NHL Record for Most Penalty Minutes, Playoff Game

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Most Penalty Minutes, Playoff Game: NHL playoff skater records

Rank	Player	PIM	Season	Date	Opp	Goals	Assists	Points	Score
1	Billy CoutuMTL	42	1922-23	Mar 7, 1923	SEN	0	0	0	SEN 2 @ MTL 0
1	Dave SchultzPHI	42	1975-76	Apr 22, 1976	TOR	0	0	0	PHI 5 @ TOR 8
1	Deryk EngellandCGY	42	2014-15	Apr 17, 2015	VAN	0	0	0	CGY 1 @ VAN 4
4	Ed HospodarNYR	39	1980-81	Apr 9, 1981	LAK	1	0	1	NYR 4 @ LAK 5
4	Gino OdjickVAN	39	1994-95	May 17, 1995	STL	0	0	0	STL 8 @ VAN 2
6	Forbes KennedyTOR	38	1968-69	Apr 2, 1969	BOS	0	0	0	TOR 0 @ BOS 10
7	John FergusonMTL	37	1968-69	Apr 5, 1969	NYR	0	0	0	MTL 4 @ NYR 1
7	Al SecordCHI	37	1982-83	Apr 9, 1983	STL	0	0	0	CHI 2 @ STL 1
7	Jim KornNJD	37	1987-88	Apr 28, 1988	WSH	0	1	1	WSH 7 @ NJD 2
10	Dave SemenkoEDM	35	1982-83	Apr 17, 1983	CGY	0	0	0	EDM 10 @ CGY 2
11	Vic HadfieldNYR	34	1970-71	Apr 8, 1971	TOR	0	0	0	TOR 4 @ NYR 1
11	Dave WilliamsTOR	34	1975-76	Apr 22, 1976	PHI	0	0	0	PHI 5 @ TOR 8
13	Wayne CashmanBOS	32	1969-70	Apr 11, 1970	NYR	0	0	0	BOS 3 @ NYR 4
13	Tracy PrattPIT	32	1969-70	Apr 19, 1970	STL	0	0	0	PIT 1 @ STL 3
13	Dave WilliamsTOR	32	1978-79	Apr 10, 1979	AFM	0	0	0	TOR 2 @ AFM 1
13	Garry HowattNYI	32	1979-80	Apr 17, 1980	BOS	0	0	0	NYI 5 @ BOS 4 OT
13	Chris NilanMTL	32	1983-84	Apr 20, 1984	QUE	0	0	0	QUE 3 @ MTL 5
13	Kevin MaguireBUF	32	1987-88	Apr 9, 1988	BOS	0	0	0	BOS 2 @ BUF 6
13	Jay MillerBOS	32	1987-88	Apr 9, 1988	BUF	0	0	0	BOS 2 @ BUF 6
13	Dale HunterWSH	32	1987-88	Apr 22, 1988	NJD	0	1	1	WSH 4 @ NJD 10
13	Perry AndersonNJD	32	1987-88	May 6, 1988	BOS	0	0	0	BOS 6 @ NJD 1
22	Red HornerTOR	31	1939-40	Mar 28, 1940	DET	0	0	0	TOR 3 @ DET 1
22	Dave SchultzPHI	31	1973-74	Apr 25, 1974	NYR	0	0	0	PHI 3 @ NYR 5
22	Terry O'ReillyBOS	31	1979-80	Apr 19, 1980	NYI	0	1	1	BOS 3 @ NYI 5
22	Kim ClacksonQUE	31	1980-81	Apr 8, 1981	PHI	0	0	0	QUE 4 @ PHI 6
22	Willi PlettCGY	31	1980-81	Apr 22, 1981	PHI	0	0	0	CGY 4 @ PHI 9
22	Rick TocchetPHI	31	1987-88	Apr 9, 1988	WSH	0	1	1	WSH 3 @ PHI 4
22	Jim PeplinskiCGY	31	1988-89	May 6, 1989	CHI	0	0	0	CGY 5 @ CHI 2
22	Jeff BeukeboomNYR	31	1991-92	Apr 29, 1992	NJD	0	0	0	NYR 3 @ NJD 5
22	Brandon PrustMTL	31	2014-15	May 3, 2015	TBL	0	1	1	TBL 6 @ MTL 2
31	Bob PlagerSTL	30	1968-69	Apr 15, 1969	LAK	0	2	2	LAK 0 @ STL 4
31	Dave BalonNYR	30	1969-70	Apr 11, 1970	BOS	0	0	0	BOS 3 @ NYR 4
31	Derek SandersonBOS	30	1969-70	Apr 11, 1970	NYR	0	0	0	BOS 3 @ NYR 4
31	Curt BennettAFM	30	1973-74	Apr 12, 1974	PHI	0	0	0	PHI 4 @ AFM 1
31	Kim ClacksonPIT	30	1979-80	Apr 14, 1980	BOS	0	0	0	PIT 2 @ BOS 6
31	Wayne CashmanBOS	30	1979-80	Apr 17, 1980	NYI	0	0	0	NYI 5 @ BOS 4 OT
31	Barry BeckNYR	30	1980-81	Apr 9, 1981	LAK	0	0	0	NYR 4 @ LAK 5
31	Shane ChurlaHFD	30	1986-87	Apr 11, 1987	QUE	0	0	0	HFD 1 @ QUE 5
31	Gord DonnellyQUE	30	1986-87	Apr 11, 1987	HFD	0	0	0	HFD 1 @ QUE 5

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 39 of 39 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.

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