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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2024-25All 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 2024-25: Nikita Zadorov (BOS), 145 PIM.

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

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	145	81	1.79	20:37	34th	92nd	41%▲23
2	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	118	70	1.69	14:37	14th	24th	10%▲6.2
3	Emil LillebergDTBL	TBL	105	76	1.38	15:17	69th	6th	4.8%▲4.7
4	Michael KesselringDUTA	UTA	89	82	1.09	17:41	80th	38th	8.9%▲8.3
5	Brayden PachalDCGY	CGY	88	76	1.16	14:14	24th	22nd	0.0%
6	Radko GudasDANA	ANA	86	81	1.06	19:52	9th	85th	24%▲22
7	Logan StanleyDWPG	WPG	78	63	1.24	15:35	79th	27th	8.3%▲7.6
8	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	77	82	0.94	20:17	82nd	28th	4.9%▲4.3
9	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	74	71	1.04	20:48	53rd	71st	4.1%▲3.7
10	Johnathan KovacevicDNJD	NJD	72	81	0.89	19:49	77th	71st	0.1%
11	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	72	76	0.95	22:22	87th	24th	69%▼13
12	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	70	81	0.86	22:59	15th	72nd	83%▲10
13	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	70	76	0.92	20:12	92nd	45th	4.9%▲4.4
14	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	69	81	0.85	21:14	28th	78th	13%▲11
15	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	67	82	0.82	18:35	74th	48th	9.7%▲9.1
16	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	67	78	0.86	21:07	25th	89th	42%▲32
17	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	66	77	0.86	20:31	9th	97th	76%▼12
18	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	60	81	0.74	23:59	32nd	61st	94%▼3.8
19	Mathew DumbaDDAL	DAL	60	63	0.95	15:18	57th	18th	0.1%
20	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	59	78	0.76	16:33	63rd	33rd	4.9%▲4.4
21	Tyler TuckerDSTL	STL	55	38	1.45	14:35	57th	3rd	4.8%▲4.7
22	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	54	79	0.68	18:53	98th	51st	4.1%▲3.4
23	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	54	73	0.74	24:14	33rd	56th	100%▲0.8
24	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	53	78	0.68	21:24	6th	77th	16%▼1.2
25	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	53	56	0.95	23:31	99th	97th	49%▲33
26	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	52	77	0.68	21:04	69th	63rd	43%▲31
27	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	52	74	0.70	23:32	33rd	94th	52%▼11
28	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	52	74	0.70	21:04	62nd	51st	99%
29	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	52	70	0.74	18:31	97th	5th	95%▲16
30	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	52	68	0.76	20:37	1st	84th	6.9%▲6
31	Jayden StrubleDMTL	MTL	52	56	0.93	14:57	23rd	14th	3.3%▲2.9
32	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	51	80	0.64	25:05	27th	92nd	84%▼8.2
33	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	50	76	0.66	18:16	89th	97th	4.9%▲4.5
34	Dennis GilbertDOTT	OTT	50	29	1.72	10:29	20th	10th	0.0%
35	Andreas EnglundDNSH	NSH	48	35	1.37	13:16	54th	49th	0.0%
36	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	47	70	0.67	19:03	12th	57th	9.4%▲6.1
37	Drew HellesonDANA	ANA	47	56	0.84	16:21	4th	53rd	9.6%▲9.5
38	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	47	55	0.85	21:11	23rd	98th	19%▲17
39	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	46	82	0.56	16:50	99th	16th	60%▼12
40	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	46	82	0.56	22:42	37th	61st	96%▲6.1
41	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	46	78	0.59	16:17	89th	9th	96%▲10
42	Carson SoucyDNYR	NYR	46	75	0.61	17:55	41st	64th	0.1%
43	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	46	50	0.92	23:40	40th	93rd	96%▲5.7
44	Marcus PetterssonDVAN	VAN	45	78	0.58	21:41	43rd	63rd	6.6%▲6.2
45	Luke SchennDWPG	WPG	45	76	0.59	15:57	55th	36th	8.9%▲8.6
46	Connor CliftonDBUF	BUF	45	73	0.62	16:03	18th	45th	7.3%▲6.7
47	Derek ForbortDVAN	VAN	45	54	0.83	17:06	47th	34th	0.0%
48	Vincent DesharnaisDSJS	SJS	45	51	0.88	15:55	32nd	54th	0.3%
49	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	45	47	0.96	15:16	44th	75th	0.1%
50	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	44	69	0.64	22:04	80th	43rd	32%▲31
51	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	44	55	0.80	19:36	83rd	87th	3.3%▲2.9
52	Zach BogosianDMIN	MIN	43	81	0.53	15:48	21st	35th	0.4%
53	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	42	84	0.50	17:05	17th	91st	4.1%▲3.8
54	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	42	82	0.51	21:53	47th	72nd	18%▼31
55	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	42	65	0.65	22:46	10th	70th	33%▲30
56	Maveric LamoureuxDUTA	UTA	42	15	2.80	16:07	76th	94th	13%▲13
57	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	41	38	1.08	14:53	51st	12th	22%▲21
58	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	40	82	0.49	24:30	70th	61st	68%▼6.1
59	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	40	82	0.49	25:04	20th	94th	100%▲0.7
60	Alexandre CarrierDMTL	MTL	40	79	0.51	20:35	31st	98th	15%▲14
61	Ryan LindgrenDCOL	COL	40	72	0.56	19:42	49th	35th	0.1%
62	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	40	68	0.59	20:54	39th	80th	3.2%▲3.1
63	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	40	68	0.59	17:00	88th	16th	0.1%
64	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	40	67	0.60	21:52	37th	72nd	5.7%▲5.3
65	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	40	66	0.61	21:31	71st	68th	34%▼15
66	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	40	61	0.66	23:54	56th	36th	92%▲15
67	Kyle BurroughsDLAK	LAK	39	33	1.18	7:49	90th	1st	0.0%
68	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	38	82	0.46	21:32	84th	56th	5.7%▲5.5
69	Dmitry KulikovDFLA	FLA	38	70	0.54	19:16	96th	56th	3.2%▲3.1
70	Timothy LiljegrenDSJS	SJS	38	68	0.56	19:12	8th	75th	4.8%▲4.7
71	Colin MillerDWPG	WPG	38	60	0.63	14:31	74th	38th	0.0%
72	Brandon CarloDTOR	TOR	37	83	0.45	18:54	45th	85th	3.3%▲3
73	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	37	74	0.50	17:31	85th	18th	7.3%▲6.7
74	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	37	28	1.32	17:58	42nd	99th	24%▲22
75	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	36	77	0.47	17:17	68th	45th	8.2%▲7.7
76	David SavardDMTL	MTL	36	75	0.48	16:35	23rd	36th	—
77	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	35	73	0.48	21:23	28th	77th	4.8%▲4.6
78	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	34	82	0.41	18:47	21st	59th	15%▲14
79	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	34	82	0.41	17:40	59th	43rd	0.8%
80	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	34	82	0.41	22:44	24th	63rd	100%▲3.3
81	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	34	56	0.61	20:38	53rd	83rd	9.5%▲5.3
82	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	33	81	0.41	24:10	36th	49th	92%▼7.4
83	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	33	62	0.53	22:05	26th	80th	90%▲13
84	Brendan SmithDDAL	DAL	33	32	1.03	13:13	54th	11th	—
85	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	32	82	0.39	20:07	90th	38th	28%▲25
86	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	32	82	0.39	23:28	99th	48th	100%
87	Ilya LyubushkinDDAL	DAL	32	80	0.40	17:23	65th	75th	0.1%
88	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	32	77	0.42	25:07	84th	54th	98%▲5.2
89	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	32	74	0.43	23:15	16th	79th	99%▲6.8
90	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	32	60	0.53	21:07	51st	82nd	3.3%▲3
91	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	31	82	0.38	21:11	32nd	56th	23%▼19
92	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	31	82	0.38	23:21	21st	68th	36%▼28
93	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	31	81	0.38	26:45	34th	89th	100%▲0.5
94	Nate SchmidtDFLA	FLA	30	80	0.38	16:32	91st	11th	4.9%▲4.6
95	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	30	79	0.38	23:05	84th	57th	93%▲11
96	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	30	78	0.38	22:27	69th	77th	55%▼23
97	Ryker EvansDSEA	SEA	30	73	0.41	19:29	22nd	52nd	14%▲13
98	Conor TimminsDPIT	PIT	30	68	0.44	16:55	45th	28th	0.1%
99	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	30	65	0.46	22:12	99th	68th	76%▲8.7
100	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	30	64	0.47	19:51	76th	83rd	84%▲12

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