worst nhl penalty kill percentage in a season all-time

The Ottawa Senators have the lowest penalty-kill percentage by a team in a season, at 33.3 percent this season.

	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Senators	33.3	2025-26	1	1	0		0	2	1.000	0	0	5	4	1	25.0	34.00	14.7	25.00	.840
2	Capitals	50.0	2025-26	1	0	1		0	0	.000	0	0	1	3	-2	0.0	36.00	2.8	23.00	.870
3	Islanders	60.0	2025-26	1	0	1		0	0	.000	0	0	3	4	-1	0.0	37.00	8.1	28.00	.857
4	Golden Knights	60.0	2025-26	2	1	0		1	3	.750	0	1	9	8	1	30.0	33.00	13.6	24.50	.837
5	Red Wings	66.7	2025-26	1	0	1		0	0	.000	0	0	1	5	-4	25.0	31.00	3.2	17.00	.706
6	Blues	66.7	2025-26	1	0	1		0	0	.000	0	0	0	5	-5	0.0	26.00	0.0	21.00	.762
7	Kings	68.2	1979-80	80	30	36	14		74	.463			290	313	-23	26.8	28.96	12.5	30.70	.873
8	Kings	68.6	1982-83	80	27	41	12		66	.413			308	365	-57	24.3	33.46	11.5	30.59	.851
9	Capitals	69.7	1978-79	80	24	41	15		63	.394			273	338	-65	18.9	28.48	12.0	31.65	.867
10	Red Wings	70.1	2024-25	82	39	35		8	86	.524	3	0	235	259	-24	27.0	27.43	10.4	28.49	.889
11	Canucks	70.5	1984-85	80	25	46	9		59	.369			284	401	-117	19.5	31.16	11.4	33.26	.849
12	Rockies	70.6	1978-79	80	15	53	12		42	.263			210	331	-121	22.5	27.34	9.6	30.96	.866
13	Devils	70.9	2020-21	56	19	30		7	45	.402	0	5	145	189	-44	14.2	28.79	9.0	31.02	.891
14	Red Wings	71.0	1985-86	80	17	57	6		40	.250			266	415	-149	20.9	28.50	11.7	32.85	.842
15	Capitals	71.4	1977-78	80	17	49	14		48	.300			195	321	-126	12.5	24.95	9.8	31.25	.872
16	Blackhawks	71.4	2025-26	2	0	1		1	1	.250	0	0	5	7	-2	0.0	21.50	11.6	35.00	.900
17	Avalanche	71.4	2025-26	2	2	0		0	4	1.000	0	0	6	2	4	20.0	25.00	12.0	29.00	.966
18	Canucks	71.5	1977-78	80	20	43	17		57	.356			239	320	-81	22.5	25.65	11.6	30.78	.870
19	Islanders	71.5	2023-24	82	39	27		16	94	.573	1	5	245	258	-13	20.3	30.12	9.9	32.76	.904
20	Canucks	71.6	2022-23	82	38	37		7	83	.506	6	2	270	296	-26	22.7	29.73	11.1	30.83	.883
21	North Stars	71.6	1977-78	80	18	53	9		45	.281			218	325	-107	14.9	28.81	9.5	31.50	.871
22	Kings	71.7	1981-82	80	24	41	15		63	.394			314	369	-55	21.2	32.01	12.3	30.59	.849
23	Kings	71.9	1985-86	80	23	49	8		54	.338			284	389	-105	17.5	30.30	11.7	32.63	.851
24	Kings	72.1	1983-84	80	23	44	13		59	.369			309	376	-67	20.8	30.89	12.5	31.69	.852
25	Ducks	72.1	2022-23	82	23	47		12	58	.354	3	3	206	335	-129	15.7	28.37	8.9	39.11	.896