NHL Projected Penalty Minutes Next Week Next Week
Penalty minutes are an often-overlooked fantasy category. Our PIM projections identify which players are most likely to spend time in the box next week. Physical players, enforcers, and agitators in heated matchups offer the best PIM upside (Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22)). (Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22))
Week 22: Mar 2 - Mar 8(Upcoming)
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 8:50 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 720 players
What drives PIM? Penalty minutes come from minor penalties (2 min), major penalties (5 min), and fighting majors (5 min). Physical players and agitators accumulate PIM most consistently.
PIM factors
- Playing style: Enforcers and agitators take more penalties - Game context: Rivalry games and playoff races increase penalties - Opponent: Playing against physical teams creates more scrums - Role: 4th liners often have higher PIM rates
Strategic value
PIM is highly unpredictable but can be targeted in specific matchups. Physical games between rivals produce the most penalty minutes.
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Pro Tip: Rivalry games produce 50%+ more penalty minutes. Target physical players in divisional matchups for PIM upside.
Sorted by Projected Penalty Minutes(Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22))
720 playersShowing 100 of 720 players
| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | PIM ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 42.2% | 6.80 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 4.70 | 9.80 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 86.80 | 104.90 | 17.90 |
Mark Kastelic | BOS | C | 21.1% | 5.90 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 5.10 | 11.00 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 17.10 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 52.90 | 74.80 | 14.80 |
Scott Sabourin | TB | RW | 0.2% | 5.80 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 6.20 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.50 | 43.30 | 10.50 |
Ross Johnston | ANA | LW | 4.9% | 5.50 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 12.50 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 38.90 | 54.50 | 7.50 |
Logan Stanley | WPG | D | 24.2% | 5.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 5.10 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 50.70 | 60.40 | 11.30 |
Arber Xhekaj | MON | D | 11.6% | 5.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.00 | 7.70 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 34.10 | 43.10 | 4.00 |
Mathieu Olivier | CLB | RW | 24.9% | 4.90 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 5.80 | 16.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 57.80 | 74.40 | 18.00 |
Adam Klapka | CGY | RW | 13.1% | 4.80 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 3.30 | 13.40 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 31.90 | 44.40 | 8.50 |
Curtis Douglas | TB | C | 0.1% | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 2.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 11.90 | 18.10 | 2.50 |
Michael McCarron | NSH | C | 10.0% | 4.40 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 6.20 | 11.30 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 26.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 58.20 | 79.00 | 11.50 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 24.5% | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 4.20 | 15.70 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.60 | 94.40 | 13.10 |
Evander Kane | VAN | LW | 44.4% | 4.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 9.40 | 7.40 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 67.20 | 80.30 | 16.40 |
Michael Kesselring | BUF | D | 12.8% | 4.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 5.10 | 3.30 | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 57.20 | 76.00 | 10.50 |
Donovan Sebrango | FLA | D | 0.0% | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 4.60 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 37.90 | 51.90 | 5.20 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 49.3% | 3.90 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 6.20 | 9.10 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 72.40 | 95.70 | 24.20 |
Zachary L'Heureux | NSH | LW | 11.2% | 3.90 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 6.00 | 13.70 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 48.30 | 68.00 | 12.20 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 59.9% | 3.90 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 4.60 | 5.30 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 90.50 | 109.60 | 21.20 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | 15.3% | 3.90 | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 5.50 | 5.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 76.80 | 95.00 | 17.30 |
Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | 86.9% | 3.70 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 4.40 | 10.60 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.40 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 70.30 | 79.00 | 37.00 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | 12.4% | 3.70 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 4.30 | 7.80 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 35.10 | 49.90 | 11.40 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | 17.1% | 3.70 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 4.20 | 9.00 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.70 | 13.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 54.80 | 74.00 | 14.80 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 74.5% | 3.50 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 4.60 | 7.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 62.50 | 74.30 | 15.20 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | 26.6% | 3.50 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 13.40 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 62.50 | 78.40 | 8.90 |
Dmitri Voronkov | CLB | LW | 63.5% | 3.50 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 6.90 | 6.50 | 1.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 57.80 | 74.10 | 20.20 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | 95.8% | 3.40 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 9.60 | 2.10 | 7.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 95.50 | 132.60 | 28.50 |
Josh Dunne | BUF | C | 0.0% | 3.40 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 3.70 | 5.30 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 37.70 | 53.70 | 6.20 |
Travis Hamonic | DET | D | 0.1% | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 3.10 | 4.40 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 57.90 | 81.60 | 8.80 |
Ryan Lomberg | CGY | LW | 0.2% | 3.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 3.10 | 8.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.60 | 38.00 | 6.60 |
Sean Walker | CAR | D | 26.8% | 3.30 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 9.30 | 6.90 | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 88.60 | 109.90 | 19.50 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 7.5% | 3.30 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 4.20 | 8.20 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 73.30 | 100.40 | 15.30 |
Mason Marchment | CLB | LW | 44.9% | 3.30 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 2.50 | 6.10 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 69.20 | 82.40 | 21.10 |
K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 56.2% | 3.30 | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 6.50 | 4.90 | 4.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.90 | 108.60 | 18.70 |
Emil Martinsen Lilleberg | TB | D | 7.3% | 3.30 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 5.20 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 51.20 | 66.70 | 9.90 |
Marcus Foligno | MIN | LW | 7.6% | 3.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.40 | 10.50 | 2.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 39.00 | 47.20 | 7.70 |
Scott Mayfield | NYI | D | 3.3% | 3.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 52.30 | 68.70 | 8.30 |
Connor Clifton | PIT | D | 8.5% | 3.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 16.90 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 65.20 | 75.50 | 11.80 |
Jacob Middleton | MIN | D | 12.6% | 3.20 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 53.80 | 65.30 | 10.10 |
Ridly Greig | OTT | C | 23.0% | 3.20 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 5.30 | 3.80 | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.10 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 50.00 | 74.10 | 14.60 |
Hampus Lindholm | BOS | D | 18.9% | 3.10 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 6.40 | 0.60 | 6.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 88.20 | 108.60 | 19.20 |
Nick Cousins | OTT | LW | 4.0% | 3.10 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 3.10 | 6.50 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 32.90 | 50.80 | 9.70 |
Marcus Pettersson | VAN | D | 7.9% | 3.10 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 3.20 | 4.10 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 84.80 | 100.80 | 11.80 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | 98.3% | 3.10 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 3.10 | 12.20 | 8.20 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 51.10 | 71.30 | 28.50 |
Martin Pospisil | CGY | LW | 12.8% | 3.10 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 4.40 | 12.90 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 36.60 | 54.10 | 8.90 |
Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | RW | 94.0% | 3.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.60 | 11.30 | 4.60 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 56.00 | 65.00 | 31.40 |
Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 95.4% | 3.00 | 0.40 | 3.10 | 3.40 | 5.70 | 4.80 | 7.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 96.60 | 111.00 | 30.60 |
Tanner Jeannot | BOS | LW | 13.3% | 3.00 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 12.30 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 53.00 | 70.60 | 15.00 |
Tyler Tucker | STL | D | 6.4% | 3.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 42.70 | 57.70 | 8.70 |
Sam Bennett | FLA | C | 86.6% | 2.90 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 2.40 | 8.30 | 5.30 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.10 | 24.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 55.40 | 67.70 | 20.80 |
Yanni Gourde | TB | C | 8.9% | 2.90 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 25.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 66.30 | 84.00 | 16.10 |
Garnet Hathaway | PHI | RW | 5.7% | 2.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.30 | 11.30 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 30.60 | 45.30 | 2.70 |
Ilya Lyubushkin | DAL | D | 0.2% | 2.80 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 5.60 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 64.80 | 81.70 | 12.30 |
Cole Smith | NSH | LW | 3.2% | 2.80 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 5.50 | 11.90 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 58.00 | 79.40 | 10.20 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | 66.8% | 2.70 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 2.30 | 5.60 | 4.50 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 83.40 | 114.90 | 18.90 |
Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | 83.5% | 2.70 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 10.70 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 86.80 | 103.20 | 21.40 |
Erik Gudbranson | CLB | D | 2.6% | 2.70 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 73.40 | 89.10 | 14.40 |
Erik Haula | NSH | C | 14.3% | 2.70 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 2.10 | 6.40 | 5.30 | 2.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.60 | 23.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 66.10 | 88.10 | 16.90 |
Brenden Dillon | NJ | D | 18.1% | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 10.60 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 72.00 | 88.10 | 10.60 |
Jonathan Aspirot | BOS | D | 5.6% | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 2.30 | 6.40 | 4.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 66.80 | 88.70 | 16.40 |
Tom Wilson | WAS | RW | 94.8% | 2.60 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 4.30 | 5.50 | 1.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 38.80 | 46.50 | 17.60 |
Tyler Myers | VAN | D | 9.7% | 2.60 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 4.70 | 5.00 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.70 | 80.70 | 99.60 | 9.30 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 99.2% | 2.60 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 3.20 | 9.90 | 3.80 | 4.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 98.40 | 110.00 | 29.50 |
Jeffrey Viel | ANA | LW | 0.2% | 2.60 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 5.00 | 9.10 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 49.00 | 66.90 | 9.60 |
Brayden Pachal | CGY | D | 3.2% | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.90 | 8.30 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 39.60 | 59.70 | 5.20 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 99.0% | 2.60 | 0.50 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 8.00 | 6.10 | 9.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 102.80 | 116.60 | 32.50 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | 0.2% | 2.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 50.10 | 60.00 | 8.00 |
Alexander Petrovic | DAL | D | 5.7% | 2.50 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 4.50 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 62.00 | 75.90 | 13.70 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | 27.8% | 2.50 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 4.60 | 8.30 | 8.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 84.20 | 104.60 | 16.80 |
Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | LW | 92.7% | 2.50 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 3.50 | 10.30 | 6.20 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 68.10 | 81.00 | 30.40 |
Nicolas Hague | NSH | D | 3.2% | 2.50 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 5.10 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 77.00 | 93.20 | 8.40 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | 8.1% | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.50 | 10.70 | 6.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 68.80 | 101.50 | 8.60 |
Corey Perry | LA | RW | 18.0% | 2.40 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 43.00 | 49.40 | 13.30 |
Gabriel Landeskog | COL | LW | 55.3% | 2.40 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 2.20 | 8.20 | 5.90 | 1.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.70 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 64.20 | 79.20 | 22.80 |
MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | D | 86.9% | 2.40 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 6.00 | 8.10 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.90 | 69.50 | 95.50 | 14.00 |
Brandon Hagel | TB | LW | 99.3% | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 4.50 | 13.40 | 3.10 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 79.00 | 92.80 | 43.10 |
Jackson Blake | CAR | RW | 40.0% | 2.40 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 2.60 | 8.50 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 65.90 | 76.20 | 23.10 |
Beckett Sennecke | ANA | RW | 75.1% | 2.40 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 3.30 | 9.40 | 4.70 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 69.50 | 87.20 | 26.00 |
Josh Anderson | MON | RW | 5.9% | 2.30 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 4.10 | 5.60 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 43.10 | 55.50 | 12.20 |
Johnathan Kovacevic | NJ | D | 3.3% | 2.30 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 3.20 | 5.20 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 69.00 | 85.20 | 8.30 |
Jack McBain | UTA | C | 20.1% | 2.30 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 8.90 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.30 | 13.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 42.20 | 61.10 | 11.40 |
Nicolas Deslauriers | PHI | LW | 0.1% | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 9.40 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 24.80 | 34.00 | 2.20 |
Luke Schenn | WPG | D | 7.4% | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.30 | 10.20 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 41.30 | 55.00 | 6.90 |
Damon Severson | CLB | D | 9.9% | 2.20 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 4.80 | 2.40 | 4.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 82.80 | 93.00 | 16.90 |
Brayden Schenn | STL | C | 28.8% | 2.20 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 4.70 | 6.50 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.60 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 50.10 | 65.00 | 11.20 |
Kris Letang | PIT | D | 66.4% | 2.20 | 0.20 | 1.80 | 2.10 | 6.60 | 5.60 | 4.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 88.20 | 91.70 | 21.70 |
Adrian Kempe | LA | RW | 98.7% | 2.20 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 2.10 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 57.90 | 64.40 | 19.90 |
Mason McTavish | ANA | C | 70.6% | 2.20 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 8.30 | 4.40 | 2.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.90 | 26.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 64.80 | 80.80 | 20.00 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | 27.0% | 2.20 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 6.50 | 3.00 | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 88.10 | 101.00 | 24.10 |
Adam Wilsby | NSH | D | 4.0% | 2.20 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 4.40 | 1.70 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 67.60 | 88.80 | 11.10 |
Jamie Benn | DAL | LW | 24.7% | 2.10 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 2.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 51.00 | 70.30 | 20.10 |
Miles Wood | CLB | LW | 0.2% | 2.10 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 51.00 | 68.20 | 11.70 |
Radko Gudas | ANA | D | 30.3% | 2.10 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 5.20 | 14.80 | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 66.80 | 86.60 | 16.00 |
Dylan DeMelo | WPG | D | 15.5% | 2.10 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 64.80 | 80.90 | 11.40 |
Nathan Walker | STL | LW | 6.6% | 2.10 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 12.40 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 37.10 | 51.60 | 10.00 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 83.7% | 2.10 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 6.10 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 66.50 | 72.90 | 17.60 |
Kirby Dach | MON | C | 21.3% | 2.10 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 4.60 | 3.80 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.30 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 43.20 | 53.20 | 16.20 |
Keegan Kolesar | LV | RW | 9.1% | 2.10 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 13.70 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 46.60 | 67.00 | 8.40 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | 58.6% | 2.10 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 4.70 | 2.20 | 4.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 90.30 | 107.80 | 20.10 |
Dylan Cozens | OTT | C | 88.3% | 2.10 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 2.40 | 7.60 | 8.40 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.60 | 16.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 51.60 | 68.70 | 21.00 |
Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | D | 20.1% | 2.10 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 3.60 | 8.80 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 81.80 | 88.60 | 16.10 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | 17.1% | 2.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 2.90 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 60.60 | 80.60 | 13.30 |
Physical Matchups Next week
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We analyze historical PIM rates, opponent physicality, game context (rivalry, intensity), player reputation, and referee assignment tendencies to project PIM for next week.
Enforcers and agitators like Ryan Reaves, Tom Wilson, and physical defensemen consistently lead in PIM. Fighting majors significantly boost PIM totals.
PIM is high-variance and unpredictable, but in category leagues, targeting physical players in rivalry games can provide an edge. It's best used as a tiebreaker category.
Some stars like Tom Wilson combine elite production with high PIM. Most stars, however, avoid penalties to stay on the ice and contribute offensively.
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