The Ottawa Senators had the most penalties per game by a team in 2022-23, with 4.74 per game.

nhl teams most penalties per game 2022-2023

TEAM	PEN/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	SA/GP
Ottawa Senators	4.74	2022-23	82	39	35	8	86	.524	259	270	23.5	80.1	33.49	31.37
Florida Panthers	4.73	2022-23	82	42	32	8	92	.561	288	272	22.8	75.9	36.82	31.74
Arizona Coyotes	4.72	2022-23	82	28	40	14	70	.427	225	295	18.9	74.6	25.84	35.05
Tampa Bay Lightning	4.55	2022-23	82	46	30	6	98	.598	280	252	25.4	79.7	31.96	31.49
Anaheim Ducks	4.45	2022-23	82	23	47	12	58	.354	206	335	15.7	72.1	28.37	39.11
Boston Bruins	4.38	2022-23	82	65	12	5	135	.823	301	174	22.2	87.3	32.98	29.84
Montreal Canadiens	4.35	2022-23	82	31	45	6	68	.415	227	305	16.1	72.7	27.28	33.57
Minnesota Wild	4.35	2022-23	82	46	25	11	103	.628	239	219	21.4	82.0	30.91	31.12
Nashville Predators	4.02	2022-23	82	42	32	8	92	.561	223	236	17.6	82.5	29.50	33.28
Edmonton Oilers	3.95	2022-23	82	50	23	9	109	.665	325	256	32.4	77.0	33.59	31.37
Calgary Flames	3.93	2022-23	82	38	27	17	93	.567	258	247	19.8	82.6	35.95	27.32
Philadelphia Flyers	3.91	2022-23	82	31	38	13	75	.457	220	276	15.6	74.7	29.46	31.52
Los Angeles Kings	3.85	2022-23	82	47	25	10	104	.634	274	254	25.3	75.8	32.41	27.91
Pittsburgh Penguins	3.73	2022-23	82	40	31	11	91	.555	261	263	21.7	79.1	34.37	32.77
Toronto Maple Leafs	3.70	2022-23	82	50	21	11	111	.677	278	220	26.0	81.9	32.05	29.51
Detroit Red Wings	3.68	2022-23	82	35	37	10	80	.488	237	275	21.1	78.3	28.20	30.44
Winnipeg Jets	3.67	2022-23	82	46	33	3	95	.579	246	224	19.3	82.4	30.32	30.33
Vancouver Canucks	3.63	2022-23	82	38	37	7	83	.506	270	296	22.7	71.6	29.73	30.83
Colorado Avalanche	3.62	2022-23	82	51	24	7	109	.665	274	223	24.5	79.0	33.26	30.96
Washington Capitals	3.60	2022-23	82	35	37	10	80	.488	253	261	21.2	81.9	31.09	31.07
Seattle Kraken	3.57	2022-23	82	46	28	8	100	.610	289	252	19.8	76.7	30.45	27.01
Carolina Hurricanes	3.54	2022-23	82	52	21	9	113	.689	262	210	19.8	84.4	34.78	26.00
San Jose Sharks	3.48	2022-23	82	22	44	16	60	.366	233	315	18.4	82.4	29.45	32.20
Columbus Blue Jackets	3.48	2022-23	82	25	48	9	59	.360	213	329	18.3	75.1	29.26	35.41
Chicago Blackhawks	3.45	2022-23	82	26	49	7	59	.360	202	299	16.4	76.2	26.95	33.63