2008-2009 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team

The Anaheim Ducks led the NHL in penalty minutes in 2008-2009, with 1,414, 8 ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers. The average across 30 NHL teams is 1,113.5.

Led the NHL in 2008-2009 Anaheim Ducks 82 games

1,414 Penalty Minutes 8 clear of Philadelphia Flyers

#	Team	G	PIM
1	Anaheim Ducks	82	1,414
2	Philadelphia Flyers	82	1,406
3	Vancouver Canucks	82	1,317
4	Calgary Flames	82	1,277
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	1,255
6	Atlanta Thrashers	82	1,236
7	St. Louis Blues	82	1,226
8	Montréal Canadiens	82	1,219
9	Edmonton Oilers	82	1,217
10	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	1,205
11	New York Islanders	82	1,190
12	Los Angeles Kings	82	1,187
13	New York Rangers	82	1,173
14	Chicago Blackhawks	82	1,119
15	Dallas Stars	82	1,116
	NHL average		1,113.5
16	Buffalo Sabres	82	1,101
16	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	1,101
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	1,096
19	Ottawa Senators	82	1,076
20	Phoenix Coyotes	82	1,070
21	Colorado Avalanche	82	1,042
22	New Jersey Devils	82	1,032
23	San Jose Sharks	82	1,023
24	Washington Capitals	82	1,009
25	Boston Bruins	82	1,008
26	Nashville Predators	82	974
27	Florida Panthers	82	880
28	Minnesota Wild	82	861
29	Detroit Red Wings	82	798
30	Carolina Hurricanes	82	778

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.