NHL Projected Hits Leaders This Week This Week
Physical play wins fantasy matchups in the hits category. Our projections identify which players are expected to deliver the most body checks this week. Look for power forwards, shutdown defensemen, and players in rivalry matchups for maximum hitting upside (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28)). (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
Fantasy Week 28: Apr 13 - Apr 19(Mon-Sun)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 2:56 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 748 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.
Sorted by Projected Hits(Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
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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% | 10.20 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 34.40 | 41.00 | 9.40 |
Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | 57.1% | 10.20 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 31.40 | 41.40 | 10.70 |
Yakov Trenin | MIN | LW | 14.5% | 9.70 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 27.80 | 32.10 | 6.90 |
Martin Pospisil | CGY | LW | 7.2% | 9.40 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.80 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 21.80 | 32.50 | 3.70 |
Michael Pezzetta | TOR | LW | 0.1% | 8.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 14.10 | 20.40 | 2.50 |
Garnet Hathaway | PHI | RW | 4.9% | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.60 | 33.00 | 2.70 |
Joe Veleno | MON | C | 0.1% | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 23.90 | 29.70 | 2.70 |
Nicolas Deslauriers | CAR | LW | 0.2% | 7.80 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 0.30 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.40 | 24.10 | 2.10 |
Beck Malenstyn | BUF | LW | 5.0% | 7.60 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.20 | 33.30 | 5.50 |
Nathan Walker | STL | LW | 3.3% | 7.40 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 24.10 | 33.70 | 4.00 |
Marc Gatcomb | NYI | RW | 0.3% | 7.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 3.20 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.10 | 29.30 | 5.20 |
Adam Klapka | CGY | RW | 9.9% | 7.20 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 21.40 | 32.50 | 4.90 |
Liam O'Brien | UTA | LW | 0.1% | 6.90 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 2.40 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.70 | 29.00 | 4.30 |
Colton Dach | EDM | LW | 8.9% | 6.90 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 22.80 | 31.40 | 3.30 |
Alex Steeves | BOS | RW | 6.9% | 6.90 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 23.90 | 32.00 | 8.10 |
Alex Laferriere | LA | RW | 52.7% | 6.90 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 6.10 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 39.50 | 48.60 | 15.00 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 16.9% | 6.60 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 33.70 | 46.70 | 7.70 |
Trent Frederic | EDM | LW | 4.9% | 6.50 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 3.00 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 24.90 | 33.40 | 3.20 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | 85.4% | 6.30 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 7.20 | 0.70 | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 32.70 | 45.20 | 19.80 |
Luke Schenn | BUF | D | 4.1% | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 27.50 | 36.80 | 3.40 |
Tanner Jeannot | BOS | LW | 9.2% | 6.10 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 24.20 | 32.00 | 4.80 |
Tye Kartye | NYR | LW | 6.6% | 6.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 25.20 | 36.50 | 4.80 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | 15.6% | 5.90 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 28.00 | 38.00 | 8.20 |
Arber Xhekaj | MON | D | 8.4% | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.90 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 26.50 | 32.40 | 3.60 |
Brandon Tanev | UTA | LW | 0.3% | 5.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 18.10 | 30.10 | 2.30 |
Keegan Kolesar | LV | RW | 4.9% | 5.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 23.10 | 33.90 | 3.10 |
Carl Grundstrom | PHI | LW | 0.7% | 5.70 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 2.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 23.40 | 32.20 | 6.20 |
Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | LW | 25.3% | 5.70 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 32.50 | 41.20 | 12.80 |
Zemgus Girgensons | TB | LW | 0.4% | 5.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.00 | 41.40 | 4.60 |
Radko Gudas | ANA | D | 18.8% | 5.60 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.40 | 3.10 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 32.30 | 41.90 | 7.40 |
Tyson Kozak | BUF | C | 0.1% | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 8.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.80 | 33.80 | 3.70 |
Cole Koepke | WPG | LW | 0.2% | 5.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.90 | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.90 | 33.40 | 6.10 |
William Carrier | CAR | LW | 0.1% | 5.50 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 2.40 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 21.40 | 30.00 | 8.30 |
Adam Erne | DAL | LW | 0.1% | 5.50 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.70 | 28.80 | 5.80 |
Neal Pionk | WPG | D | 40.6% | 5.50 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 4.50 | 2.70 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.90 | 55.50 | 10.30 |
Ty Dellandrea | SJ | RW | 4.1% | 5.50 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 1.50 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.20 | 10.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 28.40 | 37.30 | 4.40 |
Kyle MacLean | NYI | C | 0.1% | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 21.30 | 29.00 | 2.10 |
Vincent Trocheck | NYR | C | 77.5% | 5.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 3.70 | 1.40 | 1.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 19.20 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 39.60 | 44.50 | 11.00 |
Connor Clifton | PIT | D | 7.8% | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 4.10 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 36.30 | 36.60 | 6.30 |
Brayden Schenn | NYI | C | 29.0% | 5.30 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 36.00 | 40.70 | 5.50 |
Brenden Dillon | NJ | D | 12.1% | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 38.60 | 42.50 | 3.90 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | 9.2% | 5.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 3.30 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 27.90 | 36.30 | 9.40 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | 5.8% | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 2.10 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 35.60 | 49.40 | 4.00 |
Steven Lorentz | TOR | LW | 0.2% | 5.20 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 2.50 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.30 | 34.30 | 7.90 |
Zachary L'Heureux | NSH | LW | 8.0% | 5.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 3.10 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 26.00 | 35.30 | 7.90 |
Luke Kunin | FLA | C | 0.1% | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 23.00 | 30.10 | 4.10 |
Scott Sabourin | TB | RW | 0.2% | 5.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.70 | 22.50 | 2.50 |
Jake Neighbours | STL | LW | 34.5% | 5.10 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 29.90 | 39.50 | 8.90 |
Owen Tippett | PHI | RW | 61.6% | 5.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 4.30 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 33.60 | 43.60 | 8.90 |
Jeff Malott | LA | LW | 0.1% | 5.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 2.10 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 16.20 | 24.10 | 3.00 |
Mathieu Joseph | LA | LW | 0.1% | 4.90 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 19.80 | 28.70 | 2.90 |
Alexey Toropchenko | STL | RW | 0.2% | 4.90 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 23.80 | 33.40 | 5.80 |
Zack Ostapchuk | SJ | C | 0.2% | 4.90 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 20.20 | 28.80 | 1.80 |
Cole Reinhardt | FLA | LW | 1.0% | 4.90 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 2.20 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 23.60 | 30.00 | 9.60 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 33.1% | 4.80 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 4.90 | 2.20 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 36.70 | 46.90 | 11.30 |
Paul Cotter | NJ | LW | 4.0% | 4.80 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 21.90 | 26.80 | 2.80 |
Conor Geekie | TB | LW | 16.1% | 4.80 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 22.00 | 30.60 | 4.90 |
Boone Jenner | CLB | C | 30.8% | 4.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 5.00 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 31.60 | 42.00 | 12.80 |
Zachary Bolduc | MON | LW | 34.6% | 4.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 28.10 | 33.70 | 6.30 |
Emil Martinsen Lilleberg | TB | D | 5.7% | 4.70 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 36.70 | 46.80 | 7.00 |
Tomas Nosek | FLA | C | 0.1% | 4.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.40 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 26.40 | 35.70 | 4.90 |
Barclay Goodrow | SJ | LW | 0.3% | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 22.80 | 30.70 | 2.90 |
Ondrej Palat | NYI | LW | 0.2% | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 23.80 | 33.50 | 3.90 |
Cole Smith | LV | LW | 0.1% | 4.60 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.40 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 24.70 | 34.40 | 4.70 |
Jeffrey Viel | ANA | LW | 0.3% | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.90 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 22.90 | 31.40 | 4.00 |
Mark Kastelic | BOS | C | 13.7% | 4.60 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 1.30 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 24.20 | 33.90 | 9.90 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | 19.4% | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 32.20 | 38.50 | 4.60 |
Nick Foligno | MIN | LW | 3.5% | 4.50 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 26.20 | 31.10 | 6.80 |
Yanni Gourde | TB | C | 5.7% | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.90 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 32.30 | 41.60 | 4.00 |
Lawson Crouse | UTA | RW | 27.0% | 4.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 3.80 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 35.10 | 50.20 | 11.60 |
Kaiden Guhle | MON | D | 29.0% | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.60 | 2.90 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 39.10 | 44.60 | 7.80 |
Emmitt Finnie | DET | LW | 21.8% | 4.50 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 2.50 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 32.20 | 42.50 | 6.60 |
Jack St. Ivany | PIT | D | 0.1% | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.70 | 2.70 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 32.80 | 38.50 | 6.70 |
Jayden Struble | MON | D | 0.3% | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 31.20 | 36.10 | 4.40 |
Elias Pettersson | VAN | D | 5.8% | 4.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 29.90 | 41.50 | 4.20 |
Blake Coleman | CGY | RW | 27.3% | 4.40 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 5.30 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 37.30 | 47.80 | 12.50 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | 0.7% | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 40.00 | 43.30 | 4.50 |
Samuel Helenius | LA | C | 0.1% | 4.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 14.90 | 22.30 | 2.30 |
Marcus Foligno | MIN | LW | 4.3% | 4.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 12.60 | 14.90 | 3.40 |
Adam Lowry | WPG | C | 5.0% | 4.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.10 | 13.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 30.80 | 42.60 | 5.40 |
Fabian Zetterlund | OTT | RW | 22.6% | 4.30 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.40 | 37.20 | 11.80 |
MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | D | 73.7% | 4.20 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 42.70 | 58.20 | 8.90 |
Noah Juulsen | PHI | D | 0.1% | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 27.60 | 41.20 | 4.40 |
Eeli Tolvanen | SEA | LW | 34.3% | 4.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 1.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 30.40 | 41.90 | 7.40 |
Brandon Duhaime | WAS | LW | 0.3% | 4.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.90 | 34.50 | 3.80 |
Nolan Foote | FLA | LW | 0.0% | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 26.50 | 33.70 | 3.20 |
Braden Schneider | NYR | D | 18.8% | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 2.70 | 3.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 40.50 | 49.10 | 7.80 |
Emil Heineman | NYI | LW | 33.2% | 4.20 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 31.10 | 38.60 | 6.00 |
Pavol Regenda | SJ | C | 9.5% | 4.20 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 3.40 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 25.80 | 33.30 | 8.90 |
Ryan Leonard | WAS | RW | 45.4% | 4.20 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 29.70 | 37.50 | 14.20 |
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 33.0% | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 1.90 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 41.70 | 50.50 | 7.50 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 5.1% | 4.10 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 3.90 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 35.60 | 48.30 | 7.90 |
Donovan Sebrango | FLA | D | 0.1% | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 34.00 | 45.00 | 5.70 |
Bobby McMann | SEA | LW | 37.8% | 4.10 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 6.10 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 34.80 | 43.60 | 11.40 |
Jacob Quillan | TOR | C | 0.0% | 4.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 21.30 | 27.90 | 3.20 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 61.3% | 4.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 3.80 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 43.80 | 53.20 | 9.20 |
Ross Colton | COL | LW | 12.8% | 4.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 3.30 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 23.80 | 34.20 | 5.60 |
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | DET | RW | 12.8% | 4.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 22.50 | 30.10 | 3.60 |
Jaroslav Chmelar | NYR | RW | 0.0% | 4.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.80 | 27.10 | 5.40 |
Michael McCarron | MIN | C | 6.8% | 3.90 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 27.90 | 35.90 | 7.80 |
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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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