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

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
Rank Player Career Start PIM
1. Chris Neil 2001-022522
2. Zdeno Chara 1997-981949
3. Scott Hartnell 2000-011809
4. Cody McLeod 2007-081630
5. Steve Ott 2002-031555
6. Dion Phaneuf 2005-061345
7. Derek Dorsett 2008-091314
8. Jared Boll 2007-081298
9. Joe Thornton 1997-981246
10. Corey Perry 2005-061176
11. David Backes 2006-071138
12. Alexandre Burrows 2005-061134
13. Milan Lucic 2007-081126
14. Kevin Bieksa 2005-061124
15. Wayne Simmonds 2008-091121
16. Shawn Thornton 2002-031103
17. Dustin Byfuglien 2005-061094
18. Tom Wilson 2013-141013
19. Jordin Tootoo 2003-041010
20. Chris Thorburn 2005-06968
21. Antoine Roussel 2012-13965
22. Evgeni Malkin 2006-07950
23. Matt Martin 2009-10946
24. Evander Kane 2009-10934
25. Ryan Kesler 2003-04920
26. Ryan Reaves 2010-11910
27. Brandon Dubinsky 2006-07905
28. Jason Chimera 2000-01892
29. Ryan Getzlaf 2005-06873
30. Kyle Clifford 2010-11837
31. Eric Staal 2003-04818
32. Mike Fisher 1999-00815
33. P.K. Subban 2009-10793
34. Zack Kassian 2011-12785
35. Justin Williams 2000-01764
36. Zac Rinaldo 2011-12753
37. Chris Stewart 2008-09750
38. Brad Marchand 2009-10746
39. Mark Giordano 2005-06743
40. Nick Foligno 2007-08737
41. Zack Smith 2008-09722
  Mark Stuart 2005-06722
43. Alex Ovechkin 2005-06719
44. Braydon Coburn 2005-06704
  Michal Rozsival 1999-00704
46. Dustin Brown 2003-04700
47. Adam McQuaid 2009-10694
48. Micheal Haley 2009-10687
49. Dan Hamhuis 2003-04684
50. Brent Burns 2003-04683