worst nhl penalty kill percentage in a season

The Los Angeles Kings have the worst penalty-kill percentage by a team in a season, at 68.2 percent in 1979-80.

	TEAM	PK%	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Kings	68.2	1979-80	80	30	36	14		74	.463			290	313	-23	26.8	28.96	12.5	30.70	.873
2	Kings	68.6	1982-83	80	27	41	12		66	.413			308	365	-57	24.3	33.46	11.5	30.59	.851
3	Capitals	69.7	1978-79	80	24	41	15		63	.394			273	338	-65	18.9	28.48	12.0	31.65	.867
4	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
5	Canucks	70.5	1984-85	80	25	46	9		59	.369			284	401	-117	19.5	31.16	11.4	33.26	.849
6	Rockies	70.6	1978-79	80	15	53	12		42	.263			210	331	-121	22.5	27.34	9.6	30.96	.866
7	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
8	Red Wings	71.0	1985-86	80	17	57	6		40	.250			266	415	-149	20.9	28.50	11.7	32.85	.842
9	Capitals	71.4	1977-78	80	17	49	14		48	.300			195	321	-126	12.5	24.95	9.8	31.25	.872
10	Canucks	71.5	1977-78	80	20	43	17		57	.356			239	320	-81	22.5	25.65	11.6	30.78	.870
11	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
12	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
13	North Stars	71.6	1977-78	80	18	53	9		45	.281			218	325	-107	14.9	28.81	9.5	31.50	.871
14	Kings	71.7	1981-82	80	24	41	15		63	.394			314	369	-55	21.2	32.01	12.3	30.59	.849
15	Kings	71.9	1985-86	80	23	49	8		54	.338			284	389	-105	17.5	30.30	11.7	32.63	.851
16	Kings	72.1	1983-84	80	23	44	13		59	.369			309	376	-67	20.8	30.89	12.5	31.69	.852
17	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
18	Whalers	72.1	1981-82	80	21	41	18		60	.375			264	351	-87	23.1	31.10	10.6	34.06	.871
19	Islanders	72.2	2024-25	82	35	35		12	82	.500	2	3	222	257	-35	12.6	29.49	9.2	28.73	.891
20	Blues	72.4	2022-23	82	37	38		7	81	.494	3	3	260	298	-38	19.3	28.55	11.1	32.34	.888
21	Wild	72.4	2024-25	82	45	30		7	97	.591	3	3	225	236	-11	20.9	27.60	9.9	29.61	.903
22	Ducks	72.4	2023-24	82	27	50		5	59	.360	1	2	203	293	-90	18.3	26.76	9.3	32.51	.890
23	Penguins	72.5	1982-83	80	18	53	9		45	.281			257	394	-137	22.5	30.23	10.6	32.69	.849
24	Red Wings	72.6	1982-83	80	21	44	15		57	.356			263	344	-81	13.8	29.64	11.1	28.95	.851
25	Maple Leafs	72.7	1988-89	80	28	46	6		62	.388			259	342	-83	16.7	27.06	12.0	34.29	.875