which team has the most penalties in a season

The Pittsburgh Penguins have incurred the most penalties by a team in a season, with 898 penalties in 1988-89.

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	TEAM	PEN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Penguins	898	1988-89	80	40	33	7	87	.544	347	349	-2	24.5	77.0	28.51	15.2	35.70	.878
2	Blackhawks	877	1988-89	80	27	41	12	66	.413	297	335	-38	21.0	74.6	32.86	11.3	31.41	.867
3	Penguins	876	1987-88	80	36	35	9	81	.506	319	316	3	22.0	76.4	31.30	12.7	31.05	.873
4	Flames	876	1987-88	80	48	23	9	105	.656	397	305	92	28.5	80.4	33.33	14.9	29.65	.871
5	Devils	874	1988-89	80	27	41	12	66	.413	281	325	-44	18.3	75.4	31.20	11.3	29.89	.864
6	Blackhawks	871	1991-92	80	36	29	15	87	.544	257	236	21	17.3	84.2	33.08	9.7	25.35	.884
7	Devils	854	1987-88	80	38	36	6	82	.513	295	296	-1	20.4	78.4	29.95	12.3	28.00	.868
8	Flames	851	1988-89	80	54	17	9	117	.731	354	226	128	25.2	82.8	34.64	12.8	25.74	.890
9	Flames	848	1991-92	80	31	37	12	74	.463	296	305	-9	21.0	78.1	30.90	12.0	30.88	.877
10	Red Wings	848	1987-88	80	41	28	11	93	.581	322	269	53	18.8	83.9	28.19	14.3	30.24	.889
11	Bruins	838	1987-88	80	44	30	6	94	.588	300	251	49	16.6	83.5	32.41	11.6	27.20	.885
12	Sabres	828	1987-88	80	37	32	11	85	.531	283	305	-22	17.2	78.1	29.88	11.8	32.21	.882
13	Whalers	826	1992-93	84	26	52	6	58	.345	284	369	-85	17.6	78.3	26.10	13.0	34.11	.871
14	Blackhawks	826	1987-88	80	30	41	9	69	.431	284	328	-44	23.0	80.2	29.34	12.1	35.67	.885
15	Kings	824	1992-93	84	39	35	10	88	.524	338	340	-2	20.1	78.4	33.99	11.8	34.38	.882
16	Flyers	824	1987-88	80	38	33	9	85	.531	292	292	0	18.0	81.1	31.03	11.8	30.55	.881
17	Maple Leafs	821	1989-90	80	38	38	4	80	.500	337	358	-21	23.3	78.2	30.44	13.8	34.98	.872
18	Blackhawks	820	1989-90	80	41	33	6	88	.550	316	294	22	22.9	80.2	33.00	12.0	27.35	.866
19	Sabres	819	1991-92	80	31	37	12	74	.463	289	299	-10	22.5	78.5	32.50	11.1	32.25	.884
20	North Stars	811	1987-88	80	19	48	13	51	.319	242	349	-107	18.0	75.2	30.99	9.8	33.44	.870
21	Blackhawks	808	1992-93	84	47	25	12	106	.631	279	230	49	18.4	83.5	32.23	10.3	27.32	.900
22	Blackhawks	804	1990-91	80	49	23	8	106	.663	284	211	73	22.1	83.8	32.05	11.1	27.68	.905
23	Flyers	804	1980-81	80	41	24	15	97	.606	313	249	64	27.0	80.2	33.09	11.8	28.99	.893
24	Whalers	796	1987-88	80	35	38	7	77	.481	249	267	-18	17.6	84.3	31.49	9.9	27.33	.878
25	Red Wings	795	1988-89	80	34	34	12	80	.500	313	316	-3	20.7	81.5	28.69	13.6	31.38	.874

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3

Malkin

5

Karlsson

+/-

+5

Koivunen

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.50

8th

GA/GP

2.67

13th

PP%

20.0

16th

PK%

94.1

2nd

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	PIT	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/16	PIT	@	COL	9:00 PM
Sat 10/17	PIT	@	VGK	10:00 PM
Mon 10/19	PIT	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 10/22	FLA	@	PIT	7:00 PM

Last Game

Stars

2 - 2 - 1

Final

Penguins

3 - 2 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

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Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

27

Hathaway

26

Pettersson

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

20

Larsson

20

Seeler

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.945

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.86

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

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Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-5

1-4

1-3

2-4

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Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19