Steve Downie is on pace to become the sixth player to skate for the Penguins during

a season in which he led the NHL in penalty minutes, and only the third to play that
entire season with Pittsburgh (Bryan Watson, Steve Durbano, Dave Schultz, Paul
Baxter and Matt Barnaby have led NHL, only Watson and Baxter played whole
season here). But compared to other PIM leaders over the last 17 years, he's got the
best +/- and is within range of matching the goals scored by Sean Avery (with LA),
Daniel Carcillo and Derek Dorsett. A look at the offensive numbers for the players
who finished first in the NHL in penalty minutes each season since 1997-98:
Player
Minus
Steve Downie
Tom Sestito
Colton Orr
Derek Dorsett
Zenon Konopka
Zenon Konopka
Dan Carcillo
Dan Carcillo
Ben Eager
Sean Avery
Sean Avery
Jody Shelley
Peter Worrell
Matt Barnaby
Denny Lambert
Rob Ray
Donald Brashear

Team

Season

PIM

G-A-PTS

Pittsburgh 2014-15
191 11-13-24
+7
Vancouver 2013-14
213 5-4-9
-14
Toronto
2012-13
155 1-3-4
+4
Columbus
2011-12
235 12-8-20
NY Islanders 2010-11
307 2-7-9
-14
Tampa Bay 2009-10
265 2-3-5
-11
Phoe/Phil
2008-09
254 3-11-14
-15
Phoenix
2007-08
324 13-11-24
+1
Philadelphia 2006-07
233 6-5-11
-13
Los Angeles 2005-06
257 15-24-39
-5
Los Angeles 2003-04
261 9-19-28
+2
Columbus
2002-03
249 1-4-5
-5
Florida
2001-02
354 4-5-9
-15
Pgh/Tampa 2000-01
265 5-8-13
-10
Atlanta
1999-00
219 5-6-11
Buffalo
1998-99
261 0-4-4
-2
Vancouver 1997-98
372 9-9-18
-9

Plus-

-11

-17