The second highest penalty minutes total in an NHL game by both teams is 406 minutes in a game between the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins on February 26, 1981. This number is not significantly less than the NHL record of 419 minutes between the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers on March 5, 2004.
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The record for the most penalty minutes in one season is currently held by Dave Schultz, formerly of the Philadelphia Flyers, with 472 in the 1974-75 NHL season.
The record for most penalty minutes in a career is currently held by Tiger Williams who had 3,966 PIM's in 14 seasons.
The most penalties in a single game occurred in a fight-filled match between the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers on March 5th, 2004 when 419 penalty minutes were handed out.
The active penalty minute leader is Donald Brashear from the New York Rangers, who has accumulated 2,571 PIM's in 16 NHL seasons.
The current 2009-2010 NHL season leader is Zenon Konopka of the Tampa Bay Lightning with 175 PIM's in 49 games played to date.
Randy Holt set a NHL record of 67 PIM's in one game on March 11th, 1979. (The game is only 60 minutes long!)
Maybe not the most but 11 to the Pittsburg Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings on June 8, 2009 has to rank up there.