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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. Zdeno Chara 1997-981896
2. Cody McLeod 2007-081630
3. Dion Phaneuf 2005-061345
4. Joe Thornton 1997-981214
5. David Backes 2006-071122
6. Corey Perry 2005-061110
7. Dustin Byfuglien 2005-061094
8. Milan Lucic 2007-081072
9. Wayne Simmonds 2008-091057
10. Brooks Orpik 2002-03972
11. Chris Thorburn 2005-06968
12. Tom Wilson 2013-14934
13. Antoine Roussel 2012-13924
14. Ryan Kesler 2003-04920
15. Matt Martin 2009-10906
16. Brandon Dubinsky 2006-07905
17. Evgeni Malkin 2006-07902
18. Ryan Reaves 2010-11863
19. Ryan Getzlaf 2005-06830
20. Evander Kane 2009-10824
21. Eric Staal 2003-04790
22. Kyle Clifford 2010-11774
23. Justin Williams 2000-01760
24. Chris Kunitz 2003-04746
25. Matt Hendricks 2008-09722
26. Zac Rinaldo 2011-12719
27. P.K. Subban 2009-10718
28. Zack Kassian 2011-12716
29. Mark Giordano 2005-06711
30. Adam McQuaid 2009-10694
31. Zack Smith 2008-09693
32. Braydon Coburn 2005-06690
33. Alex Ovechkin 2005-06689
34. Dustin Brown 2003-04678
35. Nick Foligno 2007-08675
36. Brad Marchand 2009-10674
37. Sidney Crosby 2005-06658
38. Brent Seabrook 2005-06653
39. Brent Burns 2003-04651
40. Dan Hamhuis 2003-04649
41. Shea Weber 2005-06648
42. Ryan Suter 2005-06643
43. Micheal Haley 2009-10637
44. Trevor Daley 2003-04628
45. Roman Polak 2006-07619
46. Jay Bouwmeester 2002-03615
47. Duncan Keith 2005-06605
48. Drew Doughty 2008-09599
49. David Perron 2007-08596
50. Matt Cullen 1997-98592
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