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NHL Penalty Minutes per 60 Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games

This board ranks skaters by penalty minutes per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden.

Penalty minutes add up every minor, major and misconduct. Fighting majors and misconducts make the total lumpy: one bad night can add 17 minutes. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time.

Leader in 2020-21: Brendan Lemieux (LAK), 8.82 PIM/60.

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NHL Penalty Minutes per 60 Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM/60		PIM	GP
1	Brendan LemieuxFLAK	LAK	8.82	496	73	49	—
2	Trent FredericFBOS	BOS	8.25	473	65	42	4.0%▲3.8
3	Luke SchennDTBL	TBL	7.49	409	51	38	7.3%▲6.9
4	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	7.41	777	96	47	94%▲6.3
5	Wayne SimmondsFTOR	TOR	5.93	455	45	38	—
6	Austin WatsonFOTT	OTT	5.88	408	40	34	—
7	Kurtis MacDermidFLAK	LAK	5.78	374	36	28	0.0%
8	Garnet HathawayFWSH	WSH	5.74	690	66	56	4.8%▲4.6
9	Nicolas DeslauriersFANA	ANA	5.73	555	53	49	0.2%
10	Patrick MaroonFTBL	TBL	5.65	638	60	55	—
11	Brendan SmithDNYR	NYR	5.55	789	73	48	—
12	Antoine RousselFVAN	VAN	5.51	403	37	35	—
13	Max DomiFCBJ	CBJ	5.47	822	75	54	5.8%▲4.6
14	Jake VirtanenFVAN	VAN	5.28	466	41	38	—
15	Jujhar KhairaFEDM	EDM	5.23	482	42	40	—
16	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	5.04	584	49	39	4.2%▲3.4
17	Robert BortuzzoDSTL	STL	4.98	567	47	40	—
18	Joshua BrownDOTT	OTT	4.90	368	30	26	0.0%
19	Kevin RooneyFNYR	NYR	4.86	667	54	54	0.0%
20	Nicolas Aube-KubelFPHI	PHI	4.73	559	44	50	—
21	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	4.51	692	52	48	84%▲4.3
22	Zach BogosianDTOR	TOR	4.49	654	49	45	0.4%
23	Ryan ReavesFVGK	VGK	4.41	367	27	37	0.3%
24	Erik GudbransonDNSH	NSH	4.39	806	59	45	0.1%
25	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	4.35	414	30	23	32%▲16
26	Keegan KolesarFVGK	VGK	4.29	420	30	44	5.2%▲3.4
27	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	4.06	1,021	69	56	100%▲2
28	Carson SoucyDMIN	MIN	4.00	764	51	50	0.1%
29	Brett RitchieFCGY	CGY	3.96	364	24	32	—
30	Cal FooteDTBL	TBL	3.86	451	29	35	—
31	Lawson CrouseFARI	ARI	3.79	729	46	51	36%▲13
32	Barclay GoodrowFTBL	TBL	3.75	832	52	55	0.1%
33	Kyle CliffordFSTL	STL	3.62	497	30	50	—
34	Milan LucicFCGY	CGY	3.62	763	46	56	—
35	Matt MartinFNYI	NYI	3.61	598	36	54	—
36	Nick CousinsFNSH	NSH	3.54	695	41	52	0.1%
37	Alex ChiassonFEDM	EDM	3.52	562	33	45	—
38	Michael McLeodFNJD	NJD	3.51	718	42	52	—
39	Corey PerryFMTL	MTL	3.48	673	39	49	7.4%▲5.9
40	Michael RafflFWSH	WSH	3.40	583	33	44	—
41	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	3.36	893	50	41	13%▲11
42	Jordan GreenwayFMIN	MIN	3.32	885	49	56	0.3%
43	Max JonesFANA	ANA	3.31	652	36	46	0.1%
44	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWPG	WPG	3.30	691	38	46	42%▲33
45	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	3.27	917	50	50	—
46	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	3.25	1,017	55	56	100%▲2.6
47	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	3.24	796	43	48	—
48	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	3.21	1,029	55	54	0.1%
49	Bobby RyanFDET	DET	3.20	506	27	33	—
50	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	3.20	1,087	58	52	—
51	Logan StanleyDWPG	WPG	3.19	489	26	37	6.6%▲5.9
52	Travis HamonicDVAN	VAN	3.18	736	39	38	0.1%
53	Patric HornqvistFFLA	FLA	3.17	738	39	44	—
54	Josh ArchibaldFEDM	EDM	3.15	704	37	52	—
55	Jeremy LauzonDBOS	BOS	3.13	767	40	41	24%▲22
56	Jake EvansFMTL	MTL	3.13	556	29	47	5.7%▲5.2
57	Erik BrannstromDOTT	OTT	3.06	491	25	30	—
58	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	3.05	845	43	50	67%▼8.3
59	Chris WagnerFBOS	BOS	3.01	479	24	41	—
60	Matt IrwinDBUF	BUF	2.92	390	19	24	—
61	Nathan BeaulieuDWPG	WPG	2.87	418	20	25	—
62	Cedric PaquetteFCAR	CAR	2.87	439	21	47	—
63	Scott LaughtonFPHI	PHI	2.86	817	39	53	5.6%▲5.5
64	Brandon TanevFPIT	PIT	2.86	462	22	32	0.1%
65	Mark PysykDDAL	DAL	2.85	422	20	36	—
66	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	2.84	802	38	44	7.4%▲6.7
67	Maxime ComtoisFANA	ANA	2.82	851	40	55	—
68	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	2.80	1,030	48	55	84%▲11
69	Alex GalchenyukFTOR	TOR	2.78	432	20	34	—
70	Brenden DillonDWSH	WSH	2.77	1,061	49	56	9.7%▲9.1
71	Blake ComeauFDAL	DAL	2.77	803	37	51	—
72	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	2.76	956	44	56	4.9%▲4
73	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.75	1,002	46	53	73%▲0.7
74	Marcus SorensenFSJS	SJS	2.74	351	16	29	—
75	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	2.74	965	44	55	97%▲8.8
76	Jordan MartinookFCAR	CAR	2.67	561	25	44	4.3%▲2.7
77	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	2.67	854	38	52	10%▲9.2
78	Michael RasmussenFDET	DET	2.64	592	26	40	0.1%
79	Zdeno CharaDWSH	WSH	2.62	1,008	44	55	—
80	Blake ColemanFTBL	TBL	2.61	851	37	55	38%▼24
81	Nick RitchieFBOS	BOS	2.58	861	37	56	—
82	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	2.58	769	33	51	40%▼17
83	Yakov TreninFNSH	NSH	2.54	520	22	45	22%▲16
84	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	2.53	949	40	54	25%▲22
85	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	2.52	1,214	51	55	4.1%▲3.7
86	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	2.51	910	38	46	4.1%▲3.7
87	Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS	SJS	2.50	937	39	56	—
88	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	2.49	1,012	42	54	36%▲7.6
89	Adam ErneFDET	DET	2.49	626	26	45	0.0%
90	Ryan DzingelFOTT	OTT	2.48	508	21	40	—
91	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.46	585	24	33	82%▲11
92	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	2.44	958	39	55	24%▼21
93	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	2.44	763	31	43	72%
94	Nathan BastianFNJD	NJD	2.44	517	21	41	0.0%
95	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	2.43	1,136	46	51	0.1%
96	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	2.42	397	16	18	17%▲15
97	Drake CaggiulaFBUF	BUF	2.42	471	19	38	—
98	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	2.38	1,435	57	56	69%▼13
99	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	2.36	966	38	56	—
100	Jan RuttaDTBL	TBL	2.35	561	22	35	—

Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.

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