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

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

NHL Leaders

NHL Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsPIM
1.Dale Hunter 1980-99731
2.Chris Nilan 1979-92541
3.Claude Lemieux 1983-09529
4.Rick Tocchet 1984-02471
5.Willi Plett 1975-88466
6.Tiger Williams 1974-88455
7.Glenn Anderson* 1980-96442
8.Tim Hunter 1981-97426
9.Chris Chelios* 1983-10423
10.Dave Schultz 1971-80412
11.Duane Sutter 1979-90405
12.Scott Stevens* 1982-04402
13.Al Secord 1978-90382
 Jim Peplinski 1980-95382
15.Marty McSorley 1983-00374
16.André Dupont 1970-83352
17.Basil McRae 1981-97349
18.Dave Manson 1986-02343
19.Terry O'Reilly 1971-85335
20.Gary Roberts 1986-09332
21.Chris Pronger* 1993-12326
22.Ken Linseman 1978-92325
23.Brian Skrudland 1985-00323
24.Sergio Momesso 1983-97311
25.Mel Bridgman 1975-89298
 Adam Foote 1991-11298
27.Ken Daneyko 1983-03296
28.Shayne Corson 1985-04291
29.Garry Howatt 1972-84289
30.Ulf Samuelsson 1984-00288
 Steve Smith 1984-01288
32.Clark Gillies* 1974-88287
33.Shane Churla 1986-97282
34.Kevin McClelland 1981-94281
35.Brendan Shanahan* 1987-09279
36.Bryan Trottier* 1975-94277
37.Esa Tikkanen 1985-99275
38.Bob Probert 1985-02274
39.Gordie Roberts 1979-94273
40.Corey Perry 2005-24271
41.Paul Coffey* 1980-01264
42.Geoff Courtnall 1983-00262
43.John Ferguson 1963-71260
44.Al MacInnis* 1981-04255
45.Denis Savard* 1980-97254
46.Denis Potvin* 1973-88253
47.Kevin Hatcher 1984-01252
48.Wayne Cashman 1964-83250
49.Brian Sutter 1976-88249
50.Derian Hatcher 1991-08248
51.Mark Messier* 1979-04244
 Craig Ludwig 1982-99244
53.Jay Miller 1985-92243
54.Evgeni Malkin 2006-24242
55.Neil Sheehy 1983-92241
56.Doug Risebrough 1974-87238
 Bobby Smith 1978-93238
 Tie Domi 1989-06238
59.Bob Nystrom 1972-86236
60.Doug Gilmour* 1983-03235
61.Harold Snepsts 1974-91233
62.Joe Kocur 1984-99231
63.Ted Harris 1963-75230
 Mark Hunter 1981-93230
65.Milan Lucic 2007-24229
66.Darren McCarty 1993-09228
67.Pat Verbeek 1982-02225
68.Gordie Howe* 1946-80220
 Scott Mellanby 1985-07220
70.Mike Milbury 1975-87219
71.Craig MacTavish 1979-97218
 Keith Crowder 1980-90218
 Rob Ramage 1979-94218
 Zdeno Chára 1997-22218
75.Brad Park* 1968-85217
76.Gord Lane 1975-85214
77.Jay Wells 1979-97213
 Keith Primeau 1990-06213
79.Jean Béliveau* 1950-71211
 Larry Robinson* 1972-92211
 Dino Ciccarelli* 1980-99211
 Craig Berube 1986-03211
83.Gerald Diduck 1984-01210
84.Dave Hunter 1979-89209
 Dave Brown 1982-96209
 Lyle Odelein 1989-06209
87.Maurice Richard* 1942-60208
 Dave Semenko 1979-88208
89.Ed Hospodar 1979-88206
90.Joel Otto 1984-98205
91.Chris Neil 2001-17204
92.Gary Dornhoefer 1963-78203
 Jim Nill 1981-90203
94.Phil Russell 1972-87202
 Martin Lapointe 1991-08202
96.Jerry Korab 1970-85201
 Larry Murphy* 1980-01201
98.John Tonelli 1978-92200
 Bob Rouse 1983-00200
100.Randy Moller 1982-95199
 Wendel Clark 1985-00199
102.Curt Fraser 1978-90198
103.Lindy Ruff 1979-91197
 Jeff Beukeboom 1986-99197
 Bob Sweeney 1986-96197
 Pat Maroon 2011-24197
107.Bob Plager 1964-78195
 Danny Gare 1974-87195
 Paul Holmgren 1975-85195
 Pat Price 1975-88195
111.Behn Wilson 1978-88194
 Charlie Bourgeois 1981-88194
113.Mike McPhee 1983-94193
 Ron Sutter 1982-01193
 Todd Gill 1984-03193
116.Ted Lindsay* 1944-65192
 Kevin Lowe* 1979-98192
118.Chris Simon 1992-08191
119.Carol Vadnais 1966-83187
 Derek Sanderson 1965-78187
 Mario Tremblay 1974-86187
 Steve Thomas 1984-04187
123.Eddie Shore* 1926-40185
 Wilf Paiement 1974-88185
 Mike Foligno 1979-94185
 Tomas Sandström 1984-99185
 Joe Murphy 1986-01185
128.Keith Brown 1979-95184
129.Tim Horton* 1949-74183
130.Barclay Plager 1967-77182
 Mario Marois 1977-92182
132.Henri Richard* 1955-75181
 Colin Campbell 1974-85181
 Dave Lowry 1985-04181
135.Brad Maxwell 1977-87178
 Gerard Gallant 1984-95178
 Kjell Samuelsson 1985-99178
138.Lee Fogolin 1974-87176
 Brad McCrimmon 1979-97176
 Mike Ramsey 1979-97176
 Keith Tkachuk 1991-10176
142.Gerry Hart 1968-83175
143.Luc Robitaille* 1986-06174
144.Bob Kelly 1970-82172
145.Bob Baun 1956-73171
 Ray Bourque* 1979-01171
 Lee Norwood 1980-94171
148.Red Horner* 1928-40170
 Kevin Stevens 1987-02170
 Matthew Barnaby 1992-07170
151.Stan Mikita* 1958-80169
 Jamie Macoun 1982-99169
 Rob Ray 1989-04169
154.Cam Neely* 1983-96168
 Alexei Zhitnik 1992-08168
156.Noel Picard 1964-73167
 Mike Lalor 1985-97167
 Evander Kane 2009-24167
159.Dana Murzyn 1985-99166
 Rob Blake* 1989-10166
161.Mark Tinordi 1987-99165
162.Keith Magnuson 1969-80164
 Bernie Nicholls 1981-99164
 Brent Sutter 1980-98164
 Chris Kunitz 2003-19164
166.Frank Mahovlich* 1956-74163
 Jaromír Jágr 1990-18163
 Peter Forsberg* 1994-11163
169.Paul Baxter 1979-87162
 Greg Gilbert 1981-96162
 Dave Andreychuk* 1982-06162
 Bill Guerin 1991-10162
 Tomas Holmström 1996-12162
174.Perry Anderson 1981-92161
 Guy Carbonneau* 1980-00161
176.Jimmy Roberts 1963-78160
 Kris Draper 1990-11160
178.Todd Bertuzzi 1995-14159
179.Mark Hardy 1979-94158
180.Paul Gillis 1982-93156
181.Mathieu Schneider 1987-10155
 Scott Niedermayer* 1991-10155
183.Bobby Clarke* 1969-84154
184.Greg Adams 1980-90153
 Kirk Muller 1984-03153
186.Ching Johnson* 1926-38152
 Doug Harvey* 1947-69152
 Don Jackson 1977-87152
 John MacLean 1983-02152
 Justin Williams 2000-20152
191.Eddie Shack 1958-75151
 Jim Schoenfeld 1972-85151
 Bob Gainey* 1973-89151
 Brian Propp 1979-94151
195.Don Awrey 1963-79150
 Laurie Boschman 1979-93150
197.Dave Hutchison 1974-84149
 Dave Taylor 1977-94149
 Kirk Maltby 1993-10149
200.Ben Eager 2005-14148
201.Darcy Rota 1973-84147
 Viacheslav Fetisov* 1989-98147
 Kevin Bieksa 2005-18147
204.Scott Hartnell 2000-18146
205.Troy Murray 1981-96145
206.Carl Brewer 1957-80144
 Maxim Lapierre 2005-15144
208.Jack Stewart* 1938-52143
 Claude Larose 1962-78143
 Dave Lewis 1973-88143
 Brian Bellows 1982-99143
 Brad Marchand 2009-24143
213.Jean-Guy Talbot 1954-71142
 Wayne Presley 1984-96142
 Vincent Damphousse 1986-04142
 Gino Odjick 1990-02142
 Alexandre Burrows 2005-18142
 Kris Letang 2006-24142
219.Mark Osborne 1981-95141
 Glen Wesley 1987-08141
 Tony Granato 1988-01141
 Matt Cooke 1998-15141
223.Terry Harper 1962-81140
 Justin Abdelkader 2007-20140
225.Phil Esposito* 1963-81138
 Guy Lapointe* 1968-84138
 Jamie Langenbrunner 1994-13138
228.Darryl Sittler* 1970-85137
 Stan Jonathan 1975-83137
 Adam Creighton 1983-97137
 Ryan Getzlaf 2005-22137
232.Randy Gregg 1982-92136
 Bobby Carpenter 1981-99136
234.Jimmy Thomson 1945-58135
 Mike Allison 1980-90135
 Petr Svoboda 1984-01135
 Mike Keane 1988-04135
238.Pete Stemkowski 1963-78134
 Pete Mahovlich 1965-81134
 Charlie Huddy 1980-97134
 Bob Bassen 1985-00134
 Kris King 1987-01134
 Joe Thornton 1997-22134
 Tom Wilson 2013-24134
245.John McKenzie 1958-72133
 Rich Sutter 1982-95133
 Sergei Fedorov* 1990-09133
 Ryan Kesler 2003-19133
 P.K. Subban 2009-22133
250.Dickie Moore* 1951-68132
 Dave Poulin 1982-95132
 Dean Evason 1983-96132
 Jim Johnson 1985-98132
 Shjon Podein 1992-03132
 Brooks Orpik 2002-19132

WHA Leaders

WHA Leaders Table
RankPlayerYearsPIM
1.Terry Ruskowski 1974-79174
2.Curt Brackenbury 1973-79161
3.Ted Taylor 1972-78147
4.John Schella 1972-78143
5.Rick Ley 1972-79142
6.Kim Clackson 1975-79138
7.Ron Busniuk 1974-78132
8.Jim Dorey 1972-79131
9.Poul Popiel 1972-78118
10.Larry Lund 1972-78116
11.Gordie Howe* 1973-79115
12.Steve Sutherland 1972-78112
13.Paul Shmyr 1972-79107
14.Gord Gallant 1973-7798
15.Al Hangsleben 1974-7997
16.Darryl Maggs 1973-7995
17.Paul Baxter 1974-7994
18.Cam Connor 1974-7890
19.Bill Butters 1974-7887
20.Marty Howe 1973-7985
21.Nick Fotiu 1974-7684
22.Brad Selwood 1972-7981
23.Gordie Roberts 1975-7979
24.Pierre Roy 1972-7976
25.Rosaire Paiement 1972-7872
26.Jack Carlson 1974-7968
27.Wally Weir 1976-7967
28.Skip Krake 1972-7666
29.Kevin Devine 1974-7964
30.John Arbour 1972-7762
31.Brian McDonald 1972-7761
32.Mike Amodeo 1972-7959
33.Ted Green 1972-7957
 Morris Lukowich 1976-7957
35.Garry Swain 1974-7756
 Serge Beaudoin 1973-7956
 Warren Miller 1975-7956
38.Larry Mavety 1972-7752
 Rene Leclerc 1972-7952
 Gilles Bilodeau 1975-7952
41.Ulf Nilsson 1974-7851
42.Rick Morris 1972-7850
 Willy Lindström 1975-7950
44.Peter Driscoll 1974-7949
 John Hughes 1974-7949
46.Ron Plumb 1972-7948
 Mark Howe* 1973-7948
 Bill Lesuk 1975-7948
 Dave Hanson 1976-7948
50.Gord Labossiere 1972-7646
 Bob Leduc 1972-7546
 Russ Walker 1973-7646
 Lyle Moffat 1975-7946