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NHL Team Penalty Minutes Rankings

2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks every NHL team by penalty minutes, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table; each team links to its own players' penalty minutes.

Team penalty minutes add up every minor, major and misconduct. Fights and misconducts make the totals lumpy; minors are what put the other team on the power play.

Leading in 2021-22: Nashville Predators, 1,015 PIM.

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NHL Team Penalty Minutes Rankings, 2021-22, All situations
#	Team	PIM	GP	Per game	Players
1	Nashville Predators	1,015	82	12.38	Players →
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	879	82	10.72	Players →
3	Minnesota Wild	862	82	10.51	Players →
4	Arizona Coyotes	828	82	10.10	Players →
5	Florida Panthers	822	82	10.02	Players →
6	Montreal Canadiens	814	82	9.93	Players →
7	Ottawa Senators	808	82	9.85	Players →
8	Boston Bruins	793	82	9.67	Players →
9	Anaheim Ducks	745	82	9.09	Players →
10	Carolina Hurricanes	730	82	8.90	Players →
11	Philadelphia Flyers	725	82	8.84	Players →
12	Colorado Avalanche	724	82	8.83	Players →
13	Detroit Red Wings	721	82	8.79	Players →
14	Calgary Flames	720	82	8.78	Players →
15	New York Islanders	715	82	8.72	Players →
16	Winnipeg Jets	708	82	8.63	Players →
17	San Jose Sharks	703	82	8.57	Players →
18	Seattle Kraken	686	82	8.37	Players →
19	Toronto Maple Leafs	672	82	8.20	Players →
20	New York Rangers	665	82	8.11	Players →
21	Buffalo Sabres	653	82	7.96	Players →
22	Edmonton Oilers	646	82	7.88	Players →
23	New Jersey Devils	644	82	7.85	Players →
24	Vancouver Canucks	639	82	7.79	Players →
25	Columbus Blue Jackets	625	82	7.62	Players →
26	Los Angeles Kings	623	82	7.60	Players →
27	Chicago Blackhawks	622	82	7.59	Players →
28	Vegas Golden Knights	616	82	7.51	Players →
29	Washington Capitals	613	82	7.48	Players →
30	St. Louis Blues	597	82	7.28	Players →
31	Pittsburgh Penguins	556	82	6.78	Players →
32	Dallas Stars	541	82	6.60	Players →

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Penalty minutes by the team's players, regular season.

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A handful of fighting majors and misconducts can move a team several places.

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