2005-2006 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in penalty minutes in 2005-2006, with 1,537, 43 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 30 NHL teams is 1,281.9.

Led the NHL in 2005-2006 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 games

1,537 Penalty Minutes 43 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	PIM
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	1,537
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	1,494
3	Nashville Predators	82	1,491
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	1,473
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	1,455
6	Dallas Stars	82	1,450
7	Washington Capitals	82	1,445
8	Calgary Flames	82	1,433
9	Los Angeles Kings	82	1,432
10	Ottawa Senators	82	1,424
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	1,421
12	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	1,392
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	1,366
14	St. Louis Blues	82	1,355
15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	1,314
16	Montréal Canadiens	82	1,312
	NHL average		1,281.9
17	Florida Panthers	82	1,253
18	New York Islanders	82	1,218
19	Philadelphia Flyers	82	1,183
20	New York Rangers	82	1,178
21	Minnesota Wild	82	1,177
22	Edmonton Oilers	82	1,176
23	Boston Bruins	82	1,152
24	Buffalo Sabres	82	1,132
25	Colorado Avalanche	82	1,130
26	Carolina Hurricanes	82	1,103
27	Detroit Red Wings	82	1,095
28	San Jose Sharks	82	1,020
29	New Jersey Devils	82	934
30	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	913

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.