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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Jeff Petry (MTL), 177 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 | 177 | 71 | 2.49 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 152 | 69 | 2.20 | 13%▲11 |
| 3 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 146 | 58 | 2.52 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 4 | Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 120 | 70 | 1.71 | 57%▲40 |
| 5 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 119 | 71 | 1.68 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 6 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 112 | 65 | 1.72 | — |
| 7 | Cale FleuryDMTL | MTL | 102 | 41 | 2.49 | 4.0%▲3.8 |
| 8 | Tomas TatarFMTL | MTL | 79 | 68 | 1.16 | — |
| 9 | Dale WeiseFMTL | MTL | 70 | 23 | 3.04 | — |
| 10 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 64 | 71 | 0.90 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 11 | Brett KulakDMTL | MTL | 59 | 56 | 1.05 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 53 | 59 | 0.90 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 13 | Jesperi KotkaniemiFMTL | MTL | 51 | 36 | 1.42 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 14 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 42 | 29 | 1.45 | — |
| 15 | Ryan PoehlingFMTL | MTL | 38 | 27 | 1.41 | 6.7%▲5.1 |
| 16 | Christian FolinDMTL | MTL | 38 | 16 | 2.38 | — |
| 17 | Max DomiFMTL | MTL | 32 | 71 | 0.45 | 5.8%▲4.6 |
| 18 | Jordan WealFMTL | MTL | 32 | 49 | 0.65 | — |
| 19 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Charles HudonFMTL | MTL | 25 | 15 | 1.67 | — |
| 21 | Xavier OuelletDMTL | MTL | 24 | 12 | 2.00 | — |
| 22 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 20 | 51 | 0.39 | — |
| 23 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 16 | 13 | 1.23 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 24 | Riley BarberFMTL | MTL | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | — |
| 25 | Otto LeskinenDMTL | MTL | 13 | 5 | 2.60 | — |
| 26 | Lukas VejdemoFMTL | MTL | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | — |
| 27 | Karl AlznerDMTL | MTL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | — |
| 28 | Gustav OlofssonDMTL | MTL | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | — |
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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