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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Josh Anderson (MTL), 139 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 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 139 | 52 | 2.67 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 2 | Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | 138 | 54 | 2.56 | 15%▲15 |
| 3 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 116 | 46 | 2.52 | — |
| 4 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 98 | 55 | 1.78 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 5 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 97 | 55 | 1.76 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 86 | 41 | 2.10 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 7 | Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 85 | 47 | 1.81 | 57%▲40 |
| 8 | Jesperi KotkaniemiFMTL | MTL | 84 | 56 | 1.50 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 9 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 79 | 47 | 1.68 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 10 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 77 | 41 | 1.88 | 13%▲11 |
| 11 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 76 | 53 | 1.43 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 12 | Tyler ToffoliFMTL | MTL | 75 | 52 | 1.44 | 38%▼18 |
| 13 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 70 | 56 | 1.25 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 14 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 70 | 48 | 1.46 | — |
| 15 | Tomas TatarFMTL | MTL | 63 | 50 | 1.26 | — |
| 16 | Corey PerryFMTL | MTL | 56 | 49 | 1.14 | 7.4%▲5.9 |
| 17 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 46 | 35 | 1.31 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 18 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 42 | 44 | 0.95 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Jon MerrillDMTL | MTL | 34 | 49 | 0.69 | — |
| 20 | Brett KulakDMTL | MTL | 28 | 46 | 0.61 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Eric StaalFMTL | MTL | 23 | 53 | 0.43 | — |
| 22 | Erik GustafssonDMTL | MTL | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 23 | Xavier OuelletDMTL | MTL | 17 | 6 | 2.83 | — |
| 24 | Michael FrolikFMTL | MTL | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | — |
| 25 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 26 | Alex BelzileFMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Otto LeskinenDMTL | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | — |
| 28 | Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 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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