nhl best penalty kill percentage 2018 / 2019 season

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

TEAM PK% SEASON GP W L OTL PTS PTS% SOW SOL G GA DIFF PP% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Lightning
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.25

13th

GA/GP

4.00

27th

PP%

30.0

5th

PK%

87.5

11th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
3
1
0
6
3
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
2
2
0
4
2
Red Wings Red Wings
2
1
0
4
0
Lightning Lightning
1
2
1
3
-3
Senators Senators
1
2
0
2
-6
Sabres Sabres
0
3
0
0
-8
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
10/17
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sat
10/18
TBL TBL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
CHI CHI
@
TBL TBL
6:45 PM
Sat
10/25
ANA ANA
@
TBL TBL
5:00 PM
Sun
10/26
VGK VGK
@
TBL TBL
5:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

3 - 1 - 0

3

Final

2

TBL Lightning

1 - 2 - 0

Tue 14 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Stars Stars
3
0
0
6
5
Predators Predators
2
1
1
5
0
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
2
0
2
6
1
Oilers Oilers
2
0
1
5
3
Kraken Kraken
2
0
1
5
2
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
3
1
0
6
3
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
3
0
0
6
8
Capitals Capitals
3
1
0
6
2
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/15
OTT OTT
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Wed
10/15
FLA FLA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/15
CHI CHI
@
STL STL
9:30 PM
Wed
10/15
CGY CGY
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Thu
10/16
FLA FLA
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM