Team rankings
NHL Team Penalty-Kill Percentage Rankings
2026-27All situationsUp to 22 games played
Nashville Predators leads NHL teams with a PK% of 89.7% in 2026-27, ahead of 
Dallas Stars (89.4%).
Leaders: Penalty-Kill Percentage, 2026-27
- 1stNashville Predators20 GP89.7%
- 2ndDallas Stars19 GP89.4%
3rdNew York Rangers21 GP89.1%
4thCarolina Hurricanes21 GP85.9%
5thNew York Islanders19 GP85.9%
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Penalty-Kill Percentage measures
All 32 NHL teams ranked by penalty-kill percentage this season, with the same number over each team's last 10 games, at home, on the road and last season, so a hot streak or a home-and-away split shows at a glance. Penalty-Kill Percentage, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games.
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.24 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.
Share of times shorthanded without allowing a power-play goal. League average is near 79 percent; shorthanded goals do not count for or against it. In 2026-27, 32 teams qualify for this board; the median is 77.8% and Nashville Predators leads at 89.7%.
Penalty-Kill Percentage leaderboard
- Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.24 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.
| # | Team | PK% | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville Predators | 89.7% | 20 | 96.3% | 90.9% | 88.0% | 100 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 89.4% | 19 | 88.2% | 92.9% | 83.3% | 97 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | 89.1% | 21 | 83.3% | 88.6% | 89.7% | 94 |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 85.9% | 21 | 81.5% | 89.3% | 83.3% | 89 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 85.9% | 19 | 84.4% | 87.5% | 84.4% | 89 |
| 6 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 85.7% | 22 | 71.0% | 82.4% | 88.9% | 84 |
| 7 |  Florida Panthers | 85.5% | 21 | 89.2% | 86.4% | 85.2% | 81 |
| 8 |  St. Louis Blues | 84.6% | 20 | 83.3% | 88.2% | 82.9% | 77 |
| 9 |  Calgary Flames | 82.3% | 20 | 79.3% | 81.8% | 82.8% | 74 |
| 10 |  Colorado Avalanche | 81.0% | 21 | 79.4% | 87.5% | 74.2% | 71 |
| 11 |  Boston Bruins | 80.3% | 20 | 80.6% | 86.0% | 71.4% | 68 |
| 12 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 79.7% | 22 | 74.1% | 76.5% | 82.9% | 65 |
Rows 13–32 continue below
Penalty-Kill Percentage leaderboard · Rows 13–32 of 32
| # | Team | PK% | GP | Last 10 | Home | Away | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 79.6% | 20 | 78.6% | 89.5% | 74.3% | 61 |
| 14 |  Minnesota Wild | 79.4% | 22 | 78.6% | 78.3% | 80.0% | 58 |
| 15 |  Chicago Blackhawks | 78.1% | 20 | 79.4% | 81.6% | 73.1% | 55 |
| 16 |  Montreal Canadiens | 77.9% | 20 | 74.3% | 73.9% | 83.9% | 52 |
| 17 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 77.8% | 21 | 82.1% | 77.3% | 78.1% | 48 |
| 18 |  Edmonton Oilers | 77.3% | 21 | 83.3% | 73.0% | 82.8% | 45 |
| 19 |  Ottawa Senators | 76.0% | 21 | 73.5% | 80.6% | 71.8% | 42 |
| 20 |  Washington Capitals | 75.4% | 18 | 69.7% | 71.1% | 82.6% | 39 |
| 21 |  San Jose Sharks | 75.0% | 22 | 69.2% | 84.4% | 68.8% | 35 |
| 22 |  Anaheim Ducks | 73.8% | 20 | 71.1% | 75.0% | 72.5% | 32 |
| 23 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 73.5% | 18 | 78.9% | 67.6% | 86.7% | 29 |
| 24 |  Winnipeg Jets | 72.1% | 21 | 65.7% | 77.3% | 69.2% | 26 |
| 25 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 71.7% | 20 | 65.4% | 78.9% | 67.6% | 23 |
Team data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- Does Scoring Depth Win Stanley Cups? Vegas won a Stanley Cup with nobody over 28 goals.
- Vegas Had the Best First Season of Any NHL Expansion Team Since 1967 the NHL has stocked 23 teams through expansion drafts.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Regular-Season Records Predict NHL Playoff Upsets Almost Exactly The team with the better record wins about five NHL playoff series in eight.
Frequently asked questions
Which team leads the NHL in Penalty-Kill Percentage in 2026-27?
Nashville Predators leads with 89.7%. The median of the 32 qualified teams is 77.8%.
How is Penalty-Kill Percentage calculated?
Penalty-Kill Percentage, regular season. The last-10 column uses each team's own last 10 games. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Penalty-Kill Percentage?
Year to year this split repeats at r = 0.24 (252 team-seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26), against r = 0.60 for overall points %. That is weak: most of a team's number is luck and sample, and it drifts back toward average.