Being a good penalty killer is pretty tough to quantify. It's easy to notice Byron on the PK because he is crazy fast which generates quite a few breakaways. But in general, I'd say a good penalty killer would be someone who can help reduce the number of shots and scoring chances for the other team.
On the Flames, 8 forwards have spent at least 20 minutes on the penalty kill this year (so the sample size is very small). According to war on ice, Byron is the best of those 8 at generating scoring chances for at a rate of 12.7 per 60 minutes (he's been on the ice for 12 scoring chances for the Flames in just under 60 minutes of PK time), but he's also the worst for allowing scoring chance: 52.9 per 60. Jooris, Bouma and Granlund are all over 50. Monahan has been the best in limited time, at a rate of 33.5, with Colborne and Backlund not too far behind. League-wide, Monahan actually rates 10th overall for forwards with at least 30 minutes so far this year.
Interestingly, when looking at shots, Byron actually rates above average on the Flames, with the Monahan, Colborne and Backlund still leading the way. So I guess Byron is doing a decent job limiting shots, but his aggressive style (while producing some offensive chances) is yielding higher-quality shots for the other team. This is definitely something I'll be keeping an eye on throughout the season.
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