1989 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team

The Chicago Blackhawks led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1989, with 2,382, 18 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average across 21 NHL teams is 1,881.9.

Led the NHL in 1989 Chicago Blackhawks 80 games

2,382 Penalty Minutes 18 clear of Toronto Maple Leafs

#	Team	G	PIM
1	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,382
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,364
3	Washington Capitals	80	2,164
4	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,100
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,098
6	Hartford Whalers	80	2,082
6	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,082
8	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,019
9	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,004
10	Minnesota North Stars	80	1,991
11	New York Rangers	80	1,973
	NHL average		1,881.9
12	Los Angeles Kings	80	1,800
13	St. Louis Blues	80	1,791
14	New York Islanders	80	1,742
15	Calgary Flames	80	1,698
16	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	1,619
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	1,616
18	New Jersey Devils	80	1,613
19	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,578
20	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,415
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,388

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.