which team has the highest power play percentage in 1981-1982

The New York Islanders had the best power-play percentage by a team in 1981-82, at 27.8 percent.

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	TEAM	PP%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Islanders	27.8	1981-82	80	54	16	10	118	.738	385	250	135	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
2	Nordiques	26.8	1981-82	80	33	31	16	82	.513	356	345	11	78.2	28.81	15.4	29.60	.854
3	Flames	26.6	1981-82	80	29	34	17	75	.469	334	345	-11	77.8	29.43	14.2	33.40	.871
4	Flyers	26.5	1981-82	80	38	31	11	87	.544	325	313	12	73.3	34.01	11.9	29.99	.870
5	Oilers	25.6	1981-82	80	48	17	15	111	.694	417	295	122	81.7	33.63	15.5	31.73	.884
6	Black Hawks	25.5	1981-82	80	30	38	12	72	.450	332	363	-31	75.4	32.08	12.9	33.23	.863
7	Penguins	24.8	1981-82	80	31	36	13	75	.469	310	337	-27	76.9	31.88	12.2	31.21	.865
8	North Stars	24.5	1981-82	80	37	23	20	94	.588	346	288	58	81.9	33.01	13.1	32.91	.891
9	Canadiens	24.2	1981-82	80	46	17	17	109	.681	360	223	137	80.1	33.78	13.3	27.48	.899
10	Whalers	23.1	1981-82	80	21	41	18	60	.375	264	351	-87	72.1	31.10	10.6	34.06	.871
11	Jets	22.6	1981-82	80	33	33	14	80	.500	319	332	-13	75.5	32.92	12.1	32.45	.872
12	Blues	22.5	1981-82	80	32	40	8	72	.450	315	349	-34	76.2	30.79	12.8	32.23	.865
13	Capitals	22.5	1981-82	80	26	41	13	65	.406	319	338	-19	78.6	31.48	12.7	33.29	.873
14	Bruins	22.3	1981-82	80	43	27	10	96	.600	323	285	38	81.6	30.21	13.4	25.70	.861
15	Rangers	22.2	1981-82	80	39	27	14	92	.575	316	306	10	76.3	28.56	13.8	29.45	.870
16	Sabres	21.6	1981-82	80	39	26	15	93	.581	307	273	34	79.3	29.28	13.1	29.00	.882
17	Kings	21.2	1981-82	80	24	41	15	63	.394	314	369	-55	71.7	32.01	12.3	30.59	.849
18	Maple Leafs	20.3	1981-82	80	20	44	16	56	.350	298	380	-82	73.0	29.10	12.8	34.71	.863
19	Canucks	19.0	1981-82	80	30	33	17	77	.481	290	286	4	78.5	30.73	11.8	30.28	.882
20	Red Wings	16.5	1981-82	80	21	47	12	54	.338	270	351	-81	73.5	33.38	10.1	28.16	.844
21	Rockies	15.3	1981-82	80	18	49	13	49	.306	241	362	-121	76.9	26.34	11.4	33.84	.866

StatMuse has team, season-level data for power-play percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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Team Leaders

4

Horvat

6

Schaefer

+/-

+6

Stanley

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.86

22nd

GA/GP

2.29

2nd

PP%

18.2

17th

PK%

85.2

11th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NYI	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	ANA	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	LAK	@	NYI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	NYI	@	DAL	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	NYI	@	NSH	8:00 PM

Last Game

Islanders

3 - 3 - 1

Final

Senators

6 - 2 - 0

Thu 15 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Kaprizov

8

Connor

7

Lafreniere

Assists Leaders

14

McDavid

11

Eichel

10

Hughes

Points Leaders

18

McDavid

16

Eichel

15

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

44

Sherwood

40

Cuylle

37

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

28

Weegar

26

Seeler

25

Hronek

Wins Leaders

6

Ullmark

5

Wallstedt

5

Vejmelka

Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

1.20

Oettinger

1.20

Ullmark

Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

.949

Ullmark

.944

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.43

3.89

Goals Against Rankings

1.71

2.29

Power Play Rankings

37.5

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

96.2

93.3

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

4-2

6-3

5-3

Worst Record ATS

1-6

1-4

2-6

2-5

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	6	2	0	12	10
Wild	5	2	1	11	6
Jets	4	1	2	10	0
Avalanche	4	2	1	9	9
Blues	3	3	1	7	2
Stars	3	3	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	3	7	-4
Blackhawks	3	5	0	6	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	7	2	0	14	14
Oilers	5	1	1	11	9
Kraken	5	2	1	11	9
Ducks	4	2	0	8	3
Sharks	4	3	0	8	-6
Canucks	2	6	1	5	-13
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	6	0	2	-21

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	6	2	0	12	3
Bruins	5	2	0	10	10
Lightning	5	2	0	10	2
Panthers	4	2	2	10	0
Sabres	4	3	1	9	-6
Maple Leafs	3	3	2	8	0
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Red Wings	2	3	2	6	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	1-0
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	3-2
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	0-3
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	6-5
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/16	PIT	@	COL	9:00 PM
Fri 10/16	BOS	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	CAR	@	WPG	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	VAN	@	TBL	4:00 PM

The New York Islanders had the best power-play percentage by a team in 1981-82, at 27.8 percent.

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