| Rank | Player | Team | PIM |
| 1 | E. Staal | CAR | 54 |
| 2 | J. Harrison | CAR | 51 |
| 3 | A. Semin | CAR | 46 |
| 4 | K. Westgarth | CAR | 45 |
| 5 | T. Gleason | CAR | 40 |
| 6 | J. Staal | CAR | 32 |
| 7 | C. LaRose | CAR | 29 |
| 8 | J. Skinner | CAR | 26 |
| 9 | N. Blanchard | CAR | 20 |
| 10 | J. Tlusty | CAR | 18 |
| 11 | J. Jokinen | PIT | 18 |
| 12 | D. Bowman | CAR | 17 |
| 13 | T. Wallace | CAR | 17 |
| 14 | J. Faulk | CAR | 15 |
| 15 | J. Corvo | CAR | 14 |
| 16 | P. Dwyer | CAR | 12 |
| 17 | J. Pitkanen | CAR | 12 |
| 18 | J. McBain | CAR | 12 |
| 19 | R. Nash | CAR | 8 |
| 20 | T. Ruutu | CAR | 8 |