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NHL Projected Penalty Minutes Today

Penalty minutes are an often-overlooked fantasy category. Our PIM projections identify which players are most likely to spend time in the box tonight. Physical players, enforcers, and agitators in heated matchups offer the best PIM upside.

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 7:43 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 257 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

257 players
Showing 100 of 257 players
PlayerTeamPosOppRost%PIMGAPTSSOGHITBLKPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Ross Johnston
ANALWvs CGY4.9%1.700.100.200.300.603.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.009.7013.601.90
Logan Stanley
WPGD@ SJ24.2%1.500.200.200.401.301.401.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1016.9020.104.30
Donovan Sebrango
FLAD@ NYI0.0%1.400.000.100.100.701.500.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2012.6017.301.40
Scott Mayfield
NYIDvs FLA3.3%1.300.000.100.100.700.901.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.4022.902.40
A.J. Greer
FLALW@ NYI12.4%1.300.200.200.301.402.600.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.000.1011.7016.603.60
Adam Klapka
CGYRW@ ANA13.1%1.100.100.100.200.903.000.500.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.000.0010.6014.802.30
Sam Bennett
FLAC@ NYI86.6%1.000.300.400.702.701.800.400.000.000.000.000.007.008.100.000.00-0.2018.5022.606.20
Matthew Tkachuk
FLARW@ NYI94.0%1.000.500.601.103.701.500.300.200.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.00-0.2018.7021.709.50
Liam O'Brien
UTALWvs CHI0.1%1.000.100.000.100.903.400.300.000.000.000.000.000.200.100.000.00-0.109.0013.201.40
Tyler Tucker
STLD@ MIN6.4%1.000.100.200.201.201.400.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1014.2019.202.70
Brayden Pachal
CGYD@ ANA3.2%1.000.000.100.200.802.401.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1013.2019.902.30
Martin Pospisil
CGYLW@ ANA12.8%1.000.100.200.301.503.100.300.000.000.000.000.000.700.700.000.000.0012.2018.003.20
Jeremy Lauzon
LVD@ PIT24.5%0.900.000.200.200.903.801.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.6023.603.10
Jeffrey Viel
ANALWvs CGY0.2%0.900.100.100.201.302.200.500.000.000.000.000.000.600.600.000.000.0012.2016.702.60
Jack McBain
UTACvs CHI20.1%0.900.100.300.401.503.900.600.000.000.000.000.005.404.700.000.000.1014.1020.404.00
MacKenzie Weegar
CGYD@ ANA86.9%0.800.100.400.402.202.002.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.4023.2031.805.70
Ryan Lomberg
CGYLW@ ANA0.2%0.800.100.100.200.801.900.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.008.9012.701.80
Jacob Middleton
MINDvs STL12.6%0.800.000.300.300.801.101.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.9021.803.20
Jonah Gadjovich
FLARW@ NYI0.1%0.800.000.200.200.902.700.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.107.9011.702.20
Vincent Desharnais
SJDvs WPG0.2%0.800.000.100.100.701.501.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.7020.002.60
Connor Murphy
CHID@ UTA5.1%0.700.100.100.200.801.001.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1016.4020.802.70
Brad Marchand
FLALW@ NYI97.6%0.700.500.501.002.900.700.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.3018.1022.108.00
Marcus Foligno
MINLWvs STL7.6%0.700.100.100.201.002.600.700.000.000.000.000.000.200.200.000.00-0.2013.0015.702.50
Aaron Ekblad
FLAD@ NYI63.4%0.700.000.300.301.401.201.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2022.5027.803.80
Brayden Schenn
STLC@ MIN28.8%0.700.200.200.401.602.200.400.000.000.000.000.006.805.000.000.00-0.5016.7021.703.00
Rasmus Andersson
LVD@ PIT95.8%0.700.200.300.502.200.501.800.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1023.9033.106.60
Nathan Walker
STLLW@ MIN6.6%0.700.100.200.301.104.200.800.000.000.000.000.001.601.200.000.00-0.1012.4017.203.00
Niko Mikkola
FLAD@ NYI8.2%0.700.000.100.201.001.801.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1020.4026.603.00
Mason McTavish
ANACvs CGY70.6%0.700.200.300.602.201.100.600.100.000.000.000.006.706.600.000.00-0.2016.2020.205.30
Connor Bedard
CHIC@ UTA99.7%0.700.500.601.103.200.400.400.100.000.000.000.003.804.100.000.00-0.1021.0022.609.50
Artyom Levshunov
CHID@ UTA48.0%0.700.000.300.401.301.401.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.6019.3021.203.00
Beckett Sennecke
ANARWvs CGY75.1%0.700.300.500.802.501.100.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1017.4021.806.60
Frank Vatrano
ANALWvs CGY28.4%0.600.100.100.101.801.600.700.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.00-0.2012.3017.202.70
Evan Rodrigues
FLAC@ NYI20.7%0.600.200.300.402.501.000.400.000.000.000.000.005.606.700.000.00-0.3017.3022.204.40
Luke Schenn
WPGD@ SJ7.4%0.600.000.200.200.702.501.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2013.8018.302.20
Adam Pelech
NYIDvs FLA5.0%0.600.100.100.201.300.701.900.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1020.9027.004.20
Radko Gudas
ANADvs CGY30.3%0.600.000.200.301.403.602.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1016.7021.604.20
Evgeni Malkin
PITCvs LV86.9%0.600.300.701.002.200.400.300.100.000.000.000.002.202.700.000.000.3017.6019.708.00
Dylan DeMelo
WPGD@ SJ15.5%0.600.100.300.301.001.201.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1021.6027.004.00
Robby Fabbri
STLLW@ MIN0.1%0.600.100.200.301.201.800.500.000.000.000.000.000.700.500.000.00-0.2013.2017.102.50
Bo Horvat
NYICvs FLA93.9%0.600.600.401.002.900.900.600.100.000.000.000.0010.707.600.000.000.2020.5023.309.10
Connor Clifton
PITDvs LV8.5%0.600.100.100.100.604.001.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1016.3018.902.80
Barrett Hayton
UTACvs CHI29.3%0.600.200.200.401.900.500.400.100.000.000.000.006.004.600.000.000.1015.3020.704.50
Jake Neighbours
STLLW@ MIN43.8%0.600.300.300.601.602.700.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.2015.8020.904.80
Olen Zellweger
ANADvs CGY41.4%0.600.100.200.301.600.401.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1017.6022.204.30
Frank Nazar
CHIC@ UTA57.6%0.600.200.400.502.100.600.700.000.000.000.000.006.207.200.000.00-0.3018.5021.504.70
Sam Rinzel
CHID@ UTA41.5%0.600.000.200.301.300.801.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.2019.603.30
Logan Mailloux
STLD@ MIN23.2%0.600.000.000.100.901.100.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.6014.1018.500.50
Uvis Balinskis
FLAD@ NYI14.0%0.600.100.200.301.301.300.700.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2016.3021.003.00
Kyle MacLean
NYICvs FLA0.1%0.600.100.100.200.802.100.400.000.000.000.000.001.100.700.000.00-0.1010.7014.301.70
Zayne Parekh
CGYD@ ANA49.2%0.600.100.300.301.400.701.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.8021.504.10
Ian Moore
ANADvs CGY4.8%0.600.100.100.201.000.401.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0014.2020.203.60
Matthew Schaefer
NYIDvs FLA97.1%0.600.300.400.802.300.501.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1024.1026.908.20
Jonathan Toews
WPGC@ SJ15.8%0.500.100.200.401.400.200.400.100.000.000.000.007.904.500.000.00-0.3015.1019.403.00
Dmitry Kulikov
FLAD@ NYI3.2%0.500.000.100.100.801.400.900.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2016.9023.802.60
Ryan Reaves
SJRWvs WPG0.5%0.500.100.000.100.402.600.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.208.0011.100.50
Alex Killorn
ANARWvs CGY6.5%0.500.100.200.301.900.800.500.000.000.000.000.000.601.100.000.00-0.1016.2021.803.70
Dmitry Orlov
SJDvs WPG36.2%0.500.000.400.501.001.401.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2021.4023.603.80
Brandon Tanev
UTALWvs CHI3.3%0.500.000.000.100.903.300.600.000.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.00-0.209.4014.401.10
Mikhail Sergachev
UTADvs CHI97.7%0.500.200.500.702.100.501.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.4028.906.80
Mathew Barzal
NYIRWvs FLA87.4%0.500.300.600.901.900.400.700.000.000.000.000.003.705.100.000.000.2020.8021.607.60
Blake Coleman
CGYRW@ ANA35.2%0.500.300.200.502.402.200.700.000.000.000.100.000.300.300.000.000.2016.9023.406.00
Alexander Kerfoot
UTACvs CHI0.6%0.500.100.100.201.100.600.700.000.000.000.000.002.902.800.000.00-0.1010.6015.302.50
Carson Soucy
NYIDvs FLA3.3%0.500.100.100.200.801.501.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.9022.503.00
Kiefer Sherwood
SJRWvs WPG71.6%0.500.400.100.502.604.600.500.100.000.000.000.000.300.500.000.00-0.2017.5021.905.80
Kevin Bahl
CGYD@ ANA8.2%0.500.100.200.300.801.301.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2022.0030.903.80
Morgan Barron
WPGC@ SJ8.2%0.500.200.200.401.801.800.500.000.000.000.000.004.504.600.000.000.1012.6017.904.20
Jack Finley
STLC@ MIN3.2%0.500.100.100.200.701.500.200.000.000.000.000.003.903.700.000.000.108.7013.202.10
Anton Lundell
FLAC@ NYI77.4%0.500.200.400.602.101.100.500.000.000.000.000.008.408.300.000.00-0.1019.2024.305.60
Louis Crevier
CHID@ UTA15.3%0.500.100.200.301.401.701.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.4022.103.60
Colton Dach
CHILW@ UTA14.6%0.500.000.100.100.803.000.400.000.000.000.000.000.400.700.000.00-0.3011.7016.101.20
Logan Cooley
UTACvs CHI90.7%0.500.500.300.902.201.300.400.100.000.000.100.005.206.200.000.000.2017.7021.407.50
Pavol Regenda
SJCvs WPG19.0%0.500.400.200.602.101.800.300.200.000.000.000.001.101.000.000.000.1014.5018.705.90
Drew Helleson
ANADvs CGY10.5%0.500.000.200.200.801.201.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1017.4023.703.20
Calum Ritchie
NYICvs FLA24.0%0.500.200.200.401.100.200.600.000.000.000.000.002.403.900.000.00-0.1012.3016.103.50
John Beecher
CGYC@ ANA3.2%0.500.100.100.201.000.800.800.000.000.000.000.002.302.700.000.00-0.1010.0015.102.10
Justin Faulk
STLD@ MIN75.3%0.400.200.400.502.200.701.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.4027.706.50
Ryan Hartman
MINCvs STL31.2%0.400.300.300.502.000.701.300.100.000.000.000.005.607.200.000.000.0016.7018.006.00
Nick Foligno
CHILW@ UTA5.9%0.400.000.200.200.702.100.600.000.000.000.000.003.803.800.000.000.0013.0017.702.30
Seth Jones
FLAD@ NYI81.2%0.400.100.400.502.000.901.100.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1023.4027.205.70
Brayden McNabb
LVD@ PIT19.7%0.400.000.100.101.002.002.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1020.7026.104.00
Tanner Pearson
WPGLW@ SJ0.1%0.400.200.100.201.001.200.500.000.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.000.1010.9016.102.90
Mikael Granlund
ANACvs CGY48.3%0.400.300.400.602.000.500.700.100.000.000.000.006.106.700.000.00-0.2019.0023.005.40
Joel Hanley
CGYD@ ANA0.1%0.400.000.100.100.500.601.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1014.4022.302.30
Anders Lee
NYILWvs FLA40.6%0.400.200.400.602.401.000.500.100.000.000.000.001.100.800.000.000.1015.5019.305.90
Ian Cole
UTADvs CHI14.6%0.400.000.200.300.801.001.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3018.4023.503.90
Kris Letang
PITDvs LV66.4%0.400.100.400.501.401.401.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0022.905.00
Barclay Goodrow
SJLWvs WPG0.1%0.400.100.100.200.801.300.700.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.00-0.2011.5015.901.80
Anthony DeAngelo
NYIDvs FLA44.9%0.400.100.400.401.700.400.800.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.8023.004.30
Gustav Forsling
FLAD@ NYI46.8%0.400.000.300.301.300.601.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1022.7027.103.50
Nick Schmaltz
UTARWvs CHI91.4%0.400.400.601.002.600.300.600.100.000.000.000.005.405.600.000.000.3019.7023.808.60
Tyler Bertuzzi
CHILW@ UTA75.0%0.400.500.300.802.200.800.300.200.000.000.000.000.900.900.000.00-0.4018.4020.506.20
Zach Whitecloud
CGYD@ ANA4.9%0.400.000.200.200.901.501.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1019.6024.803.30
Quinn Hughes
MINDvs STL99.6%0.400.101.001.102.500.101.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0027.8024.208.90
Morgan Frost
CGYC@ ANA19.7%0.400.300.300.601.900.600.500.100.000.000.000.007.705.600.000.00-0.2015.3019.705.00
Timothy Liljegren
SJDvs WPG7.3%0.400.000.200.200.700.701.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1020.2024.203.10
Keegan Kolesar
LVRW@ PIT9.1%0.400.100.200.200.903.400.500.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.00-0.2011.6016.801.90
Sean Durzi
UTADvs CHI51.1%0.400.100.400.501.600.601.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1020.2026.004.90
Parker Wotherspoon
PITDvs LV20.1%0.400.000.300.300.702.101.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1020.5022.203.80
Matthew Boldy
MINRWvs STL99.9%0.400.700.601.303.000.600.600.200.000.000.100.000.700.800.000.000.2020.9021.0011.00

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Rivalry games and playoff races produce more penalty minutes. Check Tonight's schedule for high-intensity matchups.

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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 tonight.
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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