NHL Projected Penalty Minutes Today
Penalty minutes are an often-overlooked fantasy category. Our PIM projections identify which players are most likely to spend time in the box tonight. Physical players, enforcers, and agitators in heated matchups offer the best PIM upside.
Thursday, Apr 16
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 1:23 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 264 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
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| Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Rost% | PIM ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Sabourin | TB | RW | vs NYR | 0.2% | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 | 11.30 | 1.10 |
Logan Stanley | BUF | D | vs DAL | 17.7% | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.70 | 19.50 | 3.60 |
Mikko Rantanen | DAL | RW | @ BUF | 87.0% | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.10 | 20.90 | 7.70 |
Donovan Sebrango | FLA | D | vs DET | 0.1% | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 2.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.00 | 22.50 | 3.00 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | vs DET | 9.2% | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.00 | 18.10 | 4.20 |
Max Domi | TOR | C | @ OTT | 9.9% | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 15.00 | 19.70 | 3.40 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | @ CHI | 0.7% | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 2.60 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 20.00 | 21.70 | 2.30 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | vs NYR | 17.6% | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.20 | 22.90 | 3.20 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | vs SEA | 16.9% | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 3.30 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.90 | 23.30 | 3.70 |
Michael Kesselring | BUF | D | vs DAL | 9.6% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 13.40 | 18.00 | 2.30 |
Michael Pezzetta | TOR | LW | @ OTT | 0.1% | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 4.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 7.10 | 10.20 | 1.10 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | @ FLA | 53.4% | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 22.90 | 27.30 | 5.30 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | @ OTT | 46.5% | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.30 | 25.60 | 3.60 |
Sam Bennett | FLA | C | vs DET | 70.4% | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 18.90 | 21.80 | 6.00 |
Jamie Benn | DAL | LW | @ BUF | 21.6% | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 3.10 |
Vincent Trocheck | NYR | C | @ TB | 77.5% | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.90 | 2.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 19.80 | 22.30 | 5.70 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | @ FLA | 19.0% | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.40 | 26.60 | 3.90 |
Tyler Myers | DAL | D | @ BUF | 7.2% | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 19.50 | 22.40 | 2.70 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | vs TOR | 85.4% | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 4.10 | 2.80 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.30 | 22.60 | 11.00 |
Nick Cousins | OTT | LW | vs TOR | 3.3% | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 12.50 | 18.90 | 2.80 |
Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | RW | vs DET | 79.3% | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.50 | 20.80 | 8.00 |
Kurtis MacDermid | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 4.40 | 7.90 | 0.40 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | vs NYR | 5.1% | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.80 | 24.10 | 3.70 |
Josh Dunne | BUF | C | vs DAL | 0.0% | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 9.30 | 13.30 | 1.50 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | @ FLA | 87.0% | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 26.50 | 28.90 | 10.60 |
Ridly Greig | OTT | C | vs TOR | 16.6% | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 17.70 | 25.40 | 6.00 |
Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | @ TB | 57.1% | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 5.30 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.70 | 20.70 | 5.40 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | @ BUF | 19.4% | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.10 | 19.20 | 2.70 |
Emil Martinsen Lilleberg | TB | D | vs NYR | 5.7% | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 18.40 | 23.40 | 3.30 |
Corey Perry | TB | RW | vs NYR | 10.5% | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.20 | 15.60 | 3.70 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | @ OTT | 33.0% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.60 | 28.90 | 3.60 |
Alexander Petrovic | DAL | D | @ BUF | 0.5% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.40 | 18.80 | 3.50 |
Nic Dowd | LV | C | vs SEA | 0.5% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 13.60 | 19.20 | 2.60 |
Barclay Goodrow | SJ | LW | @ CHI | 0.3% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 11.40 | 15.40 | 1.50 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | vs SEA | 81.5% | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.80 | 34.20 | 8.60 |
Ilya Lyubushkin | DAL | D | @ BUF | 0.2% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.40 | 19.50 | 2.60 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | vs DAL | 86.7% | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 23.40 | 26.50 | 7.90 |
Philippe Myers | TOR | D | @ OTT | 0.1% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 16.10 | 22.60 | 1.80 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | vs DAL | 15.6% | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 3.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 3.60 |
David Perron | DET | RW | @ FLA | 5.8% | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 14.10 | 19.30 | 4.90 |
Justin Faulk | DET | D | @ FLA | 59.8% | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.90 | 26.50 | 8.10 |
Dylan Larkin | DET | C | @ FLA | 86.1% | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.60 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.20 | 24.20 | 11.20 |
Luke Schenn | BUF | D | vs DAL | 4.1% | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 13.70 | 18.40 | 1.40 |
Yanni Gourde | TB | C | vs NYR | 5.7% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.10 | 20.80 | 1.90 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | @ LV | 76.4% | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 22.50 | 24.20 | 4.90 |
Luke Kunin | FLA | C | vs DET | 0.1% | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 11.50 | 15.10 | 2.10 |
Mason Appleton | DET | RW | @ FLA | 0.3% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 18.10 | 2.20 |
William Borgen | NYR | D | @ TB | 3.3% | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.60 | 23.90 | 2.20 |
Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | @ TB | 23.5% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 23.50 | 27.40 | 4.30 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | @ OTT | 5.8% | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 3.10 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 17.80 | 24.70 | 2.20 |
Matthew Robertson | NYR | D | @ TB | 5.7% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 22.40 | 3.20 |
Ryker Evans | SEA | D | @ LV | 13.0% | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 19.70 | 21.40 | 3.90 |
Sam Rinzel | CHI | D | vs SJ | 35.0% | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.00 | 21.10 | 3.10 |
Justin Hryckowian | DAL | C | @ BUF | 6.5% | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.70 | 19.70 | 3.60 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | @ CHI | 28.3% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.50 | 21.70 | 4.80 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | @ LV | 27.0% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.70 | 23.80 | 4.80 |
J.T. Miller | NYR | C | @ TB | 77.2% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 19.30 | 24.40 | 5.90 |
Dmitry Orlov | SJ | D | @ CHI | 35.2% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 21.50 | 23.30 | 3.80 |
Alex Tuch | BUF | RW | vs DAL | 85.0% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 19.20 | 25.50 | 8.20 |
Jake Guentzel | TB | LW | vs NYR | 87.0% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.40 | 23.10 | 8.50 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | @ LV | 71.7% | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.90 | 23.50 | 5.20 |
Brett Howden | LV | LW | vs SEA | 4.9% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 15.80 | 22.40 | 3.40 |
Kiefer Sherwood | SJ | RW | @ CHI | 58.0% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 5.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.20 | 20.50 | 4.50 |
Urho Vaakanainen | NYR | D | @ TB | 0.2% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.90 | 18.40 | 2.30 |
Ryan Lindgren | SEA | D | @ LV | 0.4% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.40 | 23.00 | 2.00 |
Dennis Gilbert | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 11.80 | 17.60 | 2.00 |
Keegan Kolesar | LV | RW | vs SEA | 4.9% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 11.60 | 17.00 | 1.60 |
Brandon Hagel | TB | LW | vs NYR | 85.6% | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 20.80 | 23.70 | 9.80 |
Darren Raddysh | TB | D | vs NYR | 75.3% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 22.00 | 21.50 | 8.50 |
Dylan Cozens | OTT | C | vs TOR | 77.0% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 3.20 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 16.90 | 23.10 | 7.80 |
Cole Smith | LV | LW | vs SEA | 0.1% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 2.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 12.40 | 17.20 | 2.40 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | vs TOR | 14.2% | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 22.70 | 27.90 | 5.60 |
Shane Pinto | OTT | C | vs TOR | 48.4% | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.70 | 26.10 | 7.30 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | vs NYR | 21.1% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 21.50 | 25.50 | 4.20 |
Louis Crevier | CHI | D | vs SJ | 11.4% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.30 | 23.60 | 3.60 |
Tye Kartye | NYR | LW | @ TB | 6.6% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 12.60 | 18.20 | 2.50 |
Easton Cowan | TOR | RW | @ OTT | 23.5% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.00 | 19.60 | 4.40 |
Connor Bedard | CHI | C | vs SJ | 87.6% | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 21.20 | 21.50 | 8.50 |
Luca Cagnoni | SJ | D | @ CHI | 15.3% | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.30 | 23.70 | 3.80 |
Macklin Celebrini | SJ | C | @ CHI | 87.9% | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 3.80 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 | 7.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.70 | 21.70 | 12.10 |
Tanner Pearson | BUF | LW | vs DAL | 0.1% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 10.80 | 15.80 | 2.60 |
John Tavares | TOR | C | @ OTT | 85.5% | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.80 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 19.00 | 21.20 | 6.30 |
Nikita Kucherov | TB | RW | vs NYR | 87.7% | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 2.60 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 20.70 | 22.20 | 10.50 |
Andrew Copp | DET | C | @ FLA | 8.6% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.80 | 6.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 23.20 | 4.90 |
Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | vs DET | 39.5% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.80 | 25.80 | 4.40 |
Adam Erne | DAL | LW | @ BUF | 0.1% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.40 | 14.40 | 3.10 |
Troy Stecher | TOR | D | @ OTT | 0.1% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 19.90 | 27.20 | 2.40 |
Andrew Mangiapane | CHI | RW | vs SJ | 9.0% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 12.50 | 16.60 | 2.20 |
Jordan Greenway | BUF | LW | vs DAL | 0.1% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 12.60 | 18.20 | 1.20 |
Eeli Tolvanen | SEA | LW | @ LV | 34.3% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.80 | 2.30 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.20 | 20.90 | 3.70 |
Anthony Cirelli | TB | C | vs NYR | 52.1% | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.70 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 17.70 | 22.80 | 6.60 |
Sam Steel | DAL | C | @ BUF | 5.7% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.10 | 20.40 | 4.00 |
Colin Blackwell | DAL | RW | @ BUF | 0.2% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.30 | 17.40 | 2.60 |
Mario Ferraro | SJ | D | @ CHI | 14.5% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 2.20 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 21.70 | 3.60 |
Conor Timmins | BUF | D | vs DAL | 3.3% | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.70 | 23.30 | 3.70 |
Adam Fox | NYR | D | @ TB | 86.2% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 24.10 | 26.00 | 9.50 |
Eetu Luostarinen | FLA | LW | vs DET | 10.1% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.80 | 21.20 | 5.80 |
Jason Robertson | DAL | LW | @ BUF | 87.8% | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 4.10 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 20.90 | 21.00 | 12.50 |
Joshua Norris | BUF | C | vs DAL | 42.3% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 15.80 | 20.40 | 6.80 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | vs DAL | 52.8% | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 21.90 | 26.00 | 4.20 |
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We analyze historical PIM rates, opponent physicality, game context (rivalry, intensity), player reputation, and referee assignment tendencies to project PIM for tonight.
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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