Who Leads the NHL in Penalty Minutes This Year?

BetMGM Staff Mar 06, 2023, 1:47 PM

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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj (72) skates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn.

(AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Player	Team	Penalty Minutes
Arber Xhekaj	Montreal Canadiens	101
Nicolas Deslauriers	Philadelphia Flyers	99
Tanner Jeannot	Tampa Bay Lightning	92
Brandon Montour	Florida Panthers	91
Pat Maroon	Tampa Bay Lightning	91
Matthew Tkachuk	Florida Panthers	90
Austin Watson	Ottawa Senators	87
Ryan Lomberg	Florida Panthers	80
Brady Tkachuk	Ottawa Senators	79
Mathieu Olivier	Columbus Blue Jackets	79
Max Domi	Chicago Blackhawks	78
Mason Marchment	Dallas Stars	78
Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres	76
Max Comtois	Anaheim Ducks	72
Pierre-Luc Dubois*	Winnipeg Jets	71
Luke Schenn	Vancouver Canucks	71
Scott Mayfield	New York Islanders	71
Ryan Hartman	Minnesota Wild	70
Sam Carrick*	Anaheim Ducks	70
Travis Konecny	Philadelphia Flyers	69
Trevor Zegras	Anaheim Ducks	68
Michael Bunting	Toronto Maple Leafs	68
A.J. Greer	Boston Bruins	68
Andrei Svechnikov	Carolina Hurricanes	67
Josh Anderson	Montreal Canadiens	66

Matthew Tkachuk added PIMs in bulk this week, taking the easy way to 10 minutes. The Florida Panthers agitator was handed a misconduct in the waning moments of a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The referees had a parade to the box, with over 60 penalty minutes handed out in the contest. Tkachuk wasn’t the only beneficiary of the loose standard. Teammate Ryan Lomberg was also handed a ten-minute misconduct in the match, inching him closer to the top of the leaderboard.

It was another ornery seven days for Austin Watson, who has made several big jumps up the leaderboard over the past few weeks. The Ottawa Senators forward added 17 minutes over his past three games, securing a spot in the top seven on the PIMs list. Most of that time came on a hit against former teammate Tyler Motte, now of the New York Rangers.