5 players were tied for the fewest penalty minutes by a forward with 50 or more penalty minutes in 2025-26, with 50 minutes in the box. The first three are Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Tanev and Kiefer Sherwood.
Interpreted as:
top 50 or more pim leader forwards 2025-26| NAME | PIM | SEASON | TM | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Kucherov | 50 | 2025-26 | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | +43 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 231 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36 | 29 | 21 | 124 | 20:20 | |
| 2 |  | B. Tanev | 50 | 2025-26 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 155 | 34 | 7 | 35 | 9:22 | |
| 3 |  | K. Sherwood | 50 | 2025-26 | TOT | 72 | 23 | 13 | 36 | -20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 13.4 | 16 | 43 | 37.2 | 339 | 30 | 26 | 76 | 17:16 |
| 4 | | S. Helenius | 50 | 2025-26 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13.2 | 114 | 252 | 45.2 | 144 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 7:59 | |
| 5 |  | C. Bedard | 50 | 2025-26 | 69 | 30 | 45 | 75 | -18 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 226 | 13.3 | 315 | 669 | 47.1 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 86 | 20:52 | |
| 6 | | C. Dach | 52 | 2025-26 | TOT | 61 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 8.6 | 26 | 71 | 36.6 | 219 | 29 | 14 | 31 | 11:29 |
| 7 |  | J. Slafkovský | 52 | 2025-26 | 82 | 30 | 43 | 73 | +9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 16.7 | 20 | 61 | 32.8 | 105 | 78 | 16 | 82 | 18:32 | |
| 8 |  | J. Benn | 53 | 2025-26 | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 20.8 | 49 | 101 | 48.5 | 79 | 23 | 11 | 35 | 13:17 | |
| 9 | | B. Hayton | 54 | 2025-26 | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 8.4 | 409 | 777 | 52.6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 40 | 15:07 | |
| 10 | | K. Kolesar | 55 | 2025-26 | 82 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9.0 | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | 270 | 43 | 6 | 39 | 11:32 | |
| 11 | | J. Malott | 55 | 2025-26 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5.6 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 166 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 8:49 | |
| 12 | | M. Marchment | 56 | 2025-26 | TOT | 68 | 19 | 26 | 45 | +17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 16.0 | 15 | 42 | 35.7 | 84 | 28 | 29 | 86 | 17:22 |
| 13 |  | A. Tuch | 57 | 2025-26 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | +24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 16.9 | 46 | 98 | 46.9 | 82 | 90 | 39 | 60 | 19:00 | |
| 14 |  | S. Stamkos | 58 | 2025-26 | 82 | 42 | 24 | 66 | -17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 206 | 20.4 | 323 | 560 | 57.7 | 89 | 36 | 24 | 65 | 17:50 | |
| 15 | | T. Frederic | 58 | 2025-26 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 5.2 | 89 | 156 | 57.1 | 193 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 11:02 | |
| 16 |  | B. Hagel | 58 | 2025-26 | 71 | 36 | 38 | 74 | +34 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 214 | 16.8 | 26 | 63 | 41.3 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 75 | 19:46 | |
| 17 |  | A. Kempe | 58 | 2025-26 | 81 | 36 | 37 | 73 | +14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 226 | 15.9 | 54 | 149 | 36.2 | 127 | 39 | 24 | 67 | 19:18 | |
| 18 |  | T. Konecny | 59 | 2025-26 | 77 | 27 | 41 | 68 | +14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 16.1 | 20 | 53 | 37.7 | 108 | 38 | 17 | 101 | 19:05 | |
| 19 | | G. Hathaway | 59 | 2025-26 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 252 | 58 | 9 | 35 | 10:24 | |
| 20 | | R. Lomberg | 59 | 2025-26 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 7.5 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 129 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 9:03 | |
| 21 |  | D. Cozens | 59 | 2025-26 | 82 | 28 | 31 | 59 | -7 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 13.7 | 435 | 818 | 53.2 | 215 | 24 | 19 | 53 | 17:02 | |
| 22 |  | D. Voronkov | 59 | 2025-26 | 63 | 17 | 15 | 32 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 15.5 | 6 | 25 | 24.0 | 105 | 27 | 9 | 41 | 13:56 | |
| 23 |  | J. Guentzel | 61 | 2025-26 | 81 | 38 | 50 | 88 | +13 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 220 | 17.3 | 209 | 437 | 47.8 | 39 | 41 | 23 | 73 | 20:15 | |
| 24 |  | E. Malkin | 61 | 2025-26 | 56 | 19 | 42 | 61 | +13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 12.8 | 109 | 245 | 44.5 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 88 | 17:36 | |
| 25 |  | M. Barzal | 61 | 2025-26 | 81 | 19 | 53 | 72 | +10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 184 | 10.3 | 210 | 528 | 39.8 | 29 | 50 | 42 | 93 | 20:39 | |
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Team Leaders 
G
44
Kucherov
A
86
Kucherov
+/-
+43
Kucherov
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.49
4th
GA/GP
2.79
3rd
PP%
20.7
17th
PK%
82.6
3rd
NHL 2025-26 Leaders
NHL 2025-26 Rankings
NHL 2025-26 Betting
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 |