Playoff PIM stats are
often misleading for several reasons: 1) There is less fighting 2) Players don't all play the same number of games (see playoff PIM/Game leaders for a more useful ranking) 3) Defensemen get more holding, hooking and tripping penalties, due to the defensive style of hockey played in the playoffs (defensemen account for 5 of the top 10 playoff PIM leaders, but only 2 of the top 10 season leaders) |
Here are the leaders anyway:
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Grant Marshall |