It’s no secret that the penalty kill units for the Flyers were pretty horrid this past season. They finished 26th out of 31 NHL teams, sometimes flirting with the bottom of the league in that category. When you dig a little deeper, you see just how bad these units really performed.
The Flyers allowed 237 powerplay opportunities against last year. Opposing teams converted on 51 of those attempts. The league average was 47 conversions on 239 attempts. Those stats led to a penalty-killing efficiency rating of 78.48%. This is 1.74% less than the league average of 80.