top 10 worst penalty kill percentages of all-time

The Minnesota Wild have the best penalty-kill percentage by a team all-time, at 82.3 percent.

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	TEAM	PK%	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Wild	82.3	1,978	989	733	55	201	2,234	.565	93	91	5,383	5,264	119	18.1	28.20	9.7	29.64	.910
2	Bruins	82.3	3,805	2,001	1,281	287	236	4,525	.595	82	94	12,373	10,908	1,465	19.9	31.07	10.5	28.02	.898
3	Predators	82.0	2,142	1,054	827	60	201	2,369	.553	94	76	5,862	5,915	-53	17.2	29.20	9.4	30.07	.908
4	Sabres	81.9	3,804	1,752	1,532	313	207	4,024	.529	98	84	11,794	11,503	291	18.7	29.33	10.6	30.28	.900
5	Blues	81.8	3,805	1,822	1,473	299	211	4,154	.546	89	83	11,804	11,575	229	19.4	29.30	10.6	28.88	.895
6	Lightning	81.7	2,605	1,224	1,083	112	186	2,746	.527	82	72	7,580	7,784	-204	18.4	29.23	10.0	29.52	.899
7	Sharks	81.7	2,685	1,203	1,140	121	221	2,748	.512	85	88	7,499	8,056	-557	18.1	29.30	9.5	29.52	.898
8	Panthers	81.6	2,521	1,129	1,013	142	237	2,637	.523	90	106	6,980	7,238	-258	17.1	30.32	9.1	30.96	.907
9	Canadiens	81.6	3,806	1,880	1,409	288	229	4,277	.562	87	87	12,037	11,095	942	19.4	29.71	10.6	29.50	.901
10	Ducks	81.4	2,521	1,149	1,038	107	227	2,632	.522	91	90	6,741	7,202	-461	17.3	28.79	9.3	30.68	.907
11	Stars	81.4	3,803	1,832	1,443	319	209	4,192	.551	94	75	11,843	11,429	414	19.7	29.93	10.4	29.10	.897
12	Hurricanes	81.4	3,643	1,619	1,550	263	211	3,712	.509	62	78	10,941	11,512	-571	18.2	30.17	10.0	29.30	.892
13	Capitals	81.3	3,803	1,870	1,445	274	214	4,228	.556	83	92	12,107	11,557	550	19.8	29.57	10.8	29.13	.896
14	Rangers	81.3	3,806	1,827	1,520	267	192	4,113	.540	95	78	12,118	11,646	472	20.2	30.26	10.5	30.17	.899
15	Flyers	81.2	3,805	1,890	1,370	304	241	4,325	.568	76	107	12,288	11,410	878	19.2	30.83	10.5	28.68	.895
16	Senators	81.1	2,605	1,169	1,115	115	206	2,659	.510	72	85	7,442	7,793	-351	17.6	30.05	9.5	29.73	.899
17	Blue Jackets	80.9	1,979	848	890	33	208	1,937	.489	92	81	5,245	5,985	-740	16.2	29.06	9.1	31.04	.903
18	Flames	80.9	3,805	1,808	1,480	311	206	4,133	.543	65	81	12,318	11,775	543	19.7	30.24	10.7	29.16	.894
19	Devils	80.8	3,804	1,689	1,623	291	201	3,870	.509	89	98	11,181	11,748	-567	18.6	29.72	9.9	28.56	.892
20	Blackhawks	80.8	3,806	1,685	1,587	311	223	3,904	.513	89	84	11,643	11,942	-299	18.6	30.05	10.2	30.29	.896
21	Red Wings	80.7	3,805	1,806	1,473	296	230	4,138	.544	85	87	12,200	11,966	234	20.0	30.56	10.5	28.77	.891
22	Avalanche	80.6	3,645	1,766	1,440	261	178	3,971	.545	93	58	11,872	11,438	434	20.0	29.76	10.9	30.09	.896
23	Oilers	80.5	3,647	1,707	1,473	262	205	3,881	.532	82	80	12,158	11,820	338	19.6	29.54	11.3	30.35	.893
24	Coyotes	80.3	3,480	1,424	1,599	266	191	3,305	.475	84	79	10,346	11,597	-1,251	18.2	29.24	10.2	31.27	.893
25	Canucks	80.3	3,805	1,655	1,624	317	209	3,836	.504	90	89	11,651	12,202	-551	19.1	29.30	10.5	29.70	.892

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More Wild Stats

Team Leaders

1

Kaprizov

1

Hughes

+/-

+1

Hughes

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

11th

GA/GP

1.00

4th

PP%

25.0

9th

PK%

100.0

1st

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	2	4
Wild	1	0	2	2
Mammoth	1	0	2	6
Blackhawks	0	2	0	-9
Stars	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	1	0	-2
Jets	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	BOS	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 10/6	MIN	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MIN	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MIN	@	FLA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/12	VGK	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Wild

1 - 0 - 0

Final

Predators

0 - 1 - 0

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

3

Rossi

3

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

6

McDavid

4

Bouchard

4

Hronek

Points Leaders

8

Bouchard

7

McDavid

4

Hronek

Hits Leaders

10

Bennett

10

Tippett

10

Joseph

Blocks Leaders

10

Murphy

7

Pettersson

7

Gavrikov

Wins Leaders

1

Shesterkin

1

Markstrom

1

Askarov

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Vejmelka

0.00

Swayman

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Vejmelka

1.000

Swayman

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

66.7

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	1	0	0	2	6
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Wild	1	0	0	2	2
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	1	0	0	-2
Blackhawks	0	2	0	0	-9
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	1	0	1	3	1
Kraken	1	0	0	2	5
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Sharks	1	0	0	2	1
Canucks	1	1	0	2	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	1	0	0	-5

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	1	0	1	3	0
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Sabres	0	1	0	0	-3
Lightning	0	1	0	0	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Blue Jackets	1	0	0	2	3
Devils	1	0	0	2	1
Rangers	1	1	0	2	1
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Flyers	0	1	1	1	-8
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1