Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in penalty-kill percentage
Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in penalty-kill percentage in the 2025-26 season at 84.6%, against a league average of 78.9%, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2025-26 season.
The number
Penalty-kill percentage · 2025-26
84.6%
Colorado Avalanche
55-16-11
78.9%
League average
5.8 points above the league average of 78.9%. The share of opponents' power plays a club killed off without conceding. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Penalty-kill percentage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche 55-16-11 | 84.6% | 55-16-11 |
| 2 |  Chicago Blackhawks 29-39-14 | 83.6% | 29-39-14 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning 50-26-6 | 82.6% | 50-26-6 |
| 4 |  Buffalo Sabres 50-23-9 | 81.9% | 50-23-9 |
| 5 |  Nashville Predators 38-34-10 | 81.7% | 38-34-10 |
| 6 |  Pittsburgh Penguins 41-25-16 | 81.4% | 41-25-16 |
| 7 |  Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-17 | 81.4% | 39-26-17 |
| 8 |  Toronto Maple Leafs 32-36-14 | 81.2% | 32-36-14 |
| 9 |  Florida Panthers 40-38-4 | 81.0% | 40-38-4 |
| 10 |  New York Islanders 43-34-5 | 80.8% | 43-34-5 |
| 11 |  Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 | 80.5% | 53-22-7 |
| 12 |  Calgary Flames 34-39-9 | 80.4% | 34-39-9 |
| 13 |  Dallas Stars 50-20-12 | 80.3% | 50-20-12 |
| 14 |  Washington Capitals 43-30-9 | 80.1% | 43-30-9 |
| 15 |  New York Rangers 34-39-9 | 79.9% | 34-39-9 |
| 16 |  Minnesota Wild 46-24-12 | 79.8% | 46-24-12 |
| 17 |  New Jersey Devils 42-37-3 | 79.3% | 42-37-3 |
| 18 |  Montreal Canadiens 48-24-10 | 78.2% | 48-24-10 |
| 19 | Utah Mammoth 43-33-6 | 78.1% | 43-33-6 |
| 20 |  Edmonton Oilers 41-30-11 | 77.8% | 41-30-11 |
| 21 |  Winnipeg Jets 35-35-12 | 77.6% | 35-35-12 |
| 22 |  Philadelphia Flyers 43-27-12 | 77.6% | 43-27-12 |
| 23 |  Detroit Red Wings 41-31-10 | 77.1% | 41-31-10 |
| 24 |  Boston Bruins 45-27-10 | 77.0% | 45-27-10 |
| 25 |  St. Louis Blues 37-33-12 | 76.7% | 37-33-12 |
Source: NHL stats API, 2025-26 season. League average across all 32 teams. The lead is 1.9 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.