nhl best penalty kill percentage 2020 / 2021 season

The Vegas Golden Knights had the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2020-21, at 86.8 percent.

TEAM PK% SEASON GP W L OTL PTS PTS% SOW SOL G GA DIFF PP% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1 Golden Knights
Golden Knights
86.8
2020-21
56
40
14
2
82
.732
1
2
190
122
68
17.8
32.66
10.4
27.27
.920
2 Bruins
Bruins
86.0
2020-21
56
33
16
7
73
.652
4
2
164
134
30
21.9
33.32
8.8
27.07
.912
3 Hurricanes
Hurricanes
85.2
2020-21
56
36
12
8
80
.714
4
2
175
134
41
25.6
32.04
9.8
28.25
.915
4 Lightning
Lightning
84.2
2020-21
56
36
17
3
75
.670
1
2
180
145
35
22.2
30.21
10.6
28.27
.908
5 Capitals
Capitals
84.0
2020-21
56
36
15
5
77
.688
3
2
188
161
27
24.8
29.41
11.4
28.79
.900
6 Islanders
Islanders
83.7
2020-21
56
32
17
7
71
.634
4
3
152
125
27
18.8
28.98
9.4
28.39
.921
7 Kings
Kings
83.6
2020-21
56
21
28
7
49
.438
1
1
142
169
-27
18.9
28.32
9.0
31.18
.903
8 Avalanche
Avalanche
83.1
2020-21
56
39
13
4
82
.732
0
1
197
132
65
22.7
34.59
10.2
25.41
.907
9 Oilers
Oilers
82.5
2020-21
56
35
19
2
72
.643
0
0
183
154
29
27.6
29.89
10.9
30.66
.910
10 Rangers
Rangers
82.2
2020-21
56
27
23
6
60
.536
1
2
176
155
21
20.7
28.70
11.0
29.71
.907
11 Coyotes
Coyotes
80.8
2020-21
56
24
26
6
54
.482
3
2
150
174
-24
20.8
27.46
9.8
30.46
.898
12 Wild
Wild
80.7
2020-21
56
35
16
5
75
.670
1
1
180
159
21
17.6
28.30
11.4
30.45
.907
13 Jets
Jets
80.5
2020-21
56
30
23
3
63
.563
0
2
170
152
18
23.0
29.66
10.2
30.59
.911
14 Sharks
Sharks
80.4
2020-21
56
21
28
7
49
.438
5
3
146
196
-50
14.1
30.04
8.7
31.98
.891
15 Flames
Flames
80.2
2020-21
56
26
27
3
55
.491
1
1
155
160
-5
18.3
30.16
9.2
28.16
.899
16 Ducks
Ducks
79.9
2020-21
56
17
30
9
43
.384
2
2
124
177
-53
8.9
26.79
8.3
30.55
.897
17 Canucks
Canucks
79.8
2020-21
56
23
29
4
50
.446
3
1
148
187
-39
17.4
29.09
9.1
33.39
.900
18 Panthers
Panthers
79.8
2020-21
56
37
14
5
79
.705
1
2
188
151
37
20.5
34.91
9.6
30.04
.910
19 Stars
Stars
79.1
2020-21
56
23
19
14
60
.536
2
6
156
148
8
23.6
30.34
9.2
27.11
.903
20 Senators
Senators
78.9
2020-21
56
23
28
5
51
.455
2
1
155
189
-34
15.5
29.70
9.3
32.13
.895
21 Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets
78.9
2020-21
56
18
26
12
48
.429
3
3
134
184
-50
15.4
29.02
8.2
32.41
.899
22 Red Wings
Red Wings
78.7
2020-21
56
19
27
10
48
.429
2
3
125
168
-43
11.4
27.29
8.2
31.89
.906
23 Canadiens
Canadiens
78.5
2020-21
56
24
21
11
59
.527
1
3
158
165
-7
19.2
31.18
9.0
28.20
.896
24 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
78.5
2020-21
56
35
14
7
77
.688
1
0
186
148
38
20.0
31.27
10.6
27.82
.905
25 Blues
Blues
77.8
2020-21
56
27
20
9
63
.563
2
3
167
167
0
23.2
28.96
10.3
29.82
.900
StatMuse has team, season-level data for penalty-kill percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More Golden Knights Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.34

5th

GA/GP

2.61

3rd

PP%

28.3

2nd

PK%

75.7

26th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM 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
Flames Flames
41
27
14
96
-13
Canucks Canucks
38
30
14
90
-17
Ducks Ducks
35
37
10
80
-42
Kraken Kraken
35
41
6
76
-18
Sharks Sharks
20
50
12
52
-105
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/8
LAK LAK
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Thu
10/9
VGK VGK
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Sat
10/11
VGK VGK
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Tue
10/14
VGK VGK
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM
Thu
10/16
BOS BOS
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Last Game
VGK Golden Knights

1 - 4 - 0

0

Final

1

EDM Oilers

4 - 1 - 0

Wed 14 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