which team has the highest penalty kill percentage 2019-2020

The San Jose Sharks had the best penalty-kill percentage by a team in 2019-20, at 85.7 percent.

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	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sharks	85.7	2019-20	70	29	36	5	63	.450	2	1	180	225	-45	17.5	30.01	8.6	30.57	.895
2	Oilers	84.4	2019-20	71	37	25	9	83	.585	2	2	223	215	8	29.5	29.58	10.6	32.03	.905
3	Bruins	84.4	2019-20	70	44	14	12	100	.714	0	7	227	167	60	25.2	32.10	10.1	30.04	.921
4	Hurricanes	84.0	2019-20	68	38	25	5	81	.596	5	0	217	193	24	22.3	33.25	9.6	29.32	.903
5	Coyotes	82.7	2019-20	70	33	29	8	74	.529	5	4	190	183	7	19.2	31.71	8.6	32.43	.919
6	Capitals	82.6	2019-20	69	41	20	8	90	.652	4	3	236	212	24	19.4	31.97	10.7	30.20	.898
7	Devils	82.4	2019-20	69	28	29	12	68	.493	4	6	185	224	-39	17.9	30.68	8.7	32.70	.901
8	Flames	82.1	2019-20	70	36	27	7	79	.564	6	1	204	214	-10	21.2	31.60	9.2	32.44	.906
9	Blackhawks	82.1	2019-20	70	32	30	8	72	.514	4	4	208	214	-6	15.2	31.81	9.3	35.11	.913
10	Penguins	82.1	2019-20	69	40	23	6	86	.623	3	0	221	196	25	19.9	31.94	10.0	29.72	.904
11	Flyers	81.8	2019-20	69	41	21	7	89	.645	5	5	227	191	36	20.8	31.39	10.5	28.65	.903
12	Blue Jackets	81.7	2019-20	70	33	22	15	81	.579	0	4	180	183	-3	16.4	32.46	7.9	29.89	.913
13	Avalanche	81.4	2019-20	70	42	20	8	92	.657	1	1	236	190	46	19.1	32.24	10.5	31.33	.913
14	Lightning	81.4	2019-20	70	43	21	6	92	.657	2	1	243	194	49	23.1	31.09	11.2	30.93	.910
15	Islanders	80.7	2019-20	68	35	23	10	80	.588	3	3	189	190	-1	17.3	29.65	9.4	31.22	.911
16	Canucks	80.5	2019-20	69	36	27	6	78	.565	4	3	224	214	10	24.2	31.20	10.4	33.29	.907
17	Stars	79.7	2019-20	69	37	24	8	82	.594	2	3	178	174	4	21.1	30.62	8.4	31.55	.920
18	Blues	79.3	2019-20	71	42	19	10	94	.662	2	3	223	190	33	24.3	30.69	10.2	29.58	.910
19	Canadiens	78.7	2019-20	71	31	31	9	71	.500	4	1	208	220	-12	17.7	34.11	8.6	31.10	.900
20	Panthers	78.5	2019-20	69	35	26	8	78	.565	3	4	228	224	4	21.3	32.65	10.1	32.28	.899
21	Maple Leafs	77.7	2019-20	70	36	25	9	81	.579	1	5	237	222	15	22.8	32.89	10.3	31.90	.901
22	Jets	77.6	2019-20	71	37	28	6	80	.563	3	2	213	201	12	20.5	31.30	9.6	32.61	.913
23	Rangers	77.4	2019-20	70	37	28	5	79	.564	1	2	233	220	13	22.9	31.07	10.7	34.01	.908
24	Kings	77.4	2019-20	70	29	35	6	64	.457	1	3	177	209	-32	17.1	33.21	7.6	29.70	.899
25	Wild	77.2	2019-20	69	35	27	7	77	.558	2	3	218	217	1	21.3	30.10	10.5	30.65	.897

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More Sharks Stats

Team Leaders

45

Celebrini

70

Celebrini

+/-

+8

Celebrini

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.04

17th

GA/GP

3.54

30th

PP%

21.2

16th

PK%

76.4

26th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	FLA	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	LAK	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Mon 10/5	SJS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	SJS	@	STL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM

Last Game

Sharks

39 - 35 - 8

Final

Jets

35 - 35 - 12

Thu 16 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

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