-1
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
Devils Devils
13
7
1
27
1
Islanders Islanders
12
8
2
26
4

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
10/26
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
3-6
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
OTT OTT
2-7
Mon
10/27
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
2-3
Mon
10/27
CGY CGY
@
TOR TOR
3-4
Mon
10/27
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
6-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
COL COL
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Sun
11/23
BOS BOS
@
SJS SJS
8:00 PM
Sun
11/23
CGY CGY
@
VAN VAN
9:00 PM
Mon
11/24
CBJ CBJ
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
STL STL
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM