Counting stats
NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Jeff Petry (MTL), 190 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 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 190 | 82 | 2.32 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL | MTL | 135 | 48 | 2.81 | 0.2% |
| 3 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 129 | 58 | 2.22 | — |
| 4 | Andrew ShawFMTL | MTL | 128 | 63 | 2.03 | — |
| 5 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 126 | 82 | 1.54 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 6 | Christian FolinDMTL | MTL | 125 | 45 | 2.78 | — |
| 7 | Jordie BennDMTL | MTL | 124 | 81 | 1.53 | — |
| 8 | Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 120 | 82 | 1.46 | 57%▲40 |
| 9 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 114 | 56 | 2.04 | — |
| 10 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 113 | 57 | 1.98 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 11 | Brett KulakDMTL | MTL | 107 | 57 | 1.88 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 95 | 81 | 1.17 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 13 | Dale WeiseFMTL | MTL | 88 | 51 | 1.73 | — |
| 14 | Nate ThompsonFMTL | MTL | 87 | 78 | 1.12 | — |
| 15 | Tomas TatarFMTL | MTL | 77 | 80 | 0.96 | — |
| 16 | Charles HudonFMTL | MTL | 73 | 32 | 2.28 | — |
| 17 | Jesperi KotkaniemiFMTL | MTL | 66 | 79 | 0.84 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 18 | Noah JuulsenDMTL | MTL | 60 | 21 | 2.86 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 55 | 81 | 0.68 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Max DomiFMTL | MTL | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 5.8%▲4.6 |
| 21 | Michael ChaputFMTL | MTL | 53 | 32 | 1.66 | — |
| 22 | Mike ReillyDMTL | MTL | 48 | 57 | 0.84 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Matthew PecaFMTL | MTL | 33 | 39 | 0.85 | — |
| 24 | Xavier OuelletDMTL | MTL | 32 | 19 | 1.68 | — |
| 25 | David SchlemkoDMTL | MTL | 29 | 18 | 1.61 | — |
| 26 | Jordan WealFMTL | MTL | 28 | 63 | 0.44 | — |
| 27 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 21 | 71 | 0.30 | — |
| 28 | Karl AlznerDMTL | MTL | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | — |
| 29 | Tomas PlekanecFMTL | MTL | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | — |
| 30 | Ryan PoehlingFMTL | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 6.7%▲5.1 |
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.
About our data sources →Projected next
Our fantasy projections for hits: who should lead the coming games.