Pittsburgh Penguins Penalty Minutes Leaders
Career totals with the Penguins and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 1: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.
Evgeni Malkin holds the Penguins career record with 1,269 penalty minutes. The single-season record is 409, by Paul Baxter in 1981.
All-time Penguins leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | PIM | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
2006–2026 | 1,269 | 1,282 |
| 2 |
|
1987–2001 | 1,048 | 522 |
| 3 | Troy Loney | 1983–1992 | 982 | 532 |
| 4 | Rod Buskas | 1982–1989 | 959 | 431 |
| 5 |
|
2005–2026 | 904 | 1,434 |
| 6 |
|
1968–1973 | 871 | 303 |
| 7 | Paul Baxter | 1980–1982 | 851 | 202 |
| 8 |
|
2006–2026 | 849 | 1,249 |
| 9 |
|
1984–2005 | 834 | 915 |
| 10 | Gary Rissling | 1980–1984 | 830 | 184 |
| 11 |
|
1990–1994 | 804 | 277 |
| 12 |
|
2002–2013 | 734 | 703 |
| 13 | Jay Caufield | 1988–1992 | 714 | 194 |
| 14 | Russ Anderson | 1976–1981 | 684 | 353 |
| 15 |
|
1996–2001 | 661 | 405 |
| 16 |
|
1985–1990 | 658 | 390 |
| 17 |
|
1983–1992 | 651 | 572 |
| 18 | Dan Frawley | 1985–1988 | 610 | 240 |
| 19 | Randy Hillier | 1984–1990 | 594 | 343 |
| 20 |
|
1990–2000 | 593 | 806 |
| 21 |
|
1993–1998 | 588 | 253 |
| 22 | Randy Carlyle | 1978–1983 | 582 | 397 |
| 23 |
|
1987–1991 | 573 | 331 |
| 24 | Pat Boutette | 1981–1984 | 548 | 247 |
| 25 | Ron Stackhouse | 1973–1981 | 547 | 621 |
Single-season Penguins records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | PIM | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Baxter | 1981 | 409 | 76 |
| 2 |
|
1977 | 378 | 66 |
| 3 | Pat Price | 1981 | 322 | 77 |
| 4 | Gary Rissling | 1983 | 297 | 47 |
| 5 | Jay Caufield | 1988 | 285 | 58 |
| 6 |
|
1991 | 254 | 80 |
| 7 |
|
1992 | 252 | 80 |
| 8 |
|
1992 | 249 | 77 |
| 9 | Paul Baxter | 1982 | 238 | 75 |
| 9 |
|
2014 | 238 | 72 |
| 11 | Pat Boutette | 1981 | 230 | 80 |
| 12 |
|
1983 | 224 | 72 |
| 13 | Dan Frawley | 1986 | 218 | 78 |
| 14 |
|
1971 | 212 | 75 |
| 15 | Gary Rissling | 1984 | 207 | 56 |
| 16 | Rod Buskas | 1987 | 206 | 76 |
| 16 |
|
1991 | 206 | 62 |
| 18 | Paul Baxter | 1980 | 204 | 51 |
| 19 |
|
1993 | 199 | 80 |
| 20 | Matthew Barnaby | 1999 | 197 | 64 |
| 21 |
|
1988 | 195 | 75 |
| 22 | Rod Buskas | 1984 | 191 | 69 |
| 23 |
|
1969 | 189 | 61 |
| 24 |
|
1997 | 181 | 79 |
| 25 |
|
1972 | 179 | 69 |