NHL Projected Hits Leaders - Rest of Season - Rest of Season
Physical play wins fantasy matchups in the hits category. Our projections identify which players are expected to deliver the most body checks this season. Look for power forwards, shutdown defensemen, and players in rivalry matchups for maximum hitting upside.
Season Outlook: Apr 16 through Apr 17, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 3:01 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 477 players
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
League average
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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Forward-looking projections only
ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.
Sorted by Projected Hits
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | HIT ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiefer Sherwood | SJ | RW | 58.0% | 10.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 41.00 | 9.00 |
Barclay Goodrow | SJ | LW | 0.3% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 31.00 | 3.00 |
Nathan Walker | STL | LW | 3.3% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Eeli Tolvanen | SEA | LW | 34.3% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 42.00 | 7.00 |
Zack Ostapchuk | SJ | C | 0.2% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 29.00 | 2.00 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | 0.7% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 43.00 | 5.00 |
Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | 57.1% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 5.00 |
Martin Pospisil | CGY | LW | 7.2% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 2.00 |
Bobby McMann | SEA | LW | 37.8% | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 44.00 | 11.00 |
Adam Erne | DAL | LW | 0.1% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 3.00 |
Mario Ferraro | SJ | D | 14.5% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 |
Beck Malenstyn | BUF | LW | 5.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Michael Pezzetta | TOR | LW | 0.1% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 1.00 |
Pavol Regenda | SJ | C | 9.5% | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 33.00 | 8.00 |
Alex Laferriere | LA | RW | 52.7% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 24.00 | 8.00 |
Adam Klapka | CGY | RW | 9.9% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 |
Vincent Trocheck | NYR | C | 77.5% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 6.00 |
Luke Schenn | BUF | D | 4.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 1.00 |
Radko Gudas | ANA | D | 18.8% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 4.00 |
Dmitry Orlov | SJ | D | 35.2% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 43.00 | 47.00 | 7.00 |
Brandon Tanev | UTA | LW | 0.3% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | 76.4% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 45.00 | 48.00 | 9.00 |
Liam O'Brien | UTA | LW | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 |
Luke Kunin | FLA | C | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | 85.4% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 23.00 | 11.00 |
Mathieu Joseph | LA | LW | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 16.9% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 23.00 | 4.00 |
Trent Frederic | EDM | LW | 4.9% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | 5.8% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 25.00 | 2.00 |
Keegan Kolesar | LV | RW | 4.9% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Steven Lorentz | TOR | LW | 0.2% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 |
Ty Dellandrea | SJ | RW | 4.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 2.00 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | 15.6% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 4.00 |
Nolan Foote | FLA | LW | 0.0% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Jeffrey Viel | ANA | LW | 0.3% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 2.00 |
Jake Neighbours | STL | LW | 34.5% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 5.00 |
William Eklund | SJ | LW | 65.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 36.00 | 40.00 | 11.00 |
Alexey Toropchenko | STL | RW | 0.2% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 3.00 |
Cole Reinhardt | FLA | LW | 1.0% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 15.00 | 5.00 |
Tyson Kozak | BUF | C | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Colton Dach | EDM | LW | 8.9% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 2.00 |
Jeff Malott | LA | LW | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | 2.00 |
Ben Meyers | SEA | RW | 0.1% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 33.00 | 3.00 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | 19.4% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Tye Kartye | NYR | LW | 6.6% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 2.00 |
Collin Graf | SJ | LW | 22.4% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 39.00 | 8.00 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 33.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 23.00 | 5.00 |
David Perron | DET | RW | 5.8% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 5.00 |
Connor Murphy | EDM | D | 5.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 25.00 | 3.00 |
Colin Miller | WPG | D | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Frank Vatrano | ANA | LW | 24.5% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 |
Zemgus Girgensons | TB | LW | 0.4% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 2.00 |
Oliver Bjorkstrand | TB | RW | 14.6% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 |
Radek Faksa | DAL | C | 0.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 3.00 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | 28.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.00 | 43.00 | 10.00 |
Jamie Oleksiak | SEA | D | 2.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 41.00 | 6.00 |
Tomas Nosek | FLA | C | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 2.00 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 61.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 27.00 | 5.00 |
Alexander Petrovic | DAL | D | 0.5% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Nic Dowd | LV | C | 0.5% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Brayden McNabb | LV | D | 16.4% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 28.00 | 4.00 |
Tanner Pearson | BUF | LW | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 |
Erik Haula | NSH | C | 11.4% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 22.00 | 6.00 |
Colton Sissons | LV | C | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | 27.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.00 | 48.00 | 10.00 |
J.T. Miller | NYR | C | 77.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 19.00 | 24.00 | 6.00 |
Curtis Lazar | EDM | C | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 |
Nick Paul | TB | C | 7.6% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 3.00 |
Nick Cousins | OTT | LW | 3.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Scott Laughton | LA | C | 6.8% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 22.00 | 4.00 |
Yanni Gourde | TB | C | 5.7% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 2.00 |
Kasperi Kapanen | EDM | RW | 5.8% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | 19.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 27.00 | 4.00 |
Adam Lowry | WPG | C | 5.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 3.00 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | 59.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 27.00 | 6.00 |
Lawson Crouse | UTA | RW | 27.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 25.00 | 6.00 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | 9.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 4.00 |
MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | D | 73.7% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 29.00 | 4.00 |
Blake Coleman | CGY | RW | 27.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 24.00 | 7.00 |
Jordan Greenway | BUF | LW | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 1.00 |
Neal Pionk | WPG | D | 40.6% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 28.00 | 4.00 |
Tage Thompson | BUF | C | 87.9% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 7.00 |
Philippe Myers | TOR | D | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 23.00 | 2.00 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 5.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 24.00 | 4.00 |
Colin Blackwell | DAL | RW | 0.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 3.00 |
Scott Sabourin | TB | RW | 0.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 |
Jesper Boqvist | FLA | LW | 0.2% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 2.00 |
Dylan Cozens | OTT | C | 77.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 23.00 | 8.00 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 60.4% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 22.00 | 26.00 | 5.00 |
Cole Schwindt | FLA | C | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 |
Cole Smith | LV | LW | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 2.00 |
Matthew Robertson | NYR | D | 5.7% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 3.00 |
Ross Colton | COL | LW | 12.8% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 3.00 |
Jack Finley | STL | C | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 |
Brayden Pachal | CGY | D | 0.1% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 22.00 | 4.00 |
Zachary L'Heureux | NSH | LW | 8.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 4.00 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 87.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 29.00 | 11.00 |
Justin Danforth | BUF | C | 0.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 3.00 |
Dylan Holloway | STL | LW | 74.3% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 22.00 | 9.00 |
Fabian Zetterlund | OTT | RW | 22.6% | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | 6.00 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
We analyze historical hitting rates, opponent physicality, game context (rivalry, playoff race), player style, and ice time to project This Season's hitting leaders.
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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