NHL Projected Penalty Minutes This Week This Week
Penalty minutes are an often-overlooked fantasy category. Our PIM projections identify which players are most likely to spend time in the box this week. Physical players, enforcers, and agitators in heated matchups offer the best PIM upside (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28)). (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
Fantasy Week 28: Apr 13 - Apr 19(Mon-Sun)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 3:00 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 748 players
What drives PIM? Penalty minutes come from minor penalties (2 min), major penalties (5 min), and fighting majors (5 min). Physical players and agitators accumulate PIM most consistently.
PIM factors
- Playing style: Enforcers and agitators take more penalties - Game context: Rivalry games and playoff races increase penalties - Opponent: Playing against physical teams creates more scrums - Role: 4th liners often have higher PIM rates
Strategic value
PIM is highly unpredictable but can be targeted in specific matchups. Physical games between rivals produce the most penalty minutes.
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Pro Tip: Rivalry games produce 50%+ more penalty minutes. Target physical players in divisional matchups for PIM upside.
Sorted by Projected Penalty Minutes(Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | PIM ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Sabourin | TB | RW | 0.2% | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 5.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.70 | 22.50 | 2.50 |
Curtis Douglas | VAN | C | 0.2% | 4.20 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 3.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.10 | 23.10 | 2.90 |
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 33.0% | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 4.10 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 41.70 | 50.50 | 7.50 |
Arber Xhekaj | MON | D | 8.4% | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 5.90 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 26.50 | 32.40 | 3.60 |
Mark Kastelic | BOS | C | 13.7% | 3.10 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 4.60 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 24.20 | 33.90 | 9.90 |
Logan Stanley | BUF | D | 17.7% | 3.00 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 2.70 | 2.10 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 31.30 | 39.00 | 8.20 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | 17.6% | 3.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 36.30 | 45.80 | 6.40 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | 9.2% | 2.60 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 3.30 | 5.20 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 27.90 | 36.30 | 9.40 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 33.1% | 2.50 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 36.70 | 46.90 | 11.30 |
Donovan Sebrango | FLA | D | 0.1% | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 4.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 34.00 | 45.00 | 5.70 |
Jeffrey Viel | ANA | LW | 0.3% | 2.40 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.90 | 4.60 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 22.90 | 31.40 | 4.00 |
Tom Wilson | WAS | RW | 81.4% | 2.30 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 37.80 | 45.00 | 15.70 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 5.1% | 2.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 35.60 | 48.30 | 7.90 |
Michael Kesselring | BUF | D | 9.6% | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.80 | 1.50 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 26.70 | 35.90 | 5.20 |
Adam Klapka | CGY | RW | 9.9% | 2.30 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 7.20 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 21.40 | 32.50 | 4.90 |
Mikko Rantanen | DAL | RW | 87.0% | 2.20 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 1.90 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.20 | 41.70 | 15.50 |
Nick Cousins | OTT | LW | 3.3% | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 25.10 | 37.70 | 5.40 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | 85.4% | 2.20 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 7.20 | 6.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 32.70 | 45.20 | 19.80 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | 0.7% | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 4.40 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 40.00 | 43.30 | 4.50 |
Emil Martinsen Lilleberg | TB | D | 5.7% | 2.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 4.70 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 36.70 | 46.80 | 7.00 |
Josh Anderson | MON | RW | 4.3% | 2.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 3.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 27.90 | 33.70 | 5.30 |
Kurtis MacDermid | OTT | D | 0.0% | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 8.80 | 15.90 | 0.90 |
Max Domi | TOR | C | 9.9% | 2.00 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 3.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.40 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 29.90 | 39.40 | 6.50 |
Nicolas Deslauriers | CAR | LW | 0.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 7.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.40 | 24.10 | 2.10 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 61.3% | 2.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 43.80 | 53.20 | 9.20 |
Michael McCarron | MIN | C | 6.8% | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 27.90 | 35.90 | 7.80 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 16.9% | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 6.60 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 33.70 | 46.70 | 7.70 |
Michael Pezzetta | TOR | LW | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 8.40 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 14.10 | 20.40 | 2.50 |
Corey Perry | TB | RW | 10.5% | 1.90 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 2.60 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 26.30 | 31.20 | 8.00 |
Vincent Trocheck | NYR | C | 77.5% | 1.90 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 3.70 | 5.40 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 19.20 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 39.60 | 44.50 | 11.00 |
Brenden Dillon | NJ | D | 12.1% | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 5.20 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 38.60 | 42.50 | 3.90 |
Ridly Greig | OTT | C | 16.6% | 1.90 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 35.50 | 50.80 | 11.20 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 53.4% | 1.90 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 45.70 | 54.70 | 10.10 |
Scott Mayfield | NYI | D | 0.4% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 31.80 | 42.50 | 4.60 |
Radko Gudas | ANA | D | 18.8% | 1.70 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.40 | 5.60 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 32.30 | 41.90 | 7.40 |
Jacob Middleton | MIN | D | 10.3% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.70 | 40.80 | 5.70 |
Tyler Tucker | STL | D | 4.8% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 30.80 | 37.70 | 6.60 |
Brayden Pachal | CGY | D | 0.1% | 1.70 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.50 | 43.40 | 7.20 |
Johnathan Kovacevic | NJ | D | 0.2% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 3.00 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.10 | 40.60 | 5.10 |
Jayden Struble | MON | D | 0.3% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 4.50 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 31.20 | 36.10 | 4.40 |
Hampus Lindholm | BOS | D | 14.3% | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.40 | 0.40 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 42.80 | 52.10 | 8.40 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | 46.5% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 38.60 | 51.20 | 6.50 |
David Pastrnak | BOS | RW | 88.0% | 1.60 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 5.80 | 2.40 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 40.00 | 41.90 | 17.00 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | 19.0% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 3.50 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 42.70 | 53.20 | 7.10 |
MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | D | 73.7% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 42.70 | 58.20 | 8.90 |
Liam O'Brien | UTA | LW | 0.1% | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 2.40 | 6.90 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.70 | 29.00 | 4.30 |
Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 82.7% | 1.60 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 48.90 | 53.70 | 14.60 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 86.7% | 1.60 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 4.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 46.90 | 53.00 | 17.90 |
Connor Clifton | PIT | D | 7.8% | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 5.40 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 36.30 | 36.60 | 6.30 |
Kirby Dach | MON | C | 14.7% | 1.60 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.70 | 3.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 26.80 | 33.70 | 5.70 |
K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 50.0% | 1.60 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 3.60 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 44.70 | 54.60 | 12.20 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | 15.6% | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 5.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 28.00 | 38.00 | 8.20 |
Brandon Duhaime | WAS | LW | 0.3% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.20 | 4.20 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.90 | 34.50 | 3.80 |
Tanner Jeannot | BOS | LW | 9.2% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 6.10 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 24.20 | 32.00 | 4.80 |
Kaiden Guhle | MON | D | 29.0% | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.60 | 4.50 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 39.10 | 44.60 | 7.80 |
Garnet Hathaway | PHI | RW | 4.9% | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 8.20 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.60 | 33.00 | 2.70 |
Jamie Benn | DAL | LW | 21.6% | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 26.00 | 36.00 | 5.80 |
Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | 72.0% | 1.50 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 2.70 | 5.60 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 35.70 | 39.30 | 21.10 |
Yanni Gourde | TB | C | 5.7% | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.90 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 32.30 | 41.60 | 4.00 |
Mason Marchment | CLB | LW | 37.9% | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.90 | 2.40 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 36.10 | 40.40 | 12.70 |
Josh Dunne | BUF | C | 0.0% | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.80 | 2.50 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 18.60 | 26.50 | 2.90 |
Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | 57.1% | 1.50 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 10.20 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 31.40 | 41.40 | 10.70 |
Matvei Michkov | PHI | RW | 66.6% | 1.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 2.30 | 5.00 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.80 | 39.80 | 16.40 |
Beckett Sennecke | ANA | RW | 64.7% | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 6.00 | 2.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 37.30 | 43.30 | 12.90 |
Connor Murphy | EDM | D | 5.3% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 3.70 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 39.30 | 50.50 | 6.90 |
Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | 72.9% | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 4.90 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.80 | 49.20 | 11.00 |
Gabriel Landeskog | COL | LW | 50.8% | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 5.30 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.40 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 34.30 | 41.00 | 12.60 |
Nic Dowd | LV | C | 0.5% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 3.10 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.90 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 27.20 | 38.40 | 5.00 |
Erik Haula | NSH | C | 11.4% | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.60 | 14.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 32.80 | 45.00 | 11.60 |
Brayden Schenn | NYI | C | 29.0% | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.90 | 5.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 36.00 | 40.70 | 5.50 |
Barclay Goodrow | SJ | LW | 0.3% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 22.80 | 30.70 | 2.90 |
Tyler Myers | DAL | D | 7.2% | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 39.10 | 44.80 | 5.80 |
Sean Walker | CAR | D | 33.1% | 1.40 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 4.60 | 3.90 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 44.30 | 55.40 | 14.70 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | 14.2% | 1.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 45.40 | 55.90 | 11.10 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 87.0% | 1.40 | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 5.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 53.00 | 57.70 | 19.40 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | 21.1% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 43.00 | 51.00 | 9.40 |
Jeff Malott | LA | LW | 0.1% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 2.10 | 5.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 16.20 | 24.10 | 3.00 |
Samuel Helenius | LA | C | 0.1% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 4.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 14.90 | 22.30 | 2.30 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | 33.0% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 45.10 | 57.80 | 7.80 |
Nick Foligno | MIN | LW | 3.5% | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 26.20 | 31.10 | 6.80 |
Luke Schenn | BUF | D | 4.1% | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 6.20 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 27.50 | 36.80 | 3.40 |
Mike Reilly | CAR | D | 0.2% | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 3.00 | 0.70 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 30.00 | 41.50 | 6.90 |
Adam Pelech | NYI | D | 4.2% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 3.40 | 1.80 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 40.90 | 53.20 | 7.60 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | 81.5% | 1.30 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 4.90 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 47.50 | 68.30 | 16.30 |
Adrian Kempe | LA | RW | 87.4% | 1.30 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 6.10 | 2.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 38.30 | 45.70 | 17.90 |
Jake Guentzel | TB | LW | 87.0% | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 6.10 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 42.90 | 46.30 | 17.90 |
Marcus Pettersson | VAN | D | 6.4% | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 43.30 | 50.50 | 6.00 |
Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | 23.5% | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 3.20 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 46.90 | 54.70 | 8.30 |
Dylan Cozens | OTT | C | 77.0% | 1.30 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 5.70 | 3.90 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.80 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 33.70 | 46.20 | 14.50 |
Matthew Robertson | NYR | D | 5.7% | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 34.10 | 44.80 | 6.30 |
Jonathan Aspirot | BOS | D | 4.0% | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 34.70 | 43.00 | 9.30 |
Jack Finley | STL | C | 0.1% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 3.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.60 | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 20.00 | 30.80 | 1.80 |
Shane Pinto | OTT | C | 48.4% | 1.30 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.60 | 4.00 | 2.90 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 10.50 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 37.30 | 52.20 | 13.90 |
Martin Pospisil | CGY | LW | 7.2% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.80 | 9.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 21.80 | 32.50 | 3.70 |
Sam Rinzel | CHI | D | 35.0% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 3.10 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 38.00 | 42.10 | 5.80 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | 19.4% | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 4.60 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 32.20 | 38.50 | 4.60 |
Nikita Chibrikov | WPG | RW | 8.8% | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 18.70 | 25.90 | 4.30 |
Boone Jenner | CLB | C | 30.8% | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 5.00 | 4.70 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 31.60 | 42.00 | 12.80 |
Robby Fabbri | MIN | LW | 0.1% | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.80 | 3.90 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 24.40 | 31.60 | 5.50 |
Steven Stamkos | NSH | C | 77.7% | 1.20 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 6.20 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.70 | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 38.00 | 42.60 | 14.60 |
Physical Matchups This week
Rivalry games and playoff races produce more penalty minutes. Check This Week's schedule for high-intensity matchups.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We analyze historical PIM rates, opponent physicality, game context (rivalry, intensity), player reputation, and referee assignment tendencies to project PIM for this week.
Enforcers and agitators like Ryan Reaves, Tom Wilson, and physical defensemen consistently lead in PIM. Fighting majors significantly boost PIM totals.
PIM is high-variance and unpredictable, but in category leagues, targeting physical players in rivalry games can provide an edge. It's best used as a tiebreaker category.
Some stars like Tom Wilson combine elite production with high PIM. Most stars, however, avoid penalties to stay on the ice and contribute offensively.
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