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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by penalty minutes.

Penalty minutes add up every minor, major and misconduct. Fighting majors and misconducts make the total lumpy: one bad night can add 17 minutes. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2025-26: Nikita Zadorov (BOS), 152 PIM.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	152	81	1.88	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
2	Logan StanleyDBUF	BUF	128	76	1.68	16:42	28th	26th	6.6%▲5.9
3	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	116	65	1.78	11:25	45th	3rd	10%▲6.3
4	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	112	70	1.60	18:45	86th	46th	22%▲17
5	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	104	82	1.27	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
6	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	91	79	1.15	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
7	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	89	82	1.09	18:00	35th	42nd	9.7%▲9.1
8	Jeremy LauzonDVGK	VGK	89	68	1.31	17:11	90th	43rd	24%▲22
9	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	88	79	1.11	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
10	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	83	80	1.04	16:28	22nd	18th	0.1%
11	Tyler TuckerDSTL	STL	81	69	1.17	14:22	45th	13th	4.8%▲4.7
12	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	76	77	0.99	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
13	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	76	75	1.01	17:30	52nd	50th	5.7%▲5.3
14	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	75	82	0.91	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
15	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	75	72	1.04	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
16	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	74	61	1.21	17:37	87th	71st	4.1%▲3.7
17	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	72	73	0.99	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
18	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	71	81	0.88	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
19	Connor MurphyDEDM	EDM	71	80	0.89	17:32	6th	50th	6.0%▲5.1
20	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	70	78	0.90	20:36	8th	54th	43%▲32
21	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	69	79	0.87	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
22	Vincent DesharnaisDSJS	SJS	68	53	1.28	18:11	12th	46th	0.3%
23	Donovan SebrangoDFLA	FLA	68	42	1.62	15:06	53rd	10th	0.0%
24	Radko GudasDANA	ANA	67	56	1.20	16:11	60th	37th	25%▲22
25	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	64	80	0.80	22:24	9th	90th	34%▼15
26	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	63	82	0.77	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
27	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	63	78	0.81	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
28	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	62	80	0.78	23:20	54th	56th	99%
29	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	62	69	0.90	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
30	Emil LillebergDTBL	TBL	61	50	1.22	17:18	88th	40th	4.8%▲4.7
31	Marcus PetterssonDVAN	VAN	60	82	0.73	21:27	1st	86th	6.6%▲6.2
32	Ryan LindgrenDSEA	SEA	60	76	0.79	18:20	13th	64th	0.1%
33	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	59	81	0.73	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
34	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	58	67	0.87	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
35	Jayden StrubleDMTL	MTL	58	59	0.98	14:01	59th	22nd	3.3%▲2.9
36	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	57	82	0.70	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
37	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	57	81	0.70	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
38	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	56	72	0.78	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
39	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	55	80	0.69	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
40	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	55	72	0.76	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
41	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	54	81	0.67	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
42	Tyler KlevenDOTT	OTT	53	70	0.76	17:21	97th	23rd	8.0%▲7.9
43	Connor CliftonDPIT	PIT	53	50	1.06	16:46	71st	24th	7.4%▲6.7
44	Tyler MyersDDAL	DAL	52	73	0.71	19:31	5th	55th	4.1%▲3.7
45	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	51	80	0.64	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
46	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	50	82	0.61	18:16	81st	24th	4.9%▲4.3
47	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	50	82	0.61	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
48	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	50	82	0.61	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
49	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	50	77	0.65	21:32	42nd	68th	84%▲12
50	Sean DurziDUTA	UTA	50	60	0.83	19:16	84th	64th	38%▲36
51	Michael KesselringDBUF	BUF	50	34	1.47	13:24	57th	28th	8.9%▲8.3
52	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	48	82	0.59	21:12	15th	80th	35%▲21
53	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	48	82	0.59	19:29	44th	66th	3.3%▲2.9
54	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	48	82	0.59	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
55	Logan MaillouxDSTL	STL	48	67	0.72	16:46	60th	35th	29%▲28
56	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	47	76	0.62	21:57	21st	90th	4.8%▲4.6
57	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	47	68	0.69	20:21	67th	76th	4.9%▲4.4
58	Nicolas HagueDNSH	NSH	47	62	0.76	19:38	26th	60th	0.1%
59	Alexander PetrovicDDAL	DAL	47	54	0.87	15:21	75th	23rd	0.1%
60	Brayden PachalDCGY	CGY	47	39	1.21	13:53	19th	17th	0.0%
61	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	45	71	0.63	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
62	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	45	64	0.70	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
63	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	44	78	0.56	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
64	Joel HanleyDCGY	CGY	44	68	0.65	14:40	16th	12th	0.0%
65	Artyom LevshunovDCHI	CHI	44	68	0.65	19:35	4th	59th	45%▲43
66	Sam RinzelDCHI	CHI	44	54	0.81	18:16	2nd	73rd	32%▲31
67	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	43	76	0.57	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
68	Jonathan AspirotDBOS	BOS	43	61	0.70	16:44	40th	75th	4.8%▲4.6
69	Luke SchennDBUF	BUF	43	50	0.86	13:40	27th	12th	7.3%▲6.9
70	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	42	82	0.51	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
71	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	42	78	0.54	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
72	Zeev BuiumDVAN	VAN	41	76	0.54	19:35	6th	39th	73%▲53
73	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	41	75	0.55	18:03	21st	56th	4.1%▲3.8
74	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	41	73	0.56	17:18	9th	31st	4.9%▲4.4
75	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	41	39	1.05	19:28	49th	88th	19%▲18
76	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	40	82	0.49	21:27	36th	84th	5.7%▲5.5
77	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	40	82	0.49	22:37	28th	98th	18%▼31
78	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	40	72	0.56	23:05	75th	74th	22%▲12
79	Ryker EvansDSEA	SEA	40	67	0.60	17:48	15th	24th	14%▲13
80	Ilya LyubushkinDDAL	DAL	40	53	0.75	15:44	76th	34th	0.1%
81	Declan CarlileDTBL	TBL	40	42	0.95	14:47	86th	6th	3.3%▲3.1
82	Maxwell CrozierDTBL	TBL	40	35	1.14	16:01	84th	6th	5.6%▲5.5
83	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	39	81	0.48	19:17	61st	77th	27%▼7.7
84	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	39	80	0.49	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
85	Elias PetterssonDVAN	VAN	39	70	0.56	14:59	3rd	40th	14%▲13
86	Brett KulakDCOL	COL	38	83	0.46	18:58	80th	46th	0.3%
87	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	38	82	0.46	24:41	26th	89th	100%
88	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	38	80	0.47	17:41	78th	43rd	8.1%▲7.6
89	Carson SoucyDNYI	NYI	38	76	0.50	16:31	22nd	41st	0.1%
90	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	38	74	0.51	21:41	69th	66th	47%▼16
91	Matthew RobertsonDNYR	NYR	38	72	0.53	17:24	17th	36th	8.0%▲7.8
92	Johnathan KovacevicDNJD	NJD	38	34	1.12	17:52	42nd	77th	0.1%
93	Brandon CarloDTOR	TOR	37	55	0.67	19:22	11th	81st	0.3%
94	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	37	51	0.73	22:43	31st	86th	32%▲31
95	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	37	50	0.74	15:40	61st	43rd	22%▲21
96	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	36	78	0.46	16:56	16th	28th	7.1%▲6.9
97	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	35	82	0.43	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
98	Alec RegulaDEDM	EDM	35	29	1.21	14:28	47th	25th	0.0%
99	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	34	82	0.41	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
100	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	34	80	0.42	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2

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