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.