what nhl team has least penalties per game in 2016-2017

The Carolina Hurricanes had the fewest penalties per game by a team in 2016-17, with 2.74 per game.

	TEAM	PEN/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Hurricanes	2.74	2016-17	82	36	31	15	87	.530	3	6	212	230	-18	17.7	84.2	30.40	8.5	28.29	.901
2	Blackhawks	3.09	2016-17	82	50	23	9	109	.665	4	1	240	212	28	18.0	77.7	30.59	9.6	31.39	.918
3	Sharks	3.20	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	1	219	200	19	16.7	80.7	29.91	8.9	27.67	.912
4	Canucks	3.21	2016-17	82	30	43	9	69	.421	4	2	178	241	-63	14.1	76.7	27.72	7.8	31.77	.907
5	Rangers	3.27	2016-17	82	48	28	6	102	.622	3	4	253	216	37	20.2	79.8	29.73	10.4	30.06	.912
6	Wild	3.40	2016-17	82	49	25	8	106	.646	3	2	263	206	57	21.0	82.9	30.82	10.4	30.06	.916
7	Islanders	3.41	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	239	238	1	15.0	81.9	30.24	9.6	31.90	.909
8	Sabres	3.63	2016-17	82	33	37	12	78	.476	2	6	199	231	-32	24.5	77.6	30.38	8.0	34.30	.918
9	Oilers	3.63	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	4	5	243	207	36	22.9	80.7	31.06	9.5	29.46	.914
10	Blue Jackets	3.68	2016-17	82	50	24	8	108	.659	2	2	247	193	54	19.9	82.5	30.98	9.7	30.35	.922
11	Red Wings	3.71	2016-17	82	33	36	13	79	.482	9	0	198	244	-46	15.1	80.9	28.48	8.5	30.57	.903
12	Kings	3.71	2016-17	82	39	35	8	86	.524	2	4	199	201	-2	19.1	84.6	31.13	7.8	25.85	.905
13	Canadiens	3.79	2016-17	82	47	26	9	103	.628	3	2	223	198	25	19.7	81.1	29.99	9.1	29.62	.918
14	Penguins	3.85	2016-17	82	50	21	11	111	.677	4	5	278	229	49	23.1	79.8	33.48	10.1	32.57	.914
15	Blues	3.90	2016-17	82	46	29	7	99	.604	2	2	233	216	17	21.3	84.8	28.41	10.0	28.38	.907
16	Stars	3.93	2016-17	82	34	37	11	79	.482	1	2	222	260	-38	17.9	73.9	30.55	8.9	29.74	.893
17	Maple Leafs	3.98	2016-17	82	40	27	15	95	.579	1	8	250	234	16	23.8	82.5	31.91	9.6	32.60	.912
18	Predators	3.99	2016-17	82	41	29	12	94	.573	2	4	238	220	18	18.9	80.9	31.18	9.3	30.15	.911
19	Avalanche	4.02	2016-17	82	22	56	4	48	.293	1	2	165	276	-111	12.6	76.6	28.09	7.2	31.74	.894
20	Flyers	4.04	2016-17	82	39	33	10	88	.537	7	5	212	231	-19	19.5	79.8	31.52	8.2	28.46	.901
21	Devils	4.05	2016-17	82	28	40	14	70	.427	3	3	180	241	-61	17.5	79.6	27.79	7.9	31.37	.906
22	Coyotes	4.06	2016-17	82	30	42	10	70	.427	6	2	191	258	-67	16.2	77.3	27.82	8.4	34.11	.908
23	Capitals	4.11	2016-17	82	55	19	8	118	.720	2	5	261	177	84	23.1	83.8	30.43	10.5	27.83	.922
24	Panthers	4.18	2016-17	82	35	36	11	81	.494	5	6	205	231	-26	17.0	85.3	32.24	7.8	31.65	.911
25	Bruins	4.22	2016-17	82	44	31	7	95	.579	2	3	232	209	23	21.7	85.7	33.18	8.5	26.76	.905