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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 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 2023-24: Michael Pezzetta (MTL), 242 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 | 242 | 61 | 3.97 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 169 | 78 | 2.17 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 3 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 152 | 82 | 1.85 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 4 | Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 125 | 44 | 2.84 | 10%▲6.3 |
| 5 | Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 121 | 56 | 2.16 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 6 | Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 116 | 70 | 1.66 | 19%▲18 |
| 7 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 86 | 82 | 1.05 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 8 | Johnathan KovacevicDMTL | MTL | 74 | 62 | 1.19 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 69 | 82 | 0.84 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 10 | David SavardDMTL | MTL | 69 | 60 | 1.15 | — |
| 11 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 63 | 77 | 0.82 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 12 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 61 | 82 | 0.74 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 13 | Justin BarronDMTL | MTL | 61 | 48 | 1.27 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 56 | 82 | 0.68 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 15 | Tanner PearsonFMTL | MTL | 50 | 54 | 0.93 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 49 | 66 | 0.74 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 17 | Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL | MTL | 47 | 45 | 1.04 | — |
| 18 | Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 41 | 59 | 0.69 | — |
| 19 | Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 36 | 55 | 0.65 | 26%▲23 |
| 20 | Jordan HarrisDMTL | MTL | 26 | 56 | 0.46 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Colin WhiteFMTL | MTL | 22 | 28 | 0.79 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | 16 | 30 | 0.53 | 16%▲13 |
| 23 | Joshua RoyFMTL | MTL | 12 | 23 | 0.52 | 8.0%▲8 |
| 24 | Mitchell StephensFMTL | MTL | 8 | 23 | 0.35 | — |
| 25 | Emil HeinemanFMTL | MTL | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 32%▲25 |
| 26 | Brandon GignacFMTL | MTL | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | — |
| 27 | Lucas CondottaFMTL | MTL | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 12%▲12 |
| 29 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 30 | Logan MaillouxDMTL | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 29%▲28 |
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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