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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Michael Pezzetta (MTL), 239 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 | Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | 239 | 63 | 3.79 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 159 | 51 | 3.12 | 10%▲6.3 |
| 3 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 139 | 69 | 2.01 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 4 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 112 | 61 | 1.84 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 5 | Johnathan KovacevicDMTL | MTL | 93 | 77 | 1.21 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 84 | 44 | 1.91 | 19%▲18 |
| 7 | David SavardDMTL | MTL | 61 | 62 | 0.98 | — |
| 8 | Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL | MTL | 57 | 34 | 1.68 | — |
| 9 | Jordan HarrisDMTL | MTL | 53 | 65 | 0.82 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 53 | 58 | 0.91 | 12%▲12 |
| 11 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 53 | 48 | 1.10 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 12 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 53 | 39 | 1.36 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 13 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 50 | 82 | 0.61 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 14 | Justin BarronDMTL | MTL | 49 | 39 | 1.26 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Denis GurianovFMTL | MTL | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | — |
| 16 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 37 | 43 | 0.86 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 17 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 29 | 58 | 0.50 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 27 | 54 | 0.50 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 19 | Alex BelzileFMTL | MTL | 27 | 31 | 0.87 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Chris WidemanDMTL | MTL | 25 | 46 | 0.54 | — |
| 21 | Anthony RichardFMTL | MTL | 25 | 13 | 1.92 | — |
| 22 | Mike HoffmanFMTL | MTL | 24 | 67 | 0.36 | — |
| 23 | Rem PitlickFMTL | MTL | 23 | 46 | 0.50 | — |
| 24 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 18 | 46 | 0.39 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 25 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 18 | 37 | 0.49 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 26 | Chris TierneyFMTL | MTL | 15 | 36 | 0.42 | — |
| 27 | Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 14 | 37 | 0.38 | — |
| 28 | Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | 13 | 64 | 0.20 | 16%▲13 |
| 29 | Sean MonahanFMTL | MTL | 10 | 25 | 0.40 | 19%▲13 |
| 30 | Corey SchuenemanDMTL | MTL | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Lucas CondottaFMTL | MTL | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Joel TeasdaleFMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | — |
| 33 | Sean FarrellFMTL | MTL | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 34 | Frederic AllardDMTL | MTL | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| 35 | Owen BeckFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 8.8%▲8.7 |
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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