New Jersey Devils – Randy McKay
While Randy McKay is well off the top spot for Devils all-time leader in penalty minutes, he is their best fighter of all time. A veteran of 932 games with the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens, McKay spent the better part of his career imposing his will with his fists.
His busiest time with the Devils came in his first three seasons. In just 231 games he managed to drop the gloves an impressive 74 times. He took on other big names like Marty McSorley and Basil McRae, making his case as the best all-time fighter for the Devils.
McKay managed to drop the gloves a whopping 132 times during his tenure with the Devils.
McKay amassed 1,418 penalty minutes during his time in New Jersey. This is good to put him in a distant second to fellow fighter Ken Daneyko, who was considered for this place as well. The main reason that McKay beat out Daneyko was that he fought on a much more frequent basis.
On top of his impressive penalty minute total while in New Jersey, he finished his career with 1,731 penalty minutes. This is just shy of him averaging a two-minute minor every single game over the course of an almost 1,000-game career. Impressive, to say the least.
As said above, there were other considerations for this position, like Daneyko, but the frequency at which McKay fought for the Devils, and successfully, earns him the top spot for fighters in their history.