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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by total hits this season, regular season only.
Hits are body checks credited by the off-ice scorer. Physical third-liners and stay-at-home defensemen lead the league, often while their team spends long stretches without the puck. Hits are a category in most banger leagues, and the leaders are often cheap depth players. Recording varies by arena, so compare players across the league rather than reading too much into one building.
Leader for the Montreal Canadiens in 2017-18: Nicolas Deslauriers (MTL), 238 HIT.
- Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL | MTL | 238 | 58 | 4.10 | 0.2% |
| 2 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 167 | 82 | 2.04 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Karl AlznerDMTL | MTL | 141 | 82 | 1.72 | — |
| 4 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 137 | 82 | 1.67 | — |
| 5 | Jacob de la RoseFMTL | MTL | 127 | 55 | 2.31 | — |
| 6 | Charles HudonFMTL | MTL | 126 | 72 | 1.75 | — |
| 7 | Max PaciorettyFMTL | MTL | 118 | 64 | 1.84 | — |
| 8 | Logan ShawFMTL | MTL | 110 | 72 | 1.53 | — |
| 9 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 90 | 82 | 1.10 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 10 | Jordie BennDMTL | MTL | 90 | 77 | 1.17 | — |
| 11 | Andrew ShawFMTL | MTL | 80 | 51 | 1.57 | — |
| 12 | Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 71 | 66 | 1.08 | 57%▲40 |
| 13 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 66 | 26 | 2.54 | — |
| 14 | Michael McCarronFMTL | MTL | 61 | 18 | 3.39 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 15 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 59 | 52 | 1.13 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 16 | Noah JuulsenDMTL | MTL | 58 | 23 | 2.52 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Brett LernoutDMTL | MTL | 56 | 18 | 3.11 | — |
| 18 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 55 | 77 | 0.71 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Byron FroeseFMTL | MTL | 54 | 48 | 1.13 | — |
| 20 | Mike ReillyDMTL | MTL | 41 | 57 | 0.72 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Alex GalchenyukFMTL | MTL | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | — |
| 22 | David SchlemkoDMTL | MTL | 33 | 37 | 0.89 | — |
| 23 | Daniel CarrFMTL | MTL | 30 | 38 | 0.79 | — |
| 24 | Nikita ScherbakFMTL | MTL | 18 | 26 | 0.69 | — |
| 25 | Kerby RychelFMTL | MTL | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | — |
| 26 | Mark StreitDMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | — |
| 27 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | — |
| 28 | Ales HemskyFMTL | MTL | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | — |
| 29 | Rinat ValievDMTL | MTL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
How to read it
Total hits this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games and ice time. Hit counts also depend on the arena's scorer, so a home-heavy schedule can inflate them.
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