The Pittsburgh Penguins may be on a two-game losing streak, but at least they can still say they have the best special teams in the NHL.
The following shows the combined power-play and penalty-kill rates for all 30 teams. The Pens have the top-ranked PP and the third-ranked PK.
Team | PP% | PK% | Combined | |
1 | PITTSBURGH | 24.3 | 86.1 | 110.4 |
2 | NEW JERSEY | 20.7 | 87.0 | 107.7 |
3 | ST LOUIS | 20.7 | 86.3 | 107.0 |
4 | WASHINGTON | 23.7 | 80.8 | 104.5 |
5 | PHILADELPHIA | 20.1 | 84.2 | 104.3 |
6 | BOSTON | 20.5 | 83.8 | 104.3 |
7 | NY RANGERS | 19.3 | 84.6 | 103.9 |
8 | MONTREAL | 18.2 | 85.1 | 103.3 |
9 | COLORADO | 20.8 | 81.1 | 101.9 |
10 | DETROIT | 17.4 | 84.1 | 101.5 |
11 | CHICAGO | 20.8 | 80.6 | 101.4 |
12 | SAN JOSE | 15.9 | 84.7 | 100.6 |
13 | NASHVILLE | 20.1 | 80.4 | 100.5 |
14 | COLUMBUS | 18.3 | 82.0 | 100.3 |
15 | WINNIPEG | 14.5 | 85.0 | 99.5 |
16 | PHOENIX | 20.2 | 79.2 | 99.4 |
17 | TORONTO | 20.7 | 78.4 | 99.1 |
18 | MINNESOTA | 18.3 | 80.6 | 98.9 |
19 | EDMONTON | 16.2 | 82.3 | 98.5 |
20 | ANAHEIM | 16.4 | 81.9 | 98.3 |
21 | OTTAWA | 18.4 | 79.9 | 98.3 |
22 | LOS ANGELES | 14.9 | 83.1 | 98.0 |
23 | CALGARY | 15.4 | 82.1 | 97.5 |
24 | VANCOUVER | 14.2 | 83.0 | 97.2 |
25 | DALLAS | 16.0 | 81.1 | 97.1 |
26 | TAMPA BAY | 16.6 | 80.4 | 97.0 |
27 | BUFFALO | 14.2 | 82.0 | 96.2 |
28 | NY ISLANDERS | 16.9 | 77.3 | 94.2 |
29 | CAROLINA | 12.6 | 81.3 | 93.9 |
30 | FLORIDA | 10.7 | 75.1 | 85.8 |
As you can see, the poor Panthers are dead last in the combined category, and by a wide margin. Florida ranks 30th in both the PP and the PK. Which makes it tough to win many games, because they’re not the greatest even-strength team either.
The largest disparity between good penalty killing and a poor power play? That would be Winnipeg, with the fifth-ranked PK and 26th-ranked PP. (Honorable mentions: San Jose, Vancouver, and Carolina.)
The largest disparity between a good power play and poor penalty killing? That would be Washington, with the second-ranked PP and 21-st ranked PK. (Honorable mentions: Toronto, Phoenix and Chicago.)