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NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Penalties in Minutes

Playoff Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Progressive

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Rank Player PIM
1. Dale Hunter 729
2. Chris Nilan 541
3. Claude Lemieux 529
4. Rick Tocchet 471
5. Willi Plett 466
6. Tiger Williams 455
7. Glenn Anderson* 442
8. Tim Hunter 426
9. Chris Chelios 423
10. Dave Schultz 412
11. Duane Sutter 405
12. Scott Stevens* 402
13. Al Secord 382
  Jim Peplinski 382
15. Marty McSorley 374
16. Andre Dupont 352
17. Basil McRae 349
18. Dave Manson 343
19. Terry O'Reilly 335
20. Gary Roberts 332
21. Chris Pronger 326
22. Ken Linseman 325
23. Brian Skrudland 323
24. Sergio Momesso 311
25. Adam Foote 298
  Mel Bridgman 298
27. Ken Daneyko 296
28. Shayne Corson 291
29. Garry Howatt 289
30. Steve Smith 288
31. Clark Gillies* 287
32. Shane Churla 282
33. Kevin McClelland 281
34. Brendan Shanahan 279
35. Bryan Trottier* 277
36. Esa Tikkanen 275
37. Bob Probert 274
38. Gordie Roberts 273
39. Ulf Samuelsson 272
40. Paul Coffey* 264
41. Geoff Courtnall 262
42. John Ferguson 260
43. Denis Savard* 256
44. Al MacInnis* 255
45. Denis Potvin* 253
46. Kevin Hatcher 252
47. Wayne Cashman 250
48. Brian Sutter 249
49. Derian Hatcher 248
50. Bobby Smith 245
51. Craig Ludwig 244
  Mark Messier* 244
53. Jay Miller 243
54. Neil Sheehy 241
55. Doug Risebrough 238
  Tie Domi 238
57. Bob Nystrom 236
58. Doug Gilmour* 235
59. Joe Kocur 231
  Harold Snepsts 231
61. Ted Harris 230
  Mark Hunter 230
63. Darren McCarty 228
64. Pat Verbeek 225
65. Scott Mellanby 220
  Gordie Howe* 220
67. Mike Milbury 219
68. Rob Ramage 218
  Keith Crowder 218
  Craig MacTavish 218
71. Brad Park* 217
72. Gord Lane 214
73. Keith Primeau 213
  Jay Wells 213
75. Gerald Diduck 212
76. Craig Berube 211
  Dave Hunter 211
  Larry Robinson* 211
  Jean Beliveau* 211
  Dino Ciccarelli* 211
81. Dave Brown 209
  Lyle Odelein 209
83. Dave Semenko 208
  Ed Hospodar 208
85. Joel Otto 207
86. Gary Dornhoefer 203
  Jim Nill 203
88. Martin Lapointe 202
  Phil Russell 202
90. Jerry Korab 201
  Larry Murphy* 201
  Wendel Clark 201
93. John Tonelli 200
94. Bob Rouse 198
  Curt Fraser 198
96. Randy Moller 197
  Jeff Beukeboom 197
  Bob Sweeney 197
99. Danny Gare 195
  Bob Plager 195
  Paul Holmgren 195
  Pat Price 195
103. Ted Lindsay* 194
  Charlie Bourgeois 194
105. Todd Gill 193
  Ron Sutter 193
  Lindy Ruff 193
  Mike McPhee 193
109. Kevin Lowe 192
110. Chris Simon 191
111. Behn Wilson 190
112. Maurice Richard* 188
113. Steve Thomas 187
  Mario Tremblay 187
  Derek Sanderson 187
116. Carol Vadnais 185
  Mike Foligno 185
  Wilf Paiement 185
  Joe Murphy 185
120. Keith Brown 184
121. Tim Horton* 183
  Tomas Sandstrom 183
123. Barclay Plager 182
  Mario Marois 182
125. Eddie Shore* 181
  Henri Richard* 181
  Colin Campbell 181
  Dave Lowry 181
129. Gerard Gallant 178
  Brad Maxwell 178
  Kjell Samuelsson 178
132. Keith Tkachuk 176
  Brad McCrimmon 176
  Mike Ramsey 176
135. Gerry Hart 175
136. Luc Robitaille* 174
137. Lee Fogolin 173
138. Bob Kelly 172
139. Lee Norwood 171
  Bob Baun 171
  Raymond Bourque* 171
142. Kevin Stevens 170
  Red Horner* 170
  Matthew Barnaby 170
145. Jamie Macoun 169
  Stan Mikita* 169
  Rob Ray 169
148. Cam Neely* 168
  Alexei Zhitnik 168
150. Noel Picard 167
  Mike Lalor 167
152. Rob Blake 166
  Dana Murzyn 166
154. Mark Tinordi 165
155. Bernie Nicholls 164
  Brent Sutter 164
  Keith Magnuson 164
158. Frank Mahovlich* 163
  Peter Forsberg 163
160. Dave Andreychuk 162
  Bill Guerin 162
  Greg Gilbert 162
  Paul Baxter 162
164. Perry Anderson 161
  Ching Johnson* 161
  Guy Carbonneau 161
167. Tomas Holmstrom 160
  Kris Draper 160
  Jimmy Roberts 160
170. Mark Hardy 158
171. Paul Gillis 156
172. Scott Niedermayer 155
  Mathieu Schneider 155
174. Greg Adams 153
  Kirk Muller 153
176. Bobby Clarke* 152
  Doug Harvey* 152
  John MacLean 152
179. Eddie Shack 151
  Bob Gainey* 151
  Jim Schoenfeld 151
  Brian Propp 151
183. Don Awrey 150
184. Dave Hutchison 149
  Jaromir Jagr 149
  Kirk Maltby 149
187. Ben Eager 148
188. Don Jackson 147
  Darcy Rota 147
  Viacheslav Fetisov* 147
191. Carl Brewer 146
  Todd Bertuzzi 146
193. Dave Taylor 145
  Troy Murray 145
195. Zdeno Chara 144
  Vincent Damphousse 144
197. Claude Larose 143
  Dave Lewis 143
  Brian Bellows 143
  Jack Stewart* 143
201. Jean-Guy Talbot 142
  Gino Odjick 142
  Wayne Presley 142
  Kris King 142
205. Mark Osborne 141
  Glen Wesley 141
  Tony Granato 141
208. Terry Harper 140
  Petr Svoboda 140
  Laurie Boschman 140
211. Guy Lapointe* 138
  Phil Esposito* 138
213. Stan Jonathan 137
  Darryl Sittler* 137
  Adam Creighton 137
216. Bob Carpenter 136
  Pete Stemkowski 136
218. Mike Allison 135
  Charlie Huddy 135
  Mike Keane 135
  Jimmy Thomson 135
222. Pete Mahovlich 134
  Bob Bassen 134
224. John McKenzie 133
  Sergei Fedorov 133
  Rich Sutter 133
227. Dave Poulin 132
  Shjon Podein 132
  Jim Johnson 132
  Dean Evason 132
231. Dave Lumley 131
  Chris Neil 131
  John Kordic 131
  Don Saleski 131
  Ed Van Impe 131
  Sandis Ozolinsh 131
237. Luke Richardson 130
238. Milan Lucic 129
  Kelly Buchberger 129
  Sean O'Donnell 129
  Gord Kluzak 129
242. Dallas Smith 128
  Richard Matvichuk 128
  Mike Modano 128
245. Randy Gregg 127
  Kevin Dineen 127
  Rick Zombo 127
  Jamie Langenbrunner 127
  Larry Melnyk 127
  Eric Nesterenko 127

WHA Leaders

Rank Player PIM
1. Terry Ruskowski 174
2. Curt Brackenbury 161
3. Ted Taylor 147
4. John Schella 143
5. Rick Ley 142
6. Kim Clackson 138
7. Ron Busniuk 132
8. Jim Dorey 131
9. Poul Popiel 118
10. Larry Lund 116
11. Gordie Howe* 115
12. Steve Sutherland 112
13. Paul Shmyr 107
14. Gord Gallant 98
15. Al Hangsleben 97
16. Darryl Maggs 95
17. Paul Baxter 94
18. Cam Connor 90
19. Bill Butters 87
20. Marty Howe 85
21. Nick Fotiu 84
22. Brad Selwood 81
23. Gordie Roberts 79
24. Pierre Roy 76
25. Rosaire Paiement 72
26. Jack Carlson 68
27. Wally Weir 67
28. Skip Krake 66
29. Kevin Devine 64
30. John Arbour 62
31. Brian McDonald 61
32. Mike Amodeo 59
33. Morris Lukowich 57
  Ted Green 57
35. Garry Swain 56
  Serge Beaudoin 56
  Warren Miller 56
38. Gilles Bilodeau 52
  Larry Mavety 52
  Rene Leclerc 52
41. Ulf Nilsson 51
42. Rick Morris 50
  Willy Lindstrom 50
44. John Hughes 49
  Peter Driscoll 49
46. Ron Plumb 48
  Mark Howe* 48
  Dave Hanson 48
  Bill Lesuk 48
50. Bob Leduc 46
  Gord Labossiere 46
  Russ Walker 46
  Lyle Moffat 46