True hits

Arena-adjusted hits leaders, 2017-18

Raw hits next to hits with each game divided by its arena's scorer factor. In 2017-18 local scorers still differed, so adjustment moves a skater's total by up to 19%.

Flattered most by their arenas

Adam LarssonEDM: 239 raw → 212 adjusted (-27)
Milan LucicEDM: 254 raw → 229 adjusted (-25)
Nicolas DeslauriersMTL: 238 raw → 213 adjusted (-25)
Mark BorowieckiOTT: 226 raw → 202 adjusted (-24)
Jordan StaalCAR: 181 raw → 159 adjusted (-22)

Under-counted most

Micheal FerlandCGY: 171 raw → 204 adjusted (+33)
Nikita ZadorovCOL: 278 raw → 304 adjusted (+26)
Sam BennettCGY: 140 raw → 162 adjusted (+22)
Marcus FolignoMIN: 185 raw → 206 adjusted (+21)
Alexei EmelinNSH: 181 raw → 201 adjusted (+20)

Top 100 by adjusted hits, 2017-18

NHL skaters ranked by arena-adjusted hits in 2017-18, with raw hits, home and road hit rates.
#	Player	GP	Hits	Adjusted	Per game	Home /60	Road /60	Flag
1	Nikita ZadorovD · COL	77	278	304	3.94	10.9	11.4	–
2	Tom WilsonR · WSH	78	250	258	3.30	12.8	11.2	–
3	Michael Del ZottoD · VAN	82	244	254	3.09	9.1	8.1	–
4	Chris WagnerR · NYI	79	253	250	3.17	13.5	15.4	–
5	Cal ClutterbuckR · NYI	76	226	235	3.10	13.8	14.1	–
6	Milan LucicL · EDM	82	254	229	2.79	13.0	10.2	–
7	Robert HaggD · PHI	70	238	228	3.25	13.6	9.1	–
8	Rasmus RistolainenD · BUF	73	206	225	3.08	6.0	6.8	–
9	Ryan ReavesR · VGK	79	236	223	2.83	28.9	18.8	–
10	Brooks OrpikD · WSH	81	218	222	2.74	9.0	7.7	–
11	Nick RitchieL · ANA	76	221	222	2.91	13.8	12.7	–
12	Boone JennerC · CBJ	75	205	221	2.94	9.6	10.3	–
13	Brayden McNabbD · VGK	76	225	217	2.86	9.5	8.2	–
14	Blake ColemanL · NJD	79	216	215	2.72	11.4	11.3	–
15	Luke SchennD · ARI	64	219	215	3.35	12.6	12.5	–
16	Nicolas DeslauriersL · MTL	58	238	213	3.68	26.4	15.6	–
17	Dmitrij JaskinR · STL	76	207	212	2.79	14.2	12.0	–
18	Adam LarssonD · EDM	63	239	212	3.36	13.1	7.9	–
19	Leo KomarovR · TOR	74	219	209	2.82	11.1	11.4	–
20	Marcus FolignoL · MIN	77	185	206	2.67	11.7	14.8	–
21	Stephen JohnsD · DAL	75	201	204	2.72	9.2	9.1	–
22	Micheal FerlandL · CGY	77	171	204	2.65	10.7	6.9	–
23	Mark BorowieckiD · OTT	52	226	202	3.89	20.5	15.2	–
24	Brandon TanevL · WPG	61	188	202	3.32	13.2	15.9	–
25	Austin WatsonL · NSH	76	187	201	2.65	10.8	13.1	–
26	Alexei EmelinD · NSH	76	181	201	2.64	9.2	7.6	–
27	Nick FolignoL · CBJ	72	182	196	2.73	8.9	7.6	–
28	Dustin BrownR · LAK	81	189	190	2.35	7.8	6.3	–
29	Brenden DillonD · SJS	81	197	188	2.32	9.4	7.5	–
30	Zac RinaldoC · ARI	53	188	181	3.42	19.3	18.5	–
31	Josh MansonD · ANA	80	180	180	2.25	6.2	7.1	–
32	Brett RitchieR · DAL	71	172	176	2.48	13.4	13.4	–
33	Justin AbdelkaderL · DET	75	174	174	2.32	9.0	7.8	–
34	Jake MuzzinD · LAK	74	170	171	2.31	6.0	6.7	–
35	Garnet HathawayR · CGY	59	154	170	2.88	11.7	15.4	–
36	Evander KaneL · SJS	78	159	166	2.12	6.3	6.2	–
37	Christian FolinD · LAK	65	167	165	2.55	10.2	9.5	–
38	Dustin ByfuglienD · WPG	69	147	164	2.37	4.9	5.7	–
39	Radko GudasD · PHI	70	170	163	2.33	8.9	8.1	–
40	Alexander EdlerD · VAN	70	157	162	2.31	5.0	6.1	–
41	Jake VirtanenR · VAN	75	156	162	2.16	12.6	8.4	–
42	Sam BennettC · CGY	82	140	162	1.97	7.6	6.6	–
43	Gabriel LandeskogL · COL	78	149	162	2.08	6.2	5.2	–
44	Kevan MillerD · BOS	68	164	162	2.38	7.1	7.7	–
45	Tommy WingelsC · BOS	75	179	161	2.15	13.6	11.5	–
46	Jamie OleksiakD · PIT	68	174	161	2.37	9.4	9.0	–
47	Colin MillerD · VGK	82	165	159	1.94	7.2	5.2	–
48	Jordan StaalC · CAR	79	181	159	2.01	8.3	5.9	–
49	Greg PaterynD · DAL	73	155	158	2.17	7.7	5.4	–
50	Brandon DubinskyC · CBJ	62	145	158	2.55	9.4	8.8	–
51	Brayden SchennC · STL	82	154	157	1.91	5.1	6.3	–
52	Blake ComeauL · COL	79	145	157	1.98	6.0	7.9	–
53	David SavardD · CBJ	81	144	155	1.91	5.9	5.1	–
54	Oliver Ekman-LarssonD · ARI	82	160	154	1.88	5.8	4.2	–
55	Devante Smith-PellyR · WSH	75	151	153	2.03	10.4	9.1	–
56	Dion PhaneufD · LAK	79	161	151	1.91	6.3	5.9	–
57	Cody CeciD · OTT	82	163	150	1.83	5.9	4.3	–
58	Josh MorrisseyD · WPG	81	139	150	1.85	4.5	5.6	–
59	Mathew DumbaD · MIN	82	136	149	1.82	3.5	4.9	–
60	Jeff PetryD · MTL	82	167	149	1.82	6.4	4.0	Home-scorer mirage
61	Joel Eriksson EkC · MIN	75	134	148	1.98	7.5	9.3	–
62	Curtis LazarC · CGY	65	130	148	2.27	11.9	12.5	–
63	Noel AcciariC · BOS	60	152	147	2.45	13.8	10.1	–
64	Darnell NurseD · EDM	82	161	147	1.79	5.5	5.1	–
65	Vincent TrocheckC · FLA	82	145	146	1.78	4.7	5.2	–
66	Colton SissonsC · NSH	81	136	146	1.80	4.8	7.6	–
67	Fredrik ClaessonD · OTT	64	158	146	2.27	11.7	7.8	–
68	Jamie BennL · DAL	82	140	144	1.76	4.9	5.4	–
69	Alexander PetrovicD · FLA	67	142	144	2.15	8.4	9.0	–
70	Derek ForbortD · LAK	78	142	143	1.84	5.3	5.3	–
71	Ivan ProvorovD · PHI	82	148	143	1.74	4.8	4.1	–
72	Matt MartinL · TOR	50	147	143	2.86	18.3	24.9	–
73	Alex OvechkinL · WSH	82	139	142	1.74	4.4	5.7	–
74	Troy BrouwerR · CGY	76	125	142	1.86	7.1	7.0	–
75	Zemgus GirgensonsC · BUF	71	134	141	1.99	6.8	9.7	–
76	Cody McLeodL · NYR	48	131	140	2.92	22.0	22.3	–
77	Sean KuralyC · BOS	75	143	139	1.86	10.0	8.7	–
78	Victor HedmanD · TBL	77	139	139	1.80	3.8	4.7	–
79	Ryan CallahanR · TBL	67	138	138	2.07	9.3	9.2	–
80	Zdeno CharaD · BOS	73	141	138	1.89	5.3	4.9	–
81	Luke GlendeningC · DET	69	137	138	1.99	8.1	10.0	–
82	Jason ChimeraL · ANA	74	132	137	1.86	10.8	9.9	–
83	Dan GirardiD · TBL	77	133	137	1.78	6.5	5.4	–
84	Justin FalkD · BUF	46	121	136	2.96	10.7	8.9	–
85	Justin BraunD · SJS	81	143	136	1.68	4.9	5.0	–
86	Nick HoldenD · BOS	73	136	136	1.86	6.3	5.5	–
87	Patrick MaroonL · NJD	74	150	136	1.83	7.8	6.9	–
88	Pierre-Luc DuboisC · CBJ	82	127	136	1.65	5.4	5.7	–
89	Jordan NolanC · BUF	69	123	136	1.96	11.1	10.7	–
90	John MooreD · NJD	81	135	135	1.67	5.1	4.9	–
91	Matt BenningD · EDM	73	149	135	1.85	7.3	6.8	–
92	Matt HendricksC · WPG	60	123	134	2.23	12.3	13.7	–
93	Casey CizikasC · NYI	64	128	134	2.09	9.1	9.1	–
94	Scott WilsonC · BUF	69	128	133	1.93	8.6	9.7	–
95	Jonathan EricssonD · DET	81	133	133	1.65	5.0	5.2	–
96	Adam LowryC · WPG	45	124	133	2.96	9.2	12.9	–
97	Gabriel BourqueL · COL	58	123	133	2.29	10.2	13.2	–
98	David BackesR · BOS	57	137	133	2.33	11.0	7.5	–
99	Alex BiegaD · VAN	44	126	133	3.02	11.2	11.7	–
100	Chris KunitzL · TBL	82	131	133	1.62	8.7	7.4	–

Minimum 10 games. League home edge for hits this season: 1.03× (already allowed for in the flags). Regular season only.

FAQ

What are arena-adjusted hits?

Each game's hits divided by the scorer factor of the arena it was played in, for that season. A hit logged in a building that credited 25% more hits counts as 0.8. Summed over a season, this removes most of the scorer bias from a player's total.

Why are adjusted and raw hits so close in recent seasons?

The NHL has recorded events centrally since 2024-25. That season the arena factors shrank to within about ±6%, so adjustment moves totals by a few percent at most. In 2025-26 the differences did not repeat at all, the factors are 1.00 and adjusted hits equal raw hits. The adjustment matters most for 2023-24 and earlier.

What is a home-scorer mirage?

A player whose hit rate at home is well above his road rate, beyond chance and beyond the league-wide home edge. In older seasons it often meant a generous home scorer. It can also reflect a different role at home, so check his road numbers before paying for hits.