NHL All-Time Playoff Penalty Minutes Leaders

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Penalty minutes count the penalty time charged to a player. Higher means the player spent more time in the penalty box. Below are the all-time NHL Playoff Career Penalty Minutes leaders, featuring 4,505 players across postseason history. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	PIM
1	D. HunterDale Hunter 65YC	WashingtonWashington Capitals	731
2	C. NilanChris Nilan 68YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	541
3	C. LemieuxClaude Lemieux 60YRW	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	529
4	R. TocchetRick Tocchet 62YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	471
5	W. PlettWilli Plett 71YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	466
6	D. WilliamsDave Williams 72YLW	TorontoToronto Maple Leafs	455
7	G. AndersonGlenn Anderson 65YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	442
8	T. HunterTim Hunter 65YRW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	426
9	C. CheliosChris Chelios 64YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	423
10	D. SchultzDave Schultz 76YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	412
11	D. SutterDuane Sutter 66YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	405
12	S. StevensScott Stevens 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	402
13	A. SecordAl Secord 68YLW	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	382
14	J. PeplinskiJim Peplinski 65YLW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	382
15	M. McSorleyMarty McSorley 63YD	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	374
16	A. DupontAndre Dupont 76YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	352
17	B. McraeBasil Mcrae 65YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	349
18	D. MansonDave Manson 59YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	343
19	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 75YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	335
20	G. RobertsGary Roberts 60YLW	CalgaryCalgary Flames	332
21	C. ProngerChris Pronger 51YD	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	326
22	K. LinsemanKen Linseman 67YC	BostonBoston Bruins	325
23	B. SkrudlandBrian Skrudland 62YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	323
24	S. MomessoSergio Momesso 60YLW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	311
25	C. PerryCorey Perry 41YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	299
26	A. FooteAdam Foote 55YD	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	298
27	M. BridgmanMel Bridgman 71YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	298
28	K. DaneykoKen Daneyko 62YD	New JerseyNew Jersey Devils	296
29	S. CorsonShayne Corson 59YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	291
30	G. HowattGarry Howatt 73YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	289
31	S. SmithSteve Smith 63YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	288
32	U. SamuelssonUlf Samuelsson 62YD	HartfordHartford Whalers	288
33	C. GilliesClark Gillies 72YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	287
34	S. ChurlaShane Churla 61YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	282
35	K. McClellandKevin McClelland 64YRW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	281
36	B. ShanahanBrendan Shanahan 57YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	279
37	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 69YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	277
38	E. TikkanenEsa Tikkanen 61YLW	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	275
39	B. ProbertBob Probert 61YLW	DetroitDetroit Red Wings	274
40	G. RobertsGordie Roberts 68YD	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	273
41	P. CoffeyPaul Coffey 65YD	EdmontonEdmonton Oilers	264
42	G. CourtnallGeoff Courtnall 63YLW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	262
43	J. FergusonJohn Ferguson 87YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	260
44	A. MacInnisAl MacInnis 63YD	CalgaryCalgary Flames	255
45	D. SavardDenis Savard 65YC	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	254
46	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 72YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	253
47	K. HatcherKevin Hatcher 59YD	WashingtonWashington Capitals	252
48	W. CashmanWayne Cashman 81YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	250
49	B. SutterBrian Sutter 69YLW	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues	249
50	E. MalkinEvgeni Malkin 39YC	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	248