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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2021-22All 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 2021-22: Alexander Romanov (MTL), 227 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 | Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | 227 | 79 | 2.87 | 15%▲15 |
| 2 | Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | 156 | 51 | 3.06 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 153 | 69 | 2.22 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 4 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 140 | 68 | 2.06 | 0.1% |
| 5 | David SavardDMTL | MTL | 134 | 62 | 2.16 | — |
| 6 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 104 | 60 | 1.73 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 7 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 89 | 82 | 1.09 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 8 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 88 | 72 | 1.22 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 9 | Tyler PitlickFMTL | MTL | 70 | 39 | 1.79 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 66 | 27 | 2.44 | — |
| 11 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 61 | 24 | 2.54 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 12 | Cedric PaquetteFMTL | MTL | 58 | 24 | 2.42 | — |
| 13 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 54 | 56 | 0.96 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 14 | Chris WidemanDMTL | MTL | 44 | 64 | 0.69 | — |
| 15 | Ryan PoehlingFMTL | MTL | 40 | 57 | 0.70 | 6.7%▲5.1 |
| 16 | William LagessonDMTL | MTL | 40 | 33 | 1.21 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Mathieu PerreaultFMTL | MTL | 35 | 25 | 1.40 | — |
| 18 | Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | 32 | 56 | 0.57 | 16%▲13 |
| 19 | Laurent DauphinFMTL | MTL | 31 | 38 | 0.82 | — |
| 20 | Mike HoffmanFMTL | MTL | 27 | 67 | 0.40 | — |
| 21 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 27 | 34 | 0.79 | 0.5% |
| 22 | Rem PitlickFMTL | MTL | 25 | 66 | 0.38 | — |
| 23 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 18 | 67 | 0.27 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 24 | Alex BelzileFMTL | MTL | 17 | 11 | 1.55 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Corey SchuenemanDMTL | MTL | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Kale ClagueDMTL | MTL | 14 | 36 | 0.39 | — |
| 27 | Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL | MTL | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | — |
| 28 | Jordan HarrisDMTL | MTL | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Lukas VejdemoFMTL | MTL | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | — |
| 30 | Sami NikuDMTL | MTL | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | — |
| 31 | Brandon BaddockFMTL | MTL | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | — |
| 32 | Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | — |
| 33 | Justin BarronDMTL | MTL | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Mattias NorlinderDMTL | MTL | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | — |
| 35 | Cam HillisFMTL | 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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