As the National Hockey League rolls wraps up its second month of play for the 2016-17 season, Hockey Reference reports that scoring is down just a tick from last year—from 2.71 goals per team per game to 2.70.

The stats show that power-play opportunities have increased slightly, but penalty killing has also improved. On balance, the end result is basically the same—teams are scoring an average of 0.58 power-play goals per game this season.

Though the overall special teams numbers are similar, there has been a bit of a changing of the guard. The Carolina Hurricanes are leading the league with a 92 percent penalty-killing rate and have surrendered just six goals with the man advantage, while previously strong penalty-killing teams like the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings are languishing in the bottom half of the league stats—and the Chicago Blackhawks are dead last!

So you won't be seeing Norris Trophy winner Drew Doughty or perennial Selke Trophy candidates like Ryan Kesler and Jonathan Toews on the list of the league's best penalty-killers this time around. Most of the best penalty-killing teams in the league this year are from the Eastern Conference, and this list aims to showcase the best forwards and defensemen in their particular roles.

Bonus points go to players whose teams have impressive overall penalty killing and who play big roles within those structures.