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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Brendan Smith (NYR), 73 PIM.

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Brendan SmithDNYR	NYR	73	48	1.52	16:26	—
2	Erik GudbransonDNSH	NSH	59	45	1.31	17:55	0.1%
3	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	58	52	1.12	20:54	—
4	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	57	56	1.02	25:38	69%▼13
5	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	55	54	1.02	19:03	0.1%
6	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	51	55	0.93	22:05	4.1%▲3.7
7	Carson SoucyDMIN	MIN	51	50	1.02	15:17	0.1%
8	Luke SchennDTBL	TBL	51	38	1.34	10:45	7.3%▲6.9
9	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	50	41	1.22	21:47	13%▲11
10	Brenden DillonDWSH	WSH	49	56	0.88	18:57	9.7%▲9.1
11	Zach BogosianDTOR	TOR	49	45	1.09	14:32	0.4%
12	Robert BortuzzoDSTL	STL	47	40	1.18	14:10	—
13	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	46	51	0.90	22:17	0.1%
14	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	45	54	0.83	22:07	93%▼7.2
15	Zdeno CharaDWSH	WSH	44	55	0.80	18:19	—
16	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	42	56	0.75	23:23	99%
17	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	40	54	0.74	17:34	25%▲22
18	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	40	50	0.80	20:29	83%▲10
19	Jeremy LauzonDBOS	BOS	40	41	0.98	18:43	24%▲22
20	Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS	SJS	39	56	0.70	16:44	—
21	Travis HamonicDVAN	VAN	39	38	1.03	19:22	0.1%
22	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	38	56	0.68	17:15	—
23	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	38	56	0.68	19:29	0.1%
24	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	38	51	0.75	24:00	97%▲6.2
25	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	38	46	0.83	19:47	4.1%▲3.7
26	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	38	44	0.86	18:13	7.4%▲6.7
27	Mark BorowieckiDNSH	NSH	38	22	1.73	13:41	—
28	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	36	56	0.64	26:09	50%▼14
29	Nikita ZadorovDCHI	CHI	36	55	0.65	19:12	39%▲21
30	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	36	49	0.73	22:17	8.3%▲7.7
31	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	36	49	0.73	26:17	83%▼12
32	Jani HakanpääDCAR	CAR	35	57	0.61	18:01	—
33	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	35	56	0.63	24:16	55%▼22
34	Derek ForbortDWPG	WPG	35	56	0.63	20:45	0.0%
35	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	35	56	0.63	20:29	7.1%▲6.9
36	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	35	55	0.64	22:43	84%▲12
37	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	35	51	0.69	20:00	0.1%
38	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	35	50	0.70	22:09	6.0%▲5.1
39	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	34	56	0.61	21:13	94%▼3.9
40	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	33	48	0.69	22:42	—
41	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	33	35	0.94	25:05	50%▲34
42	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	32	55	0.58	24:39	47%▼16
43	Ian ColeDMIN	MIN	32	54	0.59	15:53	4.9%▲4.3
44	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	32	46	0.70	20:58	43%▲32
45	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	31	52	0.60	16:00	0.1%
46	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	30	56	0.54	21:58	98%▲5.2
47	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	30	54	0.56	23:25	—
48	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	30	54	0.56	21:11	7.3%▲6.9
49	Matt BenningDNSH	NSH	30	53	0.57	16:20	—
50	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	30	52	0.58	20:44	18%▼31
51	Joshua BrownDOTT	OTT	30	26	1.15	14:08	0.0%
52	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	30	23	1.30	17:59	32%▲16
53	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	29	56	0.52	22:29	9.4%▲6.2
54	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	29	53	0.55	21:35	—
55	Cal FooteDTBL	TBL	29	35	0.83	12:53	—
56	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	28	56	0.50	25:00	36%▼27
57	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	28	55	0.51	21:12	—
58	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	28	54	0.52	25:03	93%▲11
59	Dmitry KulikovDEDM	EDM	28	48	0.58	19:10	3.2%▲3.1
60	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	28	44	0.64	18:38	85%▼7.8
61	Colin MillerDBUF	BUF	27	48	0.56	18:00	0.0%
62	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	26	56	0.46	26:23	22%▲12
63	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	26	56	0.46	25:14	80%▲32
64	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	26	56	0.46	21:36	100%▲1
65	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	26	55	0.47	22:44	—
66	Juuso VälimäkiDCGY	CGY	26	49	0.53	15:26	0.1%
67	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	26	47	0.55	18:23	10%▲6.1
68	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	26	44	0.59	22:22	—
69	Jason DemersDARI	ARI	26	41	0.63	17:14	—
70	Logan StanleyDWPG	WPG	26	37	0.70	13:13	6.6%▲5.9
71	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	25	56	0.45	23:33	99%▲3.2
72	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	25	55	0.45	21:04	—
73	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	25	55	0.45	20:03	4.0%▲3.9
74	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	25	51	0.49	22:33	0.0%
75	Erik BrannstromDOTT	OTT	25	30	0.83	16:21	—
76	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	24	56	0.43	19:39	23%▼19
77	David SavardDTBL	TBL	24	54	0.44	19:51	—
78	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	24	51	0.47	17:49	7.3%▲6.7
79	Marco ScandellaDSTL	STL	24	49	0.49	19:57	—
80	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	23	55	0.42	21:53	67%▼7.1
81	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	23	53	0.43	22:42	0.2%
82	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	23	40	0.57	19:19	3.2%▲3.1
83	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	23	19	1.21	17:31	96%▲6.5
84	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	22	56	0.39	22:26	15%▼2.1
85	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	22	56	0.39	22:48	100%
86	Mike ReillyDBOS	BOS	22	55	0.40	19:17	0.1%
87	Ty SmithDNJD	NJD	22	48	0.46	20:07	—
88	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	22	47	0.47	16:29	6.6%▲6.2
89	Philippe MyersDPHI	PHI	22	44	0.50	18:52	0.1%
90	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	22	38	0.58	21:29	76%▼11
91	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	22	37	0.59	19:45	0.1%
92	Jan RuttaDTBL	TBL	22	35	0.63	16:02	—
93	Alexander RomanovDMTL	MTL	21	54	0.39	17:15	15%▲15
94	Marc StaalDDET	DET	20	56	0.36	18:25	—
95	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	20	55	0.36	22:44	0.1%
96	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	20	55	0.36	22:48	0.3%
97	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	20	54	0.37	21:58	32%▲31
98	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	20	53	0.38	21:07	64%▲26
99	Patrik NemethDCOL	COL	20	52	0.38	18:01	—
100	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	20	52	0.38	16:58	5.7%▲5.5

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