During the 2016-17 season, the Dallas Stars’ penalty kill was — at the time — the worst in the NHL history since 1994. Two years later, they have done a complete turnaround, currently sitting with the fifth best PK unit in the NHL.
A large part of that success while short-handed has to do with some stellar goaltending from Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin. But it’s also thanks to new assistant coach Rick Bowness, who runs the Stars’ defense and penalty kill:
“Penalty killing, the structure of where it was 10-15 years ago, was totally different than what it is today,” Bowness said.