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The Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks amassed the most penalty minutes in a Stanley Cup Final game since 1990 when they combined for 145 PIM in Game 3 on Monday night.
The Canucks totaled 70 minutes and Boston had 75 in the Bruins' 8-1 victory. The only other Final game in the last 21 years that surpassed 100 penalty minutes was Game 2 in 2004, when Calgary (60) and Tampa Bay (67) combined for 127 in the Lightning's 4-1 victory.
The next-highest total was the 83 amassed by the Minnesota North Stars (29) and Pittsburgh Penguins (54) in the Pens' 4-1 win in Game 2 in 1991.
Below are the top six PIM games in the Stanley Cup Final since 1990:
| Date | Away team | PIM | Home team | PIM | Total PIM | Final score |
| 06/06/2011 | Canucks | 70 | Bruins | 75 | 145 | Bruins 8, Canucks 1 |
| 05/27/2004 | Flames | 67 | Lightning | 60 | 127 | Lightning 4, Flames 1 |
| 05/17/1991 | North Stars | 29 | Penguins | 54 | 83 | Penguins 4, North Stars 1 |
| 05/19/1991 | Penguins | 47 | North Stars | 30 | 77 | North Stars 3, Penguins 1 |
| 06/06/2009 | Penguins | 48 | Red Wings | 14 | 62 | Red Wings 5, Penguins 0 |
| 05/26/2008 | Penguins | 46 | Red Wings | 16 | 62 | Red Wings 3, Penguins 0 |