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NHL Hits Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2025-26All 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 2025-26: Arber Xhekaj (MTL), 178 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 178 | 65 | 2.74 | 10%▲6.3 |
| 2 | Zachary BolducFMTL | MTL | 170 | 78 | 2.18 | 21%▲19 |
| 3 | Joseph VelenoFMTL | MTL | 166 | 61 | 2.72 | 4.1%▲3.9 |
| 4 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 129 | 72 | 1.79 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 5 | Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 115 | 59 | 1.95 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 6 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 105 | 82 | 1.28 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 7 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 98 | 77 | 1.27 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 8 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 89 | 68 | 1.31 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 9 | Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 86 | 39 | 2.21 | 19%▲18 |
| 10 | Sammy BlaisFMTL | MTL | 78 | 21 | 3.71 | — |
| 11 | Alexandre TexierFMTL | MTL | 65 | 51 | 1.27 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 12 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 63 | 75 | 0.84 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 13 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 62 | 82 | 0.76 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 14 | Noah DobsonDMTL | MTL | 62 | 80 | 0.78 | 98%▼1.2 |
| 15 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 59 | 78 | 0.76 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 16 | Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 53 | 37 | 1.43 | 12%▲12 |
| 17 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 50 | 81 | 0.62 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 18 | Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 48 | 42 | 1.14 | 26%▲23 |
| 19 | Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 35 | 73 | 0.48 | 14%▲12 |
| 20 | Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 29%▲25 |
| 21 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 22 | Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 91%▲22 |
| 23 | Owen BeckFMTL | MTL | 24 | 15 | 1.60 | 8.8%▲8.7 |
| 24 | Jared DavidsonFMTL | MTL | 18 | 10 | 1.80 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Florian XhekajFMTL | MTL | 9 | 5 | 1.80 | 8.1%▲7.7 |
| 26 | Adam EngstromDMTL | MTL | 7 | 15 | 0.47 | 6.4%▲6.3 |
| 27 | Joshua RoyFMTL | MTL | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | 8.0%▲8 |
| 28 | Patrik LaineFMTL | MTL | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 9.7%▲9.2 |
| 29 | David ReinbacherDMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 28%▲27 |
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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