most body checks in a hockey game

Zdeno Chara has made the most hits in a game, with 17 hits versus the Rangers on November 3, 1999.

Interpreted as:
most body checks by a player in a hockey regular-season game
NAMEHITDATETMOPPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%BKSTKAGVATOI
1Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
17
11/3/1999
@
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
2
1
1
28:00
2Brady Tkachuk
B. Tkachuk
16
4/6/2024
vs
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
14.3
0
3
0.0
0
1
2
20:06
3Nikita Zadorov
N. Zadorov
15
3/22/2018
vs
0
0
0
-3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
21:55
4Mark Borowiecki
M. Borowiecki
14
12/5/2016
@
0
0
0
-3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
21:20
5Shane Doan
S. Doan
14
12/3/2011
vs
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
19:11
6Matt Martin
M. Martin
14
3/8/2011
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
2
2
0
17:39
7Brett Festerling
B. Festerling
14
12/31/2009
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
14:57
8Brendan Witt
B. Witt
14
11/9/1999
vs
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
1
1
2
25:28
9Liam O'Brien
L. O'Brien
13
2/28/2023
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12:49
10Tom Wilson
T. Wilson
13
2/2/2020
vs
0
0
0
-3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
2
0
0
21:11
11Charles Hudon
C. Hudon
13
11/24/2018
vs
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
9:09
12Adam Larsson
A. Larsson
13
11/3/2017
vs
0
1
1
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
6
0
0
23:07
13Matt Martin
M. Martin
13
11/26/2014
vs
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
12:57
14Tanner Glass
T. Glass
13
1/25/2014
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
11:32
15Zemgus Girgensons
Z. Girgensons
13
1/15/2014
@
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
20:45
16Shane Doan
S. Doan
13
3/19/2013
@
2
0
2
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
18.2
0
0
0
0
0
18:59
17Scott Hartnell
S. Hartnell
13
1/2/2012
vs
0
1
1
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
22:06
18Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
13
2/11/2009
@
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
20:37
19Erik Cole
E. Cole
13
12/26/2006
vs
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
1
0
1
18:44
20Brenden Morrow
B. Morrow
13
1/6/2006
vs
2
0
2
+1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
50.0
0
0
0
0
1
24:44
21Derian Hatcher
D. Hatcher
13
3/20/2002
vs
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
4
1
3
29:14
22Chris Therien
C. Therien
13
3/12/2002
@
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17:31
23Brendan Witt
B. Witt
13
11/5/1999
vs
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
3
23:21
24Kiefer Sherwood
K. Sherwood
12
3/22/2025
@
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
15:19
25Kiefer Sherwood
K. Sherwood
12
10/22/2024
@
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
1
15:12
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