1986 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team

The Detroit Red Wings led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1986, with 2,148, 164 ahead of the Calgary Flames. The average across 21 NHL teams is 1,755.9.

Led the NHL in 1986 Detroit Red Wings 80 games

2,148 Penalty Minutes 164 clear of Calgary Flames

#	Team	G	PIM
1	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,148
2	Calgary Flames	80	1,984
3	Los Angeles Kings	80	1,978
4	Philadelphia Flyers	80	1,964
5	Vancouver Canucks	80	1,886
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	1,884
7	Boston Bruins	80	1,808
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	1,785
9	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,758
10	New York Islanders	80	1,757
	NHL average		1,755.9
11	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,752
12	New Jersey Devils	80	1,684
12	Washington Capitals	80	1,684
14	Edmonton Oilers	80	1,679
15	Chicago Blackhawks	80	1,666
16	Quebec Nordiques	80	1,658
17	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	1,655
18	New York Rangers	80	1,614
19	St. Louis Blues	80	1,542
20	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	1,508
21	Hartford Whalers	80	1,480

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.