NHL Record for Most Penalties, Playoff Game
Forbes Kennedy holds the NHL record with 8 penalties (1968-69).
Top of the list
| Rank | Player | Penalties | Season | Date | Opp | Goals | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Forbes KennedyTOR | 8 | 1968-69 | Apr 2, 1969 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 0 @ BOS 10 |
| 1 |  Kim ClacksonPIT | 8 | 1979-80 | Apr 14, 1980 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIT 2 @ BOS 6 |
| 1 |  Dale HunterWSH | 8 | 1987-88 | Apr 22, 1988 | NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | WSH 4 @ NJD 10 |
| 4 |  Eddie ShoreBOS | 7 | 1926-27 | Apr 4, 1927 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | BOS 3 @ NYR 1 |
| 4 |  Terry O'ReillyBOS | 7 | 1979-80 | Apr 19, 1980 | NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | BOS 3 @ NYI 5 |
| 4 |  Lee Fogolin Jr.EDM | 7 | 1982-83 | Apr 18, 1983 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | EDM 5 @ CGY 6 |
The full top 51
| Rank | Player | Penalties | Season | Date | Opp | Goals | Assists | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forbes KennedyTOR | 8 | 1968-69 | Apr 2, 1969 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 0 @ BOS 10 |
| 1 | Kim ClacksonPIT | 8 | 1979-80 | Apr 14, 1980 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIT 2 @ BOS 6 |
| 1 | Dale HunterWSH | 8 | 1987-88 | Apr 22, 1988 | NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | WSH 4 @ NJD 10 |
| 4 | Eddie ShoreBOS | 7 | 1926-27 | Apr 4, 1927 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | BOS 3 @ NYR 1 |
| 4 | Terry O'ReillyBOS | 7 | 1979-80 | Apr 19, 1980 | NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | BOS 3 @ NYI 5 |
| 4 | Lee Fogolin Jr.EDM | 7 | 1982-83 | Apr 18, 1983 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | EDM 5 @ CGY 6 |
| 4 | Dale HunterWSH | 7 | 1987-88 | Apr 9, 1988 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | WSH 3 @ PHI 4 |
| 4 |  Darin KimbleSTL | 7 | 1990-91 | Apr 22, 1991 | MNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | STL 1 @ MNS 5 |
| 4 |  Gary RobertsCGY | 7 | 1993-94 | Apr 20, 1994 | VAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | VAN 5 @ CGY 7 |
| 4 |  Bob ProbertCHI | 7 | 1996-97 | Apr 16, 1997 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | CHI 0 @ COL 6 |
| 4 |  Stephane VeilleuxMIN | 7 | 2007-08 | Apr 15, 2008 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | MIN 1 @ COL 5 |
| 4 |  P.K. SubbanMTL | 7 | 2012-13 | May 5, 2013 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | MTL 1 @ OTT 6 |
| 13 |  Ivan JohnsonNYR | 6 | 1929-30 | Mar 28, 1930 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | NYR 1 @ MTL 2 OT |
| 13 |  Red HornerTOR | 6 | 1939-40 | Mar 28, 1940 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 3 @ DET 1 |
| 13 |  John FergusonMTL | 6 | 1965-66 | Apr 14, 1966 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | MTL 4 @ TOR 1 |
| 13 | John FergusonMTL | 6 | 1968-69 | Apr 5, 1969 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | MTL 4 @ NYR 1 |
| 13 |  Vic HadfieldNYR | 6 | 1970-71 | Apr 8, 1971 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 4 @ NYR 1 |
| 13 |  Dave SchultzPHI | 6 | 1973-74 | Apr 25, 1974 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | PHI 3 @ NYR 5 |
| 13 | Terry O'ReillyBOS | 6 | 1974-75 | Apr 10, 1975 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | BOS 3 @ CHI 4 OT |
| 13 | Dave SchultzPHI | 6 | 1975-76 | Apr 22, 1976 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | PHI 5 @ TOR 8 |
| 13 |  Dave WilliamsTOR | 6 | 1975-76 | Apr 22, 1976 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | PHI 5 @ TOR 8 |
| 13 |  Darcy RotaAFM | 6 | 1978-79 | Apr 10, 1979 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 2 @ AFM 1 |
| 13 | Kim ClacksonQUE | 6 | 1980-81 | Apr 8, 1981 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | QUE 4 @ PHI 6 |
| 13 |  Ed HospodarNYR | 6 | 1980-81 | Apr 9, 1981 | LAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | NYR 4 @ LAK 5 |
| 13 |  Willi PlettCGY | 6 | 1980-81 | Apr 22, 1981 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | CGY 4 @ PHI 9 |
| 13 | Dave WilliamsVAN | 6 | 1981-82 | Apr 8, 1982 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | CGY 1 @ VAN 2 OT |
| 13 |  Don JacksonEDM | 6 | 1984-85 | May 30, 1985 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | PHI 3 @ EDM 8 |
| 13 |  Brian CurranTOR | 6 | 1987-88 | Apr 7, 1988 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | TOR 2 @ DET 6 |
| 13 |  Al MacInnisCGY | 6 | 1987-88 | Apr 9, 1988 | LAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | CGY 2 @ LAK 5 |
| 13 |  Rick TocchetPHI | 6 | 1987-88 | Apr 9, 1988 | WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | WSH 3 @ PHI 4 |
| 13 |  Jim JohnsonPIT | 6 | 1988-89 | Apr 6, 1989 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | NYR 4 @ PIT 7 |
| 13 |  Chris NilanNYR | 6 | 1988-89 | Apr 9, 1989 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIT 4 @ NYR 3 |
| 13 |  Gerard GallantDET | 6 | 1988-89 | Apr 11, 1989 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | CHI 4 @ DET 6 |
| 13 |  Basil McRaeMNS | 6 | 1988-89 | Apr 11, 1989 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | MNS 1 @ STL 6 |
| 13 |  Jay MillerLAK | 6 | 1988-89 | Apr 20, 1989 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | LAK 3 @ CGY 8 |
| 13 |  Jim PeplinskiCGY | 6 | 1988-89 | May 6, 1989 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | CGY 5 @ CHI 2 |
| 13 |  Larry MurphyMNS | 6 | 1989-90 | Apr 6, 1990 | CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | MNS 3 @ CHI 5 |
| 13 | Bob ProbertDET | 6 | 1990-91 | Apr 6, 1991 | STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | DET 2 @ STL 4 |
| 13 |  Dave LowrySTL | 6 | 1990-91 | Apr 12, 1991 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | DET 1 @ STL 6 |
| 13 |  Randy McKayDET | 6 | 1990-91 | Apr 12, 1991 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | DET 1 @ STL 6 |
| 13 |  Marty McSorleyLAK | 6 | 1990-91 | Apr 26, 1991 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | EDM 2 @ LAK 5 |
| 13 |  Jeff BeukeboomNYR | 6 | 1991-92 | Apr 29, 1992 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | NYR 3 @ NJD 5 |
| 13 |  Tie DomiNYR | 6 | 1991-92 | Apr 29, 1992 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | NYR 3 @ NJD 5 |
| 13 |  Gino OdjickVAN | 6 | 1994-95 | May 17, 1995 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | STL 8 @ VAN 2 |
| 13 |  Rudy PoeschekTBL | 6 | 1995-96 | Apr 25, 1996 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBL 1 @ PHI 4 |
| 13 |  Chris ProngerSTL | 6 | 2003-04 | Apr 10, 2004 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | STL 1 @ SJS 3 |
| 13 |  Tim TaylorTBL | 6 | 2003-04 | May 10, 2004 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | PHI 6 @ TBL 2 |
| 13 |  Chris SimonCGY | 6 | 2003-04 | May 13, 2004 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | SJS 3 @ CGY 0 |
| 13 |  Ben EagerSJS | 6 | 2010-11 | May 18, 2011 | VAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | SJS 3 @ VAN 7 |
| 13 |  Deryk EngellandCGY | 6 | 2014-15 | Apr 17, 2015 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | CGY 1 @ VAN 4 |
| 13 |  Brandon PrustMTL | 6 | 2014-15 | May 3, 2015 | TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | TBL 6 @ MTL 2 |
Does NOT include statistics from May 24 suspended game in 1988 Stanley Cup Final (EDM at BOS), but does include statistics from 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers Top 51 of 51 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.
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What is the NHL record for most penalties, playoff game?
Forbes Kennedy holds the NHL record for most penalties, playoff game with 8 (1968-69).