Instigator Leaders
| RK | TEAM | PIM | PIM/G | MAJOR | MIS | GMIS | BRD | UC | FM | INST | F/G | ATBF |
| 1 | Chicago | 848 | 10.34 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 0.50 | 122:20 |
| 2 | Boston | 1103 | 13.45 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 0.74 | 81:47 |
| 3 | Ottawa | 1145 | 13.96 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 0.65 | 94:15 |
| St. Louis | 1062 | 12.95 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 0.51 | 119:05 | |
| Edmonton | 942 | 11.49 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 0.33 | 184:42 | |
| 6 | Anaheim | 980 | 11.95 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 0.54 | 113:20 |
| Colorado | 902 | 11.00 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 0.44 | 139:04 | |
| Los Angeles | 923 | 11.26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0.40 | 152:04 | |
| Florida | 792 | 9.66 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0.38 | 162:07 | |
| NY Islanders | 763 | 9.30 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0.33 | 185:10 | |
| RK | TEAM | PIM | PIM/G | MAJOR | MIS | GMIS | BRD | UC | FM | INST | F/G | ATBF |
| Carolina | 763 | 9.30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0.23 | 262:33 | |
| 12 | NY Rangers | 1059 | 12.91 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 0.79 | 76:53 |
| Columbus | 1037 | 12.65 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0.70 | 87:15 | |
| Minnesota | 994 | 12.12 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 0.51 | 119:46 | |
| Buffalo | 904 | 11.02 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 0.49 | 125:15 | |
| San Jose | 785 | 9.57 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0.43 | 143:22 | |
| Montreal | 954 | 11.63 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0.34 | 179:12 | |
| Phoenix | 757 | 9.23 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0.33 | 185:37 | |
| Washington | 767 | 9.35 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0.32 | 191:45 | |
| 20 | Philadelphia | 1318 | 16.07 | 58 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 0 | 0.70 | 87:45 |
| RK | TEAM | PIM | PIM/G | MAJOR | MIS | GMIS | BRD | UC | FM | INST | F/G | ATBF |
| New Jersey | 944 | 11.51 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0.48 | 128:33 | |
| Vancouver | 1049 | 12.79 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0.46 | 132:09 | |
| Calgary | 885 | 10.79 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0.43 | 143:05 | |
| Winnipeg | 905 | 11.04 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0.43 | 142:26 | |
| Toronto | 824 | 10.05 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0.43 | 142:28 | |
| Pittsburgh | 880 | 10.73 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0.38 | 161:08 | |
| Dallas | 1032 | 12.59 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0.34 | 178:10 | |
| Tampa Bay | 865 | 10.55 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0.28 | 216:59 | |
| Nashville | 689 | 8.40 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0.23 | 262:14 | |
| Detroit | 699 | 8.52 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.18 | 333:17 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
