2019-2020 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Minutes in the penalty box
The New York Rangers led the NHL in penalty minutes in 2019-2020, with 755, 54 ahead of the Anaheim Ducks. The average across 31 NHL teams is 562.6.
Led the NHL in 2019-2020
New York Rangers
70 games
755
Penalty Minutes
54 clear of Anaheim Ducks
| # | Team | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Rangers
|
70 | 755 |
| 2 |
 Anaheim Ducks
|
71 | 701 |
| 2 |
 San Jose Sharks
|
70 | 701 |
| 4 |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
|
70 | 689 |
| 5 |
 Washington Capitals
|
69 | 677 |
| 6 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 662 |
| 7 |
 Ottawa Senators
|
71 | 648 |
| 8 |
 New Jersey Devils
|
69 | 646 |
| 9 |
 Vancouver Canucks
|
69 | 617 |
| 10 |
 Nashville Predators
|
69 | 594 |
| 11 |
 Colorado Avalanche
|
70 | 573 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
71 | 573 |
| 13 |
 Calgary Flames
|
70 | 572 |
| NHL average | 562.6 | ||
| 14 |
 Carolina Hurricanes
|
68 | 562 |
| 15 |
 New York Islanders
|
68 | 557 |
| 16 |
 Dallas Stars
|
69 | 544 |
| 17 |
 Edmonton Oilers
|
71 | 534 |
| 17 |
 Minnesota Wild
|
69 | 534 |
| 17 |
 Vegas Golden Knights
|
71 | 534 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 526 |
| 21 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
71 | 514 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Flyers
|
69 | 508 |
| 23 |
 Winnipeg Jets
|
71 | 505 |
| 24 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
|
69 | 501 |
| 25 |
 Florida Panthers
|
69 | 484 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Blues
|
71 | 481 |
| 27 |
 Los Angeles Kings
|
70 | 467 |
| 28 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 456 |
| 29 |
 Buffalo Sabres
|
69 | 455 |
| 30 |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
|
70 | 442 |
| 31 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 428 |
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.