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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Brandon Montour (FLA), 107 PIM.

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	107	80	1.34	24:08	83%▲10
2	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	101	51	1.98	15:16	10%▲6.3
3	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	92	78	1.18	25:48	100%▲1
4	Joshua BrownDARI	ARI	87	68	1.28	15:46	0.0%
5	Luke SchennDTOR	TOR	84	70	1.20	16:21	7.3%▲6.9
6	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	83	82	1.01	21:02	0.1%
7	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	81	79	1.03	21:17	0.1%
8	Chris WidemanDMTL	MTL	81	46	1.76	13:31	—
9	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	80	82	0.98	18:41	39%▲21
10	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	79	72	1.10	17:22	25%▲22
11	Brenden DillonDWPG	WPG	76	82	0.93	19:35	9.7%▲9.1
12	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	76	78	0.97	20:54	4.1%▲3.7
13	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	73	70	1.04	22:04	24%▲18
14	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	72	79	0.91	19:02	5.7%▲5.3
15	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	72	75	0.96	19:15	7.1%▲6.9
16	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	71	75	0.95	18:34	0.1%
17	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	69	80	0.86	19:23	6.0%▲5.1
18	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	68	78	0.87	16:18	0.1%
19	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	68	71	0.96	23:24	50%▲34
20	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	66	67	0.99	16:51	24%▲22
21	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	64	82	0.78	23:30	69%▼13
22	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	63	82	0.77	21:12	76%▼11
23	Brendan SmithDNJD	NJD	63	60	1.05	15:33	—
24	Cal FooteDNSH	NSH	63	50	1.26	15:07	—
25	Kyle BurroughsDVAN	VAN	62	48	1.29	17:22	0.0%
26	Ian ColeDTBL	TBL	61	78	0.78	19:23	4.9%▲4.3
27	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	60	82	0.73	19:20	—
28	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	60	78	0.77	17:51	7.4%▲6.7
29	Simon BenoitDANA	ANA	60	78	0.77	19:21	4.9%▲4.4
30	Juuso VälimäkiDARI	ARI	59	78	0.76	18:11	0.1%
31	Niko MikkolaDNYR	NYR	58	81	0.72	17:26	4.9%▲4.4
32	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	58	68	0.85	20:35	6.6%▲6.2
33	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	58	61	0.95	19:34	4.0%▲3.9
34	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	57	70	0.81	21:18	0.1%
35	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	56	80	0.70	23:11	17%▲15
36	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	56	77	0.73	14:29	8.1%▲7.6
37	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	56	76	0.74	19:28	34%▼15
38	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	56	75	0.75	19:18	—
39	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	55	81	0.68	23:40	89%▲12
40	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	54	67	0.81	22:18	97%▲6.2
41	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	53	79	0.67	23:49	98%▲5.2
42	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	53	78	0.68	18:57	—
43	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	53	70	0.76	19:14	4.1%▲3.7
44	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	52	68	0.76	24:58	83%▼12
45	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	51	82	0.62	19:51	24%▲21
46	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	51	81	0.63	18:05	0.1%
47	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	51	76	0.67	20:36	13%▲11
48	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	50	82	0.61	21:46	84%▲12
49	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	50	79	0.63	17:27	3.2%▲3.1
50	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	50	75	0.67	19:34	5.7%▲5.5
51	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	50	72	0.69	19:47	38%▲36
52	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	49	63	0.78	18:35	0.0%
53	Josh MahuraDFLA	FLA	48	82	0.59	14:02	0.1%
54	Connor MackeyDARI	ARI	48	30	1.60	14:03	0.2%
55	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	47	82	0.57	23:38	23%▼19
56	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	47	82	0.57	16:22	4.1%▲3.8
57	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	47	79	0.59	21:57	64%▲26
58	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	45	63	0.71	19:43	33%▲30
59	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	45	63	0.71	18:50	0.1%
60	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	44	82	0.54	23:13	50%▼14
61	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	44	82	0.54	21:56	32%▲31
62	Troy StecherDCGY	CGY	44	81	0.54	16:22	0.2%
63	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	44	80	0.55	20:09	3.3%▲2.9
64	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	44	75	0.59	15:15	0.1%
65	Marc StaalDFLA	FLA	43	82	0.52	18:12	—
66	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	43	82	0.52	22:01	0.3%
67	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	43	81	0.53	21:06	93%▼7.2
68	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	43	76	0.57	19:27	15%▲15
69	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	42	76	0.55	23:43	93%▲11
70	Zach BogosianDTBL	TBL	42	46	0.91	14:59	0.4%
71	Marcus BjorkDCBJ	CBJ	42	33	1.27	18:09	—
72	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	42	27	1.56	17:41	32%▲16
73	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	41	82	0.50	17:31	0.3%
74	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	41	78	0.53	24:14	99%▲3.2
75	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	41	59	0.69	17:07	7.3%▲6.7
76	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	40	82	0.49	23:26	42%▲18
77	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	40	82	0.49	23:09	100%▲0.6
78	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	40	81	0.49	21:49	18%▼31
79	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	40	81	0.49	20:24	67%▼7.1
80	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	40	77	0.52	21:40	7.3%▲6.9
81	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	40	73	0.55	17:47	—
82	Caleb JonesDCHI	CHI	40	73	0.55	19:13	0.1%
83	David SavardDMTL	MTL	40	62	0.65	22:23	—
84	Jarred TinordiDCHI	CHI	40	44	0.91	16:27	—
85	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	39	80	0.49	20:14	—
86	Johnathan KovacevicDMTL	MTL	39	77	0.51	17:25	0.1%
87	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	39	71	0.55	19:20	14%▲11
88	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	39	53	0.74	20:15	10%▲6.1
89	Nathan BeaulieuDANA	ANA	39	52	0.75	15:14	—
90	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	38	81	0.47	19:57	9.4%▲6.2
91	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	38	75	0.51	18:50	0.3%
92	Erik BrannstromDOTT	OTT	38	74	0.51	16:07	—
93	Jon MerrillDMIN	MIN	38	73	0.52	15:09	—
94	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	38	72	0.53	21:58	41%▼5.9
95	Ilya LyubushkinDBUF	BUF	38	68	0.56	15:01	0.1%
96	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	38	42	0.90	21:53	96%▲6.5
97	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	37	79	0.47	16:46	0.0%
98	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	36	85	0.42	19:47	—
99	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	36	82	0.44	25:37	95%
100	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	36	70	0.51	14:50	61%▼11

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