penalty kill stat in a season best all-time

The Montreal Canadiens killed 171 penalties in 1977-78.

	TEAM	PK	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	171	1977-78	80	59	10	11	129	.806	359	183	176	31.9	81.0	32.76	13.7	25.94	.912
2	Maple Leafs	237	1977-78	80	41	29	10	92	.575	271	237	34	21.3	81.4	29.68	11.4	30.38	.902
3	Bruins	243	1977-78	80	51	18	11	113	.706	333	218	115	20.2	82.1	30.31	13.7	22.49	.879
4	Rangers	195	1977-78	80	30	37	13	73	.456	279	280	-1	28.8	80.2	28.14	12.4	31.38	.888
5	Black Hawks	249	1977-78	80	32	29	19	83	.519	230	220	10	21.0	84.4	29.21	9.8	30.85	.911
6	Red Wings	228	1977-78	80	32	34	14	78	.488	252	266	-14	20.8	78.1	28.41	11.1	28.39	.883
7	Barons	175	1977-78	80	22	45	13	57	.356	230	325	-95	15.1	74.2	26.74	10.8	32.80	.876
8	Kings	184	1977-78	80	31	34	15	77	.481	243	245	-2	19.5	80.0	31.46	9.7	26.89	.886
9	North Stars	154	1977-78	80	18	53	9	45	.281	218	325	-107	14.9	71.6	28.81	9.5	31.50	.871
10	Flyers	274	1977-78	80	45	20	15	105	.656	296	200	96	23.6	80.6	32.94	11.2	25.50	.902
11	Penguins	180	1977-78	80	25	37	18	68	.425	254	321	-67	21.1	74.7	28.83	11.0	34.86	.885
12	Blues	143	1977-78	80	20	47	13	53	.331	195	304	-109	16.7	73.3	27.84	8.8	29.75	.872
13	Sabres	187	1977-78	80	44	19	17	105	.656	288	215	73	22.2	85.8	30.99	11.6	27.86	.904
14	Canucks	163	1977-78	80	20	43	17	57	.356	239	320	-81	22.5	71.5	25.65	11.6	30.78	.870
15	Flames	206	1977-78	80	34	27	19	87	.544	274	252	22	22.5	80.2	29.23	11.7	26.66	.882
16	Islanders	228	1977-78	80	48	17	15	111	.694	334	210	124	31.4	83.5	31.13	13.4	28.20	.907
17	Rockies	184	1977-78	80	19	40	21	59	.369	257	305	-48	22.6	77.6	30.04	10.7	31.64	.879
18	Capitals	182	1977-78	80	17	49	14	48	.300	195	321	-126	12.5	71.4	24.95	9.8	31.25	.872
19	Canadiens	178	1978-79	80	52	17	11	115	.719	337	204	133	28.3	83.6	32.16	13.1	25.41	.900
20	Maple Leafs	260	1978-79	80	34	33	13	81	.506	267	252	15	25.4	78.8	30.54	10.9	31.48	.900
21	Bruins	212	1978-79	80	43	23	14	100	.625	316	270	46	23.6	74.6	28.06	14.1	24.78	.864
22	Rangers	230	1978-79	80	40	29	11	91	.569	316	292	24	23.9	74.7	30.89	12.8	27.75	.868
23	Black Hawks	227	1978-79	80	29	36	15	73	.456	244	277	-33	16.6	76.4	28.09	10.9	34.19	.899
24	Red Wings	216	1978-79	80	23	41	16	62	.388	252	295	-43	23.9	77.4	28.39	11.1	28.33	.870
25	Kings	191	1978-79	80	34	34	12	80	.500	292	286	6	24.4	77.6	30.25	12.1	29.44	.879

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Team Leaders

6

Newhook

10

Hutson

+/-

+8

Texier

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

7th

GA/GP

3.06

16th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

78.2

18th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/16	BUF	@	MTL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/18	MTL	@	BUF	7:30 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

3 - 2

Final

Sabres

2 - 3

Thu 14 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

35

Theodore

35

Matheson

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.33

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-39

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12