NHL Projected Hits Leaders Next Week

Physical play wins fantasy matchups in the hits category. Our projections identify which players are expected to deliver the most body checks next week. Look for power forwards, shutdown defensemen, and players in rivalry matchups for maximum hitting upside (Oct 19-25 (Week 4)). (Oct 19-25 (Week 4))

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Player	Team	Pos	Rost%	HIT ↓	G	A	PTS	SOG	BLK	PIM	PPG^†	PPA^†	PPP^†	SHG^†	SHA^†	SHP^†	GWG^†	FOW^†	FOL^†	FO%^†	TK^†	GV^†	+/-^†	TOI	SFT^†	FPTS
Kiefer Sherwood	SJS	RW	55.2%	18.90	0.80	0.70	1.60	7.20	1.40	2.30	0.12	0.11	0.23	0.05	0.02	0.07	0.10	1.00	1.23	-	1.05	3.24	-1.10	63:00	79.17	15.00
Yakov Trenin	MIN	LW	17.6%	17.30	0.30	0.50	0.80	4.60	1.50	1.40	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.05	2.13	2.43	-	0.88	2.59	-0.10	51:00	59.44	8.40
Marcus Foligno	MIN	LW	4.1%	12.40	0.50	0.40	0.90	4.40	2.40	3.70	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.54	0.64	-	0.89	2.59	-0.11	54:30	65.55	11.40
Jack McBain	UTA	C	16.6%	12.10	0.40	0.50	0.90	4.00	1.80	3.30	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.04	10.07	9.45	51.6%	0.63	1.91	-0.10	39:54	58.31	11.20
Will Cuylle	NYR	LW	64.5%	12.00	0.90	0.80	1.70	6.70	1.70	1.70	0.14	0.16	0.30	0.06	0.02	0.08	0.07	2.01	2.20	-	0.62	2.23	0.71	47:12	64.80	17.60
Garnet Hathaway	FLA	RW	5.7%	11.90	0.10	0.20	0.30	1.90	2.20	2.80	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.53	0.64	-	0.53	1.51	-0.02	32:12	49.60	5.40
Zachary L'HeureuxNew team · 4 GP with COL	COL	LW	11.2%	10.20	0.60	0.50	1.10	5.20	2.10	3.30	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.11	0.31	0.37	-	0.77	2.38	0.93	49:06	67.39	12.10
Michael McCarron	MIN	C	10.7%	10.10	0.30	0.60	0.90	5.20	3.90	3.60	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.07	0.05	26.43	24.37	52.0%	0.92	2.61	-0.11	56:12	71.90	12.00
Jeremy Lauzon	VGK	D	23.8%	10.10	0.10	0.30	0.30	3.30	4.10	2.90	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	0.64	2.58	-0.04	51:36	70.05	8.90
Marc Gatcomb	VGK	RW	7.3%	9.90	0.30	0.20	0.50	3.50	1.40	0.70	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06	0.40	0.43	-	0.45	1.32	-0.02	30:00	42.81	6.50
Benoit-Olivier Groulx	TOR	C	4.0%	9.80	0.30	0.30	0.60	3.70	2.30	1.10	0.04	0.04	0.08	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.06	16.54	16.22	50.5%	0.95	2.87	0.16	58:30	73.71	8.60
Ross Johnston	STL	LW	0.1%	9.70	0.10	0.30	0.40	1.50	1.20	4.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.18	0.22	-	0.46	1.38	-0.21	27:54	39.40	4.40
Jeff Malott	ANA	LW	3.2%	9.70	0.20	0.50	0.70	3.40	1.80	2.70	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.47	0.57	-	0.54	1.66	-0.04	35:18	49.19	6.70
Nicolas Deslauriers	CAR	LW	0.2%	9.60	0.10	0.20	0.30	1.90	0.80	2.60	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.15	0.18	-	0.39	1.20	-0.01	24:00	32.89	2.80
Keegan Kolesar	DET	RW	5.1%	9.60	0.30	0.40	0.60	2.60	1.80	2.30	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.40	0.49	-	0.57	1.71	-0.21	36:24	52.36	6.40
Matthew Rempe	NYR	RW	4.2%	9.60	0.20	0.30	0.50	2.10	0.90	2.60	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.59	0.59	-	0.38	1.15	0.40	24:30	33.43	5.50
Tim Washe	ANA	C	8.5%	9.60	0.30	0.40	0.70	3.40	2.90	1.40	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.06	0.04	0.10	0.04	25.20	22.00	53.4%	0.79	2.32	-0.06	51:00	73.62	8.10
A.J. Greer	ANA	LW	6.7%	9.50	0.50	0.80	1.20	5.30	1.50	5.50	0.02	0.04	0.06	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.07	0.81	1.01	-	0.63	2.25	-0.05	43:30	61.12	11.40
Zack Ostapchuk	SJS	C	3.2%	9.50	0.10	0.20	0.40	2.90	2.20	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.01	14.45	14.75	49.5%	0.60	1.88	-0.76	39:42	56.88	5.30
Brady Tkachuk	FLA	LW	98.9%	9.30	1.20	1.10	2.30	10.40	0.70	3.20	0.45	0.46	0.91	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.23	7.98	7.34	52.1%	0.80	2.51	-0.03	52:48	70.18	22.60
Ty Dellandrea	SJS	C	0.1%	9.30	0.20	0.50	0.70	4.00	2.60	2.30	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.06	0.10	0.02	18.69	18.31	50.5%	0.82	2.41	-0.97	50:48	66.05	6.40
Lian Bichsel	DAL	D	20.2%	9.30	0.10	0.30	0.40	2.30	2.70	2.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.62	2.27	-0.16	45:12	54.25	6.70
Vasily Podkolzin	EDM	LW	86.3%	9.20	1.00	0.80	1.80	5.80	1.90	1.70	0.29	0.23	0.52	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.17	0.88	1.18	-	0.67	1.96	-0.41	43:48	55.91	19.00
Vincent Trocheck	UTA	C	84.8%	8.90	0.80	0.90	1.70	6.10	2.20	2.20	0.15	0.20	0.35	0.04	0.02	0.06	0.09	27.69	21.08	56.8%	0.92	3.05	-0.14	59:54	75.08	15.80
Blake Coleman	MIN	RW	41.3%	8.90	0.90	0.90	1.90	9.10	2.60	3.30	0.13	0.14	0.26	0.06	0.03	0.08	0.16	1.11	1.39	-	1.14	3.74	-0.13	68:36	89.10	20.60
Nikita Nesterenko	ANA	LW	4.8%	8.90	0.70	0.50	1.20	4.50	1.20	0.60	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.03	0.01	0.04	0.09	1.41	1.50	-	0.71	2.21	-0.06	46:12	67.87	11.30
Tanner Jeannot	BOS	LW	7.3%	8.80	0.30	0.30	0.60	2.50	1.80	2.70	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.62	0.75	-	0.52	1.71	0.42	35:18	46.28	7.80
Luke Schenn	VAN	D	12.3%	8.70	0.00	0.40	0.40	2.30	4.00	2.20	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.60	2.32	-0.47	43:12	59.79	6.80
Dylan Cozens	OTT	C	85.2%	8.70	0.70	1.20	1.90	6.90	1.30	1.60	0.23	0.46	0.68	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.16	17.44	15.80	52.5%	0.78	2.46	0.07	52:42	69.07	17.60
Brandon Duhaime	TOR	LW	0.2%	8.60	0.20	0.20	0.40	3.30	2.90	3.10	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.01	0.05	0.04	1.01	1.28	-	0.70	2.15	0.14	47:00	70.48	7.70
Radko Gudas	FLA	D	20.5%	8.50	0.10	0.40	0.50	2.90	4.60	2.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	0.72	2.75	-0.04	52:54	69.48	9.50
Connor Clifton	BOS	D	6.5%	8.50	0.10	0.40	0.50	2.50	3.90	2.30	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.79	2.58	0.60	50:30	59.16	8.10
Josh Manson	COL	D	36.0%	8.40	0.30	1.10	1.40	5.90	4.90	3.20	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.00	0.00	-	1.01	3.92	1.37	71:42	91.98	19.30
Lawson Crouse	UTA	RW	32.8%	8.40	0.60	0.50	1.20	5.40	1.90	1.70	0.05	0.05	0.10	0.05	0.02	0.07	0.07	1.00	1.28	-	0.72	2.13	-0.11	46:06	65.82	14.20
Noah JuulsenNew team · 4 GP with COL	COL	D	0.1%	8.40	0.00	0.40	0.50	2.10	4.90	1.50	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.90	3.15	1.10	57:54	84.90	8.20
Emil Heineman	NYI	LW	29.3%	8.40	0.70	0.50	1.20	5.70	1.70	0.80	0.08	0.06	0.13	0.04	0.01	0.06	0.08	0.33	0.42	-	0.65	1.94	0.21	43:00	54.98	12.90
Tye Kartye	NYR	LW	8.1%	8.40	0.50	0.80	1.30	3.70	1.50	1.70	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.04	0.32	0.40	-	0.55	1.60	0.60	36:18	52.13	11.10
Parker Kelly	COL	LW	17.7%	8.30	0.50	0.90	1.50	4.60	3.10	1.30	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.09	0.09	6.12	7.63	44.5%	0.84	2.65	0.97	50:42	72.89	14.90
Alex Laferriere	LAK	RW	66.0%	8.30	0.70	0.90	1.60	7.10	1.70	0.90	0.12	0.16	0.28	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.11	5.42	6.88	44.0%	0.78	2.53	0.40	52:30	65.07	17.20
Nick Foligno	MIN	LW	3.3%	8.20	0.40	0.60	1.10	3.90	1.70	2.30	0.03	0.05	0.08	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.07	15.16	16.72	47.5%	0.86	2.71	-0.11	56:48	73.01	10.20
MacKenzie Weegar	UTA	D	90.8%	8.20	0.40	0.60	1.00	5.60	7.70	3.40	0.05	0.08	0.13	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.00	3.72	-0.17	67:42	93.40	18.00
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard	DET	RW	25.8%	8.20	0.50	0.60	1.10	5.20	0.70	0.80	0.06	0.08	0.14	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.06	0.04	0.05	-	0.73	2.23	-0.25	45:30	59.51	11.50
Paul Cotter	VAN	LW	56.1%	8.00	0.60	0.30	0.80	2.80	0.90	0.90	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.03	0.01	0.04	0.09	3.73	3.99	-	0.60	1.80	-0.40	39:12	50.90	7.80
Samuel Helenius	LAK	C	3.2%	8.00	0.20	0.20	0.40	1.90	0.90	1.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	6.92	7.97	46.5%	0.37	1.15	0.21	24:12	33.06	4.40
Trent Frederic	EDM	LW	4.9%	7.90	0.30	0.30	0.60	3.60	1.20	2.00	0.04	0.05	0.09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	3.54	3.41	-	0.56	1.65	-0.36	35:30	50.25	6.60
Nikita Zadorov	BOS	D	41.8%	7.80	0.10	0.70	0.80	4.20	3.90	4.80	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.90	3.34	0.73	61:42	75.50	12.60
Andreas EnglundNew team · 3 GP with DET	DET	D	0.0%	7.80	0.00	0.20	0.20	1.70	2.70	2.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.58	2.05	-0.23	38:54	49.61	3.60
Sam Colangelo	ANA	RW	5.6%	7.70	0.80	0.80	1.60	5.00	2.00	0.30	0.04	0.04	0.08	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	1.18	1.39	-	0.73	2.29	-0.06	47:48	68.33	13.60
Colton Sissons	TOR	C	3.3%	7.50	0.40	0.30	0.60	4.40	2.30	0.90	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.06	0.02	0.08	0.07	20.37	16.71	54.9%	0.92	2.65	0.16	56:12	78.87	9.20
William Carrier	CAR	LW	6.6%	7.50	0.20	0.90	1.10	3.80	0.70	1.30	0.01	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.33	0.40	-	0.56	1.65	-0.02	34:36	49.24	9.60
Simon Benoit	PHI	D	4.1%	7.50	0.00	0.20	0.20	2.30	3.90	1.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.62	2.67	-0.32	48:42	70.95	5.30
Mark Kastelic	BOS	C	16.1%	7.50	0.30	0.80	1.00	3.20	2.30	3.50	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.04	10.17	7.78	56.7%	0.67	1.65	0.42	35:18	49.39	10.60
Arber Xhekaj	MTL	D	8.6%	7.40	0.00	0.20	0.20	2.20	2.00	3.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.50	1.95	0.41	37:30	46.89	4.20
Jacob Trouba	SJS	D	70.1%	7.30	0.30	1.00	1.30	7.10	7.60	2.30	0.03	0.10	0.12	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.12	4.55	-1.62	87:06	105.37	19.00
Ross Colton	NSH	LW	7.3%	7.30	0.60	0.60	1.20	5.60	1.60	1.00	0.05	0.06	0.11	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	1.91	1.99	-	0.61	2.04	-0.33	39:06	54.94	12.70
Barclay Goodrow	SJS	LW	0.1%	7.20	0.10	0.20	0.30	3.00	2.40	2.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.01	2.01	2.19	-	0.83	2.42	-0.96	50:06	68.20	4.30
Aatu Raty	VAN	C	9.6%	7.20	0.40	0.40	0.80	3.20	0.80	1.00	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.06	19.52	14.44	57.5%	0.52	1.63	-0.37	34:30	53.34	7.10
Max Jones	EDM	LW	0.1%	7.10	0.20	0.30	0.50	3.20	0.60	1.90	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.13	0.15	-	0.50	1.38	-0.29	27:00	42.26	4.30
Martin Pospisil	CGY	LW	6.5%	7.10	0.10	0.30	0.40	2.90	0.70	1.90	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	4.81	4.64	50.9%	0.44	1.24	-0.54	26:12	38.75	4.70
Marco Kasper	DET	C	25.7%	7.10	0.50	0.60	1.10	5.60	1.80	1.20	0.05	0.06	0.11	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.06	10.00	9.80	50.5%	0.67	2.11	-0.24	43:48	58.53	11.80
Adam Klapka	CGY	RW	9.8%	7.10	0.30	0.20	0.60	2.60	1.50	2.20	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	0.48	0.60	-	0.34	0.98	-0.42	20:42	28.97	6.00
Brenden Dillon	NJD	D	8.9%	7.00	0.10	0.40	0.50	1.90	3.70	3.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.66	2.68	-0.16	53:30	65.73	7.20
Jeffrey Viel	TBL	LW	3.2%	7.00	0.20	0.30	0.50	3.40	1.30	5.30	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.21	0.25	-	0.52	1.64	-0.05	33:48	46.15	5.70
Fabian Zetterlund	OTT	RW	13.2%	7.00	0.60	0.70	1.30	5.70	1.70	0.50	0.13	0.15	0.29	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.14	0.31	0.35	-	0.68	1.86	0.06	42:00	59.18	13.80
Dylan Holloway	STL	LW	89.6%	6.90	0.90	1.60	2.50	7.90	2.10	0.90	0.19	0.35	0.54	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.12	1.39	1.65	-	0.76	2.32	-0.32	49:36	61.64	22.80
Reid Schaefer	NSH	LW	6.4%	6.90	0.30	0.20	0.50	2.60	1.80	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.04	0.36	0.44	-	0.45	1.39	-0.26	29:06	38.11	5.10
Darnell Nurse	SJS	D	62.6%	6.80	0.30	0.80	1.20	8.50	6.80	3.70	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.14	4.58	-1.63	85:54	101.92	19.30
Tyler Pitlick	MIN	RW	0.1%	6.80	0.20	0.20	0.40	2.90	1.30	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	0.52	0.52	-	0.50	1.52	-0.06	31:06	40.93	4.90
Cole Koepke	WPG	LW	0.0%	6.80	0.30	0.30	0.60	3.20	1.10	0.60	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.10	0.05	0.06	-	0.52	1.60	0.11	32:30	46.26	6.90
Adam Edstrom	NSH	LW	5.8%	6.80	0.40	0.20	0.60	2.80	1.90	0.90	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.06	0.70	0.72	-	0.52	1.47	-0.26	29:48	40.70	7.70
Jake Neighbours	STL	LW	27.1%	6.70	0.80	0.70	1.50	4.10	1.90	1.60	0.15	0.15	0.30	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.11	0.31	0.39	-	0.68	2.25	-0.31	46:36	61.48	13.60
Mathieu Olivier	CBJ	RW	18.3%	6.60	0.40	0.30	0.70	3.00	1.40	3.60	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.12	0.20	0.24	-	0.45	1.25	-0.18	28:30	37.16	7.90
Nick Paul	TOR	C	8.1%	6.50	0.80	1.00	1.80	5.20	2.40	1.60	0.12	0.16	0.28	0.08	0.04	0.12	0.15	20.64	21.38	49.1%	0.94	2.79	0.17	61:48	79.14	14.70
Mathieu Joseph	EDM	LW	3.2%	6.50	0.10	0.60	0.70	3.40	2.10	1.10	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.68	0.85	-	0.64	1.81	-0.41	37:18	55.29	7.50
Beck Malenstyn	BUF	LW	4.1%	6.50	0.10	0.40	0.40	1.50	1.60	0.80	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.30	0.36	-	0.34	1.01	0.13	21:24	32.45	4.20
Sandis Vilmanis	FLA	LW	6.4%	6.50	0.30	0.50	0.70	3.40	1.00	0.20	0.02	0.04	0.06	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.06	0.27	0.30	-	0.56	1.78	-0.03	34:54	46.27	6.70
Brayden Schenn	NYI	C	37.0%	6.40	0.70	1.10	1.80	5.00	1.70	2.00	0.19	0.32	0.51	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.08	16.91	14.84	53.3%	0.74	2.28	0.22	51:18	62.71	15.20
Jake McCabe	TOR	D	27.4%	6.30	0.10	0.80	1.00	3.60	7.50	2.70	0.01	0.06	0.06	0.01	0.05	0.06	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	1.19	4.67	0.25	86:06	114.03	15.80
Kaiden Guhle	MTL	D	17.9%	6.30	0.20	0.70	0.90	3.70	4.80	2.20	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.03	3.13	0.67	61:24	71.25	12.50
Jayden StrubleNew team · 2 GP with NSH	NSH	D	3.3%	6.30	0.10	0.40	0.40	1.70	2.20	2.40	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.73	2.25	-0.38	42:36	51.62	5.60
Zemgus Girgensons	TBL	LW	3.3%	6.20	0.20	0.30	0.60	3.00	1.80	1.30	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.02	5.95	6.04	49.6%	0.60	1.75	-0.06	39:24	54.79	7.10
Eeli Tolvanen	NYR	LW	40.5%	6.20	0.70	0.60	1.20	4.90	3.00	0.90	0.11	0.11	0.21	0.03	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.11	0.13	-	0.64	1.99	0.67	44:00	61.93	14.80
Zachary Bolduc	MTL	LW	24.3%	6.20	0.60	0.70	1.30	4.70	1.40	0.90	0.11	0.12	0.23	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	0.55	0.66	-	0.60	2.21	0.39	39:36	47.91	13.30
Frank Vatrano	ANA	LW	5.6%	6.10	0.70	0.70	1.40	7.00	2.20	2.40	0.05	0.06	0.11	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.87	1.00	-	0.92	2.80	-0.07	60:42	83.99	14.50
Joel Eriksson Ek	MIN	C	77.8%	6.10	1.00	1.30	2.30	11.70	2.20	1.40	0.26	0.39	0.65	0.03	0.02	0.06	0.18	38.85	39.51	49.6%	1.24	3.48	-0.13	78:42	82.01	28.70
Owen Tippett	PHI	RW	73.2%	6.10	0.80	0.70	1.50	7.60	1.80	1.00	0.16	0.15	0.31	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.08	0.37	0.46	-	0.84	2.55	-0.28	49:42	64.37	16.10
Braden Schneider	NYR	D	16.4%	6.10	0.10	0.50	0.60	3.50	4.40	1.20	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.72	2.92	0.91	55:48	69.23	11.10
Nick Cousins	OTT	LW	3.3%	6.00	0.40	0.40	0.80	2.60	1.70	2.30	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.09	0.48	0.49	-	0.50	1.67	0.06	32:12	48.60	7.70
Tom Wilson	WSH	RW	94.2%	6.00	0.80	0.90	1.70	4.00	1.80	2.70	0.17	0.20	0.38	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.12	0.37	0.45	-	0.57	1.98	0.82	38:24	46.17	15.30
Scott Sabourin	TBL	RW	0.0%	6.00	0.10	0.30	0.40	1.50	1.10	4.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.26	0.32	-	0.37	1.22	-0.03	23:30	33.21	4.00
Andrei Svechnikov	CAR	LW	97.7%	5.90	1.50	1.50	3.00	8.10	0.60	2.20	0.59	0.62	1.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.26	0.33	0.40	-	0.87	2.84	-0.02	51:54	60.66	26.00
Jesper BoqvistNew team · 4 GP with NJD	NJD	RW	3.4%	5.90	0.40	0.40	0.80	3.30	1.20	0.50	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.04	2.19	2.72	-	0.55	1.80	-0.10	36:30	52.36	7.80
Moritz Seider	DET	D	98.9%	5.90	0.30	1.60	1.80	6.50	6.10	1.60	0.10	0.66	0.77	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.09	3.87	-0.39	76:12	85.70	21.60
Bobby McMann	SEA	LW	47.8%	5.80	1.00	0.70	1.70	8.60	1.40	1.30	0.16	0.11	0.27	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.20	0.49	0.49	-	0.71	2.13	-0.06	46:30	58.79	19.50
Josh Anderson	MTL	RW	11.1%	5.70	0.60	0.40	1.00	4.00	1.20	3.10	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.02	0.07	0.11	0.66	0.69	-	0.64	1.99	0.46	42:42	56.96	10.10
Dmitry Orlov	SJS	D	25.2%	5.70	0.20	1.40	1.60	4.40	3.30	1.60	0.04	0.31	0.34	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	1.18	4.39	-1.46	81:48	91.38	14.10
Ben Chiarot	DET	D	10.8%	5.70	0.10	0.40	0.50	3.80	5.00	2.30	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.00	-	0.97	3.12	-0.36	62:18	77.91	10.00
Cale Fleury	SEA	D	3.2%	5.70	0.10	0.30	0.40	3.10	4.90	0.50	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	0.63	2.33	-0.06	45:06	57.63	9.60
Tim Stutzle	OTT	C	99.7%	5.70	1.40	2.10	3.40	6.70	1.90	1.30	0.44	0.80	1.24	0.09	0.05	0.14	0.32	13.35	12.02	52.6%	1.03	3.26	0.09	62:18	78.71	27.60
Tyler Kleven	OTT	D	11.5%	5.70	0.30	0.40	0.70	3.40	5.90	2.10	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.07	0.00	0.00	-	0.79	2.78	0.09	51:54	72.18	12.10

† Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history. +/-, shorthanded goals, assists and points are high-variance: the projections are small expected values ranked mostly by ice-time role, and actual totals swing a lot. How the model works

What counts as a hit? An NHL hit is recorded when a player uses physical contact to separate an opponent from the puck. Hits must be intentional and occur during active play.

Why hits matter

In fantasy hockey, hits are a "peripheral" category that separates elite managers from casual players. While stars chase goals, savvy managers stream physical players to dominate this often-ignored category.

Hit volume factors

- Playing style: Physical players hit regardless of matchup - Team identity: Teams like Boston, St. Louis, and Calgary hit more - Game context: Rivalry games and playoff races increase physicality - Role: 3rd/4th liners often hit more than skilled top-6

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NHL players average 1.2 hits per game. Elite hitters exceed 4+ hits regularly.

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Pro Tip: Rivalry games produce 20-30% more hits league-wide. Target physical players in divisional matchups.

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Projected hits come straight from LineupExperts' projection, a licensed provider; we show their numbers as published and do not adjust them.

Physical players like Tom Wilson, Ryan Reaves, Nicolas Deslauriers, and shutdown D-men like Radko Gudas consistently lead in hits. These players hit 4-6+ times per game.

In category leagues, absolutely. Hits are often an overlooked category where streaming physical players can swing close matchups. In points leagues, hits typically have low value.

Physical teams like Boston, St. Louis, Calgary, and the NY Rangers consistently rank among league leaders in team hits. Their players offer higher hitting upside.

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