1927 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Minutes in the penalty box
The New York Americans led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1927, with 610, 15 ahead of the Montreal Maroons. The average across 10 NHL teams is 492.7.
Led the NHL in 1927
New York Americans
44 games
610
Penalty Minutes
15 clear of
Montreal Maroons
| # | Team | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Americans | 44 | 610 |
| 2 | Montreal Maroons | 44 | 595 |
| 3 |
 Boston Bruins
|
44 | 565 |
| 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
44 | 526 |
| 5 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
44 | 504 |
| NHL average | 492.7 | ||
| 6 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 44 | 487 |
| 7 |
 New York Rangers
|
44 | 462 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Cougars
|
44 | 408 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 397 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
44 | 373 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.