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Bad Kill
by Paul on 12/17/08 at 08:40 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult of Hockey at the Edmonton Journal,
The Edmonton Oilers are being killed by their penalty kill. After allowing four powerplay goals in a 9-2 loss to the Chicago Black Hawks, the Oilers rank as the second worst penalty kill in the league.
Twenty-nine games in, Edmonton has let in 34 goals on 126 chances, a 73 per cent clearance rate, just ahead of Atlanta at 72 per cent. To put that in perspective, 24 NHL teams have killed off at least 80 per cent of their penalties this season.
Five teams have killed off more than 85 per cent of their penalties, led by the New York Rangers, who have a 91 per cent clearance rate.
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