what nhl team had most penalties per game in 2018

The Nashville Predators had the most penalties per game by a team in 2017-18, with 4.54 per game.

	TEAM	PEN/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Predators	4.54	2017-18	82	53	18	11	117	.713	6	7	261	204	57	21.3	81.9	32.21	9.9	32.43	.923
2	Flames	4.37	2017-18	82	37	35	10	84	.512	2	5	216	243	-27	16.0	81.8	33.65	7.8	31.15	.905
3	Stars	4.24	2017-18	82	42	32	8	92	.561	4	3	231	222	9	19.3	80.4	31.22	9.0	29.84	.909
4	Ducks	4.22	2017-18	82	44	25	13	101	.616	4	7	231	209	22	17.8	83.3	30.18	9.3	33.12	.923
5	Lightning	4.09	2017-18	82	54	23	5	113	.689	6	2	290	234	56	23.8	76.2	32.68	10.8	32.72	.913
6	Panthers	4.09	2017-18	82	44	30	8	96	.585	3	3	245	243	2	18.9	80.0	34.41	8.7	34.61	.914
7	Capitals	4.07	2017-18	82	49	26	7	105	.640	3	1	256	238	18	22.5	80.3	29.01	10.8	31.87	.909
8	Penguins	4.04	2017-18	82	47	29	6	100	.610	2	2	270	248	22	26.1	80.0	34.43	9.6	31.13	.903
9	Avalanche	3.93	2017-18	82	43	30	9	95	.579	2	1	255	236	19	21.9	83.3	29.66	10.5	33.30	.914
10	Canadiens	3.87	2017-18	82	29	40	13	71	.433	2	6	207	258	-51	21.2	74.1	32.77	7.7	32.32	.903
11	Jets	3.87	2017-18	82	52	20	10	114	.695	4	2	273	216	57	23.4	81.8	32.23	10.3	31.87	.917
12	Kings	3.85	2017-18	82	45	29	8	98	.598	2	1	237	202	35	20.4	85.0	31.02	9.3	30.94	.920
13	Wild	3.83	2017-18	82	45	26	11	101	.616	3	3	250	229	21	20.4	81.2	30.20	10.1	31.33	.911
14	Bruins	3.80	2017-18	82	50	20	12	112	.683	3	3	267	211	56	23.6	83.7	32.96	9.9	29.26	.912
15	Canucks	3.72	2017-18	82	31	40	11	73	.445	0	5	218	259	-41	21.9	78.3	30.05	8.8	32.21	.902
16	Red Wings	3.71	2017-18	82	30	39	13	73	.445	5	1	212	254	-42	17.6	77.6	30.37	8.5	31.87	.903
17	Devils	3.71	2017-18	82	44	29	9	97	.591	5	4	243	240	3	21.4	81.8	31.70	9.3	31.90	.908
18	Oilers	3.65	2017-18	82	36	40	6	78	.476	5	1	229	262	-33	14.8	76.7	33.41	8.4	32.12	.901
19	Rangers	3.52	2017-18	82	34	39	9	77	.470	3	5	228	263	-35	21.2	81.5	30.95	9.0	35.34	.909
20	Senators	3.49	2017-18	82	28	43	11	67	.409	2	7	219	284	-65	16.5	76.2	30.67	8.7	33.07	.895
21	Flyers	3.45	2017-18	82	42	26	14	98	.598	2	7	249	236	13	20.7	75.8	32.09	9.5	29.85	.904
22	Sabres	3.45	2017-18	82	25	45	12	62	.378	1	2	198	278	-80	18.9	77.9	31.18	7.7	32.70	.896
23	Islanders	3.38	2017-18	82	35	37	10	80	.488	3	3	261	293	-32	23.2	73.2	31.37	10.1	35.59	.900
24	Blackhawks	3.37	2017-18	82	33	39	10	76	.463	1	2	228	254	-26	16.0	79.1	34.06	8.2	32.89	.906
25	Coyotes	3.37	2017-18	82	29	41	12	70	.427	2	5	206	251	-45	16.9	79.6	29.88	8.4	32.22	.905