which nhl team lead the league in penalty minutes

The Colorado Avalanche had the fewest penalty minutes by a team with more than 0 penalty minutes this season, with 597 minutes in the box.

Interpreted as:

Which NHL team lead the league in penalty minutes this regular season?

	TEAM	PIM	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Avalanche	597	2025-26	82	55	16	11	121	.738	4	6	298	197	101	17.1	84.6	33.73	10.8	26.16	.908
2	Golden Knights	609	2025-26	82	39	26	17	95	.579	1	8	264	242	22	24.5	81.4	29.01	11.1	24.39	.879
3	Kraken	616	2025-26	82	34	37	11	79	.482	2	6	224	257	-33	19.5	72.2	25.59	10.7	29.45	.894
4	Devils	618	2025-26	82	42	37	3	87	.530	4	1	226	253	-27	22.0	79.3	29.59	9.3	27.38	.887
5	Red Wings	629	2025-26	82	41	31	10	92	.561	2	4	239	254	-15	22.6	77.1	28.24	10.3	27.74	.888
6	Wild	636	2025-26	82	46	24	12	104	.634	4	5	268	235	33	25.2	79.8	29.20	11.2	29.40	.903
7	Hurricanes	640	2025-26	82	53	22	7	113	.689	5	4	291	236	55	24.9	80.5	32.18	11.0	23.93	.880
8	Islanders	643	2025-26	82	43	34	5	91	.555	4	5	229	236	-7	16.5	80.8	28.17	9.9	27.71	.896
9	Blues	645	2025-26	82	37	33	12	86	.524	1	4	230	254	-24	17.6	76.7	25.33	11.1	27.71	.888
10	Jets	653	2025-26	82	35	35	12	82	.500	2	4	229	256	-27	18.5	77.6	26.38	10.6	27.77	.888
11	Blue Jackets	653	2025-26	82	40	30	12	92	.561	7	2	246	251	-5	18.9	76.0	29.40	10.2	28.88	.894
12	Penguins	666	2025-26	82	41	25	16	98	.598	3	10	290	258	32	24.1	81.4	28.57	12.4	27.38	.885
13	Rangers	667	2025-26	82	34	39	9	77	.470	3	1	235	249	-14	24.7	79.9	25.21	11.4	28.83	.895
14	Kings	675	2025-26	82	35	27	20	90	.549	5	9	220	238	-18	17.0	74.6	28.01	9.6	27.18	.893
15	Stars	703	2025-26	82	50	20	12	112	.683	6	4	273	222	51	28.6	80.3	25.29	13.2	26.17	.897
16	Canucks	707	2025-26	82	25	49	8	58	.354	6	2	210	314	-104	21.8	71.5	25.98	9.9	29.82	.872
17	Blackhawks	716	2025-26	82	29	39	14	72	.439	3	5	210	270	-60	16.9	83.7	24.59	10.4	29.96	.890
18	Predators	719	2025-26	82	38	34	10	86	.524	5	2	242	267	-25	23.1	81.7	27.87	10.6	29.61	.890
19	Sharks	720	2025-26	82	39	35	8	86	.524	2	2	249	290	-41	21.2	76.4	25.76	11.8	29.65	.881
20	Maple Leafs	746	2025-26	82	32	36	14	78	.476	1	4	252	295	-43	21.3	81.2	26.33	11.7	32.45	.889
21	Oilers	746	2025-26	82	41	30	11	93	.567	0	4	282	265	17	30.6	77.8	29.74	11.6	26.71	.879
22	Capitals	773	2025-26	82	43	30	9	95	.579	2	6	261	238	23	17.8	80.2	28.05	11.3	28.13	.897
23	Mammoth	776	2025-26	82	43	33	6	92	.561	0	0	268	240	28	20.0	78.1	27.70	11.8	26.16	.888
24	Flyers	785	2025-26	82	43	27	12	98	.598	10	4	240	239	1	15.7	77.6	25.46	11.5	25.45	.885
25	Senators	790	2025-26	82	44	27	11	99	.604	3	1	275	245	30	23.9	75.8	28.93	11.6	24.40	.878

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Team Leaders

7

MacKinnon

10

Necas

+/-

+9

Toews

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.63

1st

GA/GP

2.40

1st

PP%

17.1

27th

PK%

84.6

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	55	16	11	121	99
Stars	50	20	12	112	53
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	33	6	92	28
Blues	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks	29	39	14	72	-62

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/20	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
Sun 5/24	COL	@	VGK	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	COL	@	VGK	1:00 PM
Thu 5/28	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Wild

1 - 4

Final

Avalanche

4 - 1

Wed 13 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

36

Matheson

35

Theodore

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-40

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12