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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2023-24All 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 2023-24: Radko Gudas (ANA), 128 PIM.

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Radko GudasDANA	ANA	128	66	1.94	19:30	25%▲22
2	Nikita ZadorovDVAN	VAN	125	75	1.67	17:26	39%▲21
3	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	98	79	1.24	18:37	24%▲22
4	Brenden DillonDWPG	WPG	92	77	1.19	18:44	9.7%▲9.1
5	Connor CliftonDBUF	BUF	88	79	1.11	16:33	7.4%▲6.7
6	Mathew DumbaDTBL	TBL	88	76	1.16	19:44	0.1%
7	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	87	76	1.14	17:47	32%▲16
8	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	86	74	1.16	24:51	97%▲6.2
9	Kevin BahlDNJD	NJD	82	82	1.00	17:24	4.8%▲4.6
10	Andreas EnglundDLAK	LAK	81	82	0.99	13:13	0.0%
11	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	81	44	1.84	15:56	10%▲6.3
12	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	79	81	0.98	21:54	69%▼13
13	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	78	71	1.10	16:57	8.1%▲7.6
14	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	78	59	1.32	23:05	89%▲12
15	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	77	80	0.96	19:49	5.7%▲5.3
16	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	77	77	1.00	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
17	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDFLA	FLA	76	80	0.95	18:24	43%▲32
18	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	76	78	0.97	24:48	93%▲11
19	Joshua BrownDARI	ARI	75	51	1.47	14:45	0.0%
20	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	74	78	0.95	19:40	0.1%
21	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	73	69	1.06	21:15	76%▼11
22	Calen AddisonDSJS	SJS	72	72	1.00	17:16	—
23	Kyle BurroughsDSJS	SJS	71	73	0.97	19:09	0.0%
24	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	69	82	0.84	20:02	4.9%▲4.4
25	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	66	81	0.81	25:25	100%▲1
26	Michael KesselringDARI	ARI	66	65	1.02	15:48	8.9%▲8.3
27	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	65	82	0.79	17:35	4.1%▲3.8
28	Jarred TinordiDCHI	CHI	64	52	1.23	15:39	—
29	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	63	82	0.77	20:50	32%▲31
30	Dmitry KulikovDFLA	FLA	63	76	0.83	16:31	3.2%▲3.1
31	Sean DurziDARI	ARI	63	76	0.83	22:43	38%▲36
32	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	63	73	0.86	23:17	17%▲15
33	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	63	69	0.91	19:11	4.1%▲3.7
34	Zach BogosianDMIN	MIN	63	65	0.97	17:53	0.4%
35	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	62	82	0.76	24:41	47%▼16
36	Ian ColeDVAN	VAN	61	78	0.78	18:41	4.9%▲4.3
37	Brendan SmithDNJD	NJD	61	63	0.97	16:06	—
38	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	60	82	0.73	22:23	99%
39	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	58	82	0.71	25:33	85%▼7.8
40	Ilya LyubushkinDTOR	TOR	57	74	0.77	17:07	0.1%
41	Jayden StrubleDMTL	MTL	57	56	1.02	16:07	3.3%▲2.9
42	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	56	77	0.73	19:47	13%▲11
43	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	56	73	0.77	20:39	34%▼15
44	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	56	70	0.80	20:51	19%▲18
45	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	56	64	0.88	17:14	4.9%▲4.4
46	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	55	81	0.68	22:57	23%▼19
47	Vincent DesharnaisDEDM	EDM	54	78	0.69	15:44	0.3%
48	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	53	73	0.73	20:21	96%▲6.5
49	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	51	82	0.62	22:56	93%▼7.2
50	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	51	82	0.62	22:22	100%▲0.6
51	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	51	67	0.76	21:09	9.4%▲6.2
52	Brayden PachalDCGY	CGY	51	50	1.02	14:41	0.0%
53	Sean WalkerDCOL	COL	50	81	0.62	19:14	61%▼11
54	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	50	51	0.98	20:52	50%▲34
55	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	49	80	0.61	21:34	64%▲26
56	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	49	46	1.07	16:37	—
57	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	48	81	0.59	23:48	67%▼7.1
58	Nikita OkhotiukDCGY	CGY	48	52	0.92	15:55	—
59	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	47	79	0.59	21:03	77%▲9.5
60	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	47	78	0.60	23:50	94%▼3.9
61	John LudvigDPIT	PIT	47	33	1.42	11:48	—
62	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	46	66	0.70	23:27	83%▲10
63	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	45	82	0.55	24:38	98%▼0.5
64	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	45	76	0.59	21:29	9.0%▲7.7
65	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	44	82	0.54	25:48	22%▲12
66	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	44	82	0.54	24:16	95%
67	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	44	82	0.54	22:40	6.6%▲6.2
68	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	44	82	0.54	22:37	20%▲18
69	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	44	81	0.54	24:11	99%▲3.2
70	Alexandre CarrierDNSH	NSH	44	73	0.60	18:48	14%▲12
71	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	44	63	0.70	19:46	33%▲30
72	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	43	79	0.54	22:09	42%▲18
73	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	43	78	0.55	15:38	4.0%▲3.9
74	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	43	73	0.59	18:33	0.1%
75	Luke SchennDNSH	NSH	43	63	0.68	15:11	7.3%▲6.9
76	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	42	81	0.52	20:54	9.0%▲8.3
77	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	42	76	0.55	19:54	0.3%
78	Johnathan KovacevicDMTL	MTL	42	62	0.68	16:31	0.1%
79	Tyler TuckerDSTL	STL	42	26	1.62	12:27	4.8%▲4.7
80	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	41	75	0.55	20:57	18%▲13
81	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	40	82	0.49	25:54	99%▲2.4
82	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	40	80	0.50	21:17	18%▼31
83	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	40	78	0.51	21:43	—
84	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	40	48	0.83	14:44	0.1%
85	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	40	46	0.87	19:50	6.0%▲5.1
86	Jeff PetryDDET	DET	39	73	0.53	18:48	0.1%
87	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	39	60	0.65	21:58	55%▼22
88	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	38	82	0.46	24:41	100%
89	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	38	81	0.47	23:26	91%▲14
90	Jack JohnsonDCOL	COL	38	80	0.47	14:56	—
91	Jan RuttaDSJS	SJS	38	69	0.55	19:43	—
92	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	37	82	0.45	19:21	24%▲21
93	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	37	82	0.45	19:39	7.1%▲6.9
94	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	37	63	0.59	17:36	0.1%
95	Dmitry OrlovDCAR	CAR	36	82	0.44	17:19	35%▲21
96	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	36	82	0.44	21:44	5.7%▲5.5
97	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	36	79	0.46	24:31	98%▼1.2
98	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	36	78	0.46	22:52	15%▼2.1
99	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	36	76	0.47	19:21	0.1%
100	Erik BrannstromDOTT	OTT	36	76	0.47	16:35	—

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