NHL Fight Stats
Here are some stats so you can see how this year is going, and where it’s possibly headed.
Regular Season Stats
| Season | Games | Fights* | Fights Per Game |
Games With Fights |
% of Games With Fights |
Games With More Than One Fight |
# of players who fought** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19+ | 1271 | 238 | 0.19 | 213 | 16.74% | 22 | – |
| 2018-19 | 460 | 86 | 0.19 | 77 | 16.74% | 8 | 140 |
| 2017-18 | 1271 | 280 | 0.22 | 227 | 17.86% | 41 | 265 |
| 2016-17 | 1230 | 372 | 0.30 | 306 | 24.88% | 55 | 285 |
| 2015-16 | 1230 | 344 | 0.28 | 288 | 23.41% | 50 | 269 |
| 2014-15 | 1230 | 391 | 0.32 | 331 | 26.91% | 45 | 276 |
| 2013-14 | 1230 | 469 | 0.38 | 366 | 29.76% | 78 | 288 |
| 2012-13 | 720 | 347 | 0.48 | 264 | 36.67% | 66 | 245 |
| 2011-12 | 1230 | 546 | 0.44 | 423 | 34.39% | 98 | 321 |
| 2010-11 | 1230 | 645 | 0.52 | 458 | 37.24% | 117 | 348 |
| 2009-10 | 1230 | 714 | 0.58 | 493 | 40.08% | 171 | 341 |
| 2008-09 | 1230 | 734 | 0.60 | 509 | 41.38% | 173 | 355 |
| 2007-08 | 1230 | 664 | 0.54 | 473 | 38.46% | 143 | 324 |
| 2006-07 | 1230 | 497 | 0.40 | 384 | 31.22% | 87 | 292 |
| 2005-06 | 1230 | 466 | 0.38 | 357 | 29.02% | 80 | 276 |
| 2003-04 | 1230 | 789 | 0.64 | 506 | 41.14% | 172 | 340 |
| 2002-03 | 1230 | 668 | 0.54 | 464 | 37.72% | 139 | 321 |
| 2001-02 | 1230 | 803 | 0.65 | 519 | 42.20% | 172 | 348 |
| 2000-01 | 1230 | 684 | 0.56 | 469 | 38.13% | 155 | 329 |
Preseason Stats
| Season | Games | Fights* | Fights Per Game |
Games With Fights |
% of Games With Fights |
Games With More Than One Fight |
# of players who fought** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 108 | 42 | 0.39 | 35 | 32.41% | 6 | 77 |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 42 | 0.39 | 35 | 32.41% | 6 | 77 |
| 2016-17 | 105 | 58 | 0.55 | 40 | 38.10% | 15 | 98 |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 56 | 0.54 | 40 | 38.46% | 13 | 98 |
| 2014-15 | 105 | 72 | 0.69 | 46 | 43.81% | 18 | 116 |
| 2013-14 | 104 | 100 | 0.96 | 59 | 56.73% | 20 | 149 |
| 2011-12 | 108 | 72 | 0.67 | 49 | 45.37% | 16 | 115 |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 115 | 1.08 | 67 | 63.21% | 33 | 183 |
| 2009-10 | 109 | 164 | 1.50 | 74 | 67.89% | 50 | 209 |
| 2008-09 | 111 | 151 | 1.36 | 70 | 63.06% | 44 | 183 |
| 2007-08 | 105 | 121 | 1.15 | 63 | 60.00% | 30 | 164 |
| 2006-07 | 105 | 92 | 0.88 | 55 | 52.38% | 27 | 138 |
| 2005-06 | 111 | 108 | 0.97 | 67 | 60.36% | 29 | 138 |
| 2003-04 | 124 | 137 | 1.10 | 79 | 63.71% | 35 | 168 |
| 2002-03 | 120 | 143 | 1.19 | 78 | 65.00% | 43 | 165 |
| 2001-02 | 109 | 122 | 1.12 | 67 | 61.47% | 35 | 168 |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 126 | 1.03 | 72 | 59.02% | 31 | 167 |
* A fight is counted when at least one player involved receives a fighting major.
** This is the number of players who have been involved in a fight during the course of the listed season, and does not always exactly match the number of players who have received a fighting major.
+ Projected
Note: preseason stats could be slightly off due to incomplete boxscores from older seasons.