which team has the highest penalty kill percentage 2018-19

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

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Data note: Penalty-Kill Percentage: team season data complete from 1977-78

	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	78.7	2018-19	82	38	30	14	90	.549	2	2	258	244	14	22.0	32.63	9.6	31.94	.907

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Team Leaders

7

Hagel

10

Kucherov

+/-

+7

Cernak

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

9th

GA/GP

3.09

14th

PP%

15.0

27th

PK%

76.7

19th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	2	1	19	22
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Senators	8	4	0	16	4
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Canadiens	6	3	2	14	0
Panthers	6	4	2	14	-2
Red Wings	4	4	3	11	-5
Sabres	4	4	3	11	-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	WPG	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	TBL	@	NSH	2:00 PM
Tue 11/3	DET	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/5	CHI	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TBL	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lightning

7 - 3 - 1

Final

Mammoth

8 - 4 - 0

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

13

Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

16

Fox

14

Bouchard

Points Leaders

34

McDavid

24

Draisaitl

21

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

68

Sherwood

59

Cuylle

59

Trenin

Blocks Leaders

36

Seider

34

Hronek

34

Weegar

Wins Leaders

7

Wallstedt

7

Swayman

7

Ullmark

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.940

Tarasov

.929

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.25

4.08

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

1.73

2.17

2.31

Power Play Rankings

38.1

35.0

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

93.6

92.3

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-2

8-4

7-4

8-5

7-5

Worst Record ATS

3-9

3-8

3-6

5-8

4-6

5-7

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	9	2	1	19	22
Senators	8	4	0	16	4
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Canadiens	6	3	2	14	0
Panthers	6	4	2	14	-2
Red Wings	4	4	3	11	-5
Sabres	4	4	3	11	-10
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	9	2	2	20	18
Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Devils	7	4	0	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Islanders	5	4	2	12	3
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Flyers	3	7	3	9	-18
Blue Jackets	4	5	0	8	-8

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	8	3	2	18	11
Mammoth	8	4	0	16	6
Stars	7	3	1	15	12
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	4	12	-4
Blues	5	5	1	11	0
Jets	4	4	3	11	-4
Blackhawks	3	8	0	6	-19
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	8	2	1	17	10
Golden Knights	8	4	1	17	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	5	1	13	-6
Flames	5	6	0	10	-13
Ducks	5	6	0	10	-5
Kings	3	5	2	8	-8
Canucks	2	10	1	5	-23