True hits

Arena-adjusted hits leaders, 2018-19

Raw hits next to hits with each game divided by its arena's scorer factor. In 2018-19 local scorers still differed, so adjustment moves a skater's total by up to 20%.

Flattered most by their arenas

Jack JohnsonPIT: 233 raw → 199 adjusted (-34)
Ryan ReavesVGK: 305 raw → 276 adjusted (-29)
Adam LarssonEDM: 256 raw → 229 adjusted (-27)
Zachary Aston-ReesePIT: 138 raw → 116 adjusted (-22)
Brian DumoulinPIT: 141 raw → 119 adjusted (-22)

Under-counted most

Rasmus RistolainenBUF: 235 raw → 264 adjusted (+29)
Josh AndersonCBJ: 214 raw → 239 adjusted (+25)
Marcus FolignoMIN: 206 raw → 230 adjusted (+24)
Nick FolignoCBJ: 175 raw → 199 adjusted (+24)
Blake ColemanNJD: 225 raw → 244 adjusted (+19)

Top 100 by adjusted hits, 2018-19

NHL skaters ranked by arena-adjusted hits in 2018-19, with raw hits, home and road hit rates.
#	Player	GP	Hits	Adjusted	Per game	Home /60	Road /60	Flag
1	Brandon TanevL · WPG	80	278	292	3.65	15.4	14.1	–
2	Matt MartinL · NYI	67	275	278	4.15	21.1	21.9	–
3	Ryan ReavesR · VGK	80	305	276	3.45	25.0	17.2	–
4	Cedric PaquetteC · TBL	80	269	275	3.44	19.4	14.2	–
5	Lawson CrouseL · ARI	81	288	271	3.35	18.3	14.7	–
6	Rasmus RistolainenD · BUF	78	235	264	3.38	7.3	7.4	–
7	William CarrierL · VGK	54	277	257	4.76	37.0	26.2	–
8	Robert HaggD · PHI	82	258	247	3.01	11.8	10.5	–
9	Radko GudasD · PHI	77	255	246	3.20	12.2	10.0	–
10	Chris WagnerR · BOS	76	247	245	3.22	14.1	15.0	–
11	Blake ColemanL · NJD	78	225	244	3.12	8.7	11.7	–
12	Milan LucicL · EDM	79	259	240	3.04	16.1	13.7	–
13	Nikita ZadorovD · COL	70	228	240	3.43	11.3	11.4	–
14	Josh AndersonR · CBJ	82	214	239	2.92	8.6	9.7	–
15	Adam LowryC · WPG	78	223	233	2.99	12.1	11.3	–
16	Alex OvechkinL · WSH	81	223	230	2.84	6.8	9.0	–
17	Marcus FolignoL · MIN	82	206	230	2.81	13.3	11.9	–
18	Adam LarssonD · EDM	82	256	229	2.79	11.2	6.2	–
19	Noel AcciariC · BOS	72	221	224	3.12	16.3	12.4	–
20	Blake ComeauL · DAL	77	208	222	2.88	11.4	9.2	–
21	Garnet HathawayR · CGY	76	200	216	2.84	15.0	15.0	–
22	Cal ClutterbuckR · NYI	73	209	213	2.92	12.2	12.4	–
23	Tom WilsonR · WSH	63	200	207	3.29	10.4	10.5	–
24	Luke GlendeningC · DET	78	198	205	2.63	11.0	8.4	–
25	Erik CernakD · TBL	58	198	204	3.51	11.2	10.2	–
26	Leo KomarovR · NYI	82	203	203	2.47	11.4	10.0	–
27	Brenden DillonD · SJS	82	202	202	2.46	9.0	7.6	–
28	Roman PolakD · DAL	77	191	201	2.62	7.6	7.9	–
29	Tyler MotteC · VAN	74	200	200	2.70	11.6	13.8	–
30	Jack JohnsonD · PIT	82	233	199	2.43	11.1	6.7	–
31	Nick FolignoL · CBJ	73	175	199	2.73	8.1	8.2	–
32	Mark BorowieckiD · OTT	53	212	195	3.67	14.7	16.3	–
33	Justin AbdelkaderL · DET	71	185	195	2.74	10.2	10.1	–
34	Ben ChiarotD · WPG	78	171	183	2.34	6.4	7.8	–
35	Brayden McNabbD · VGK	81	200	182	2.25	8.1	7.1	–
36	Josh MansonD · ANA	74	184	182	2.45	6.7	6.7	–
37	Erik GudbransonD · PIT	76	184	180	2.36	9.0	7.1	–
38	Jordan MartinookL · CAR	82	199	179	2.19	12.8	7.3	–
39	Drew DoughtyD · LAK	82	168	179	2.18	4.1	5.1	–
40	Jeff PetryD · MTL	82	190	177	2.15	6.1	5.9	–
41	Jake MuzzinD · TOR	80	172	175	2.19	5.3	6.7	–
42	Carter RowneyC · ANA	62	178	175	2.82	15.7	12.0	–
43	Evander KaneL · SJS	75	173	174	2.32	8.2	6.9	–
44	Matt NiskanenD · WSH	80	167	174	2.17	6.1	5.3	–
45	Boone JennerC · CBJ	77	158	174	2.25	6.6	7.9	–
46	Zack KassianR · EDM	79	191	173	2.19	12.5	7.1	–
47	Calvin de HaanD · CAR	74	187	170	2.30	9.1	7.3	–
48	Troy BrouwerR · FLA	75	177	167	2.23	12.3	10.0	–
49	Micheal FerlandL · CAR	71	182	166	2.33	12.1	9.5	–
50	Brandon DubinskyC · CBJ	61	147	164	2.70	11.4	12.0	–
51	Adam ErneL · TBL	65	159	164	2.52	13.9	14.0	–
52	Brady SkjeiD · NYR	78	178	164	2.10	7.2	5.7	–
53	Dustin BrownR · LAK	72	150	161	2.24	6.0	6.3	–
54	Zemgus GirgensonsC · BUF	72	144	160	2.22	9.0	8.7	–
55	Brian BoyleC · NSH	73	145	159	2.18	7.4	10.3	–
56	Brady TkachukL · OTT	71	174	158	2.22	10.7	7.7	–
57	Jake VirtanenR · VAN	70	154	157	2.24	12.1	5.9	–
58	Dan GirardiD · TBL	62	151	154	2.48	7.7	8.8	–
59	Greg PaterynD · MIN	80	144	154	1.92	5.1	7.5	–
60	Oliver Ekman-LarssonD · ARI	81	162	154	1.90	5.1	5.0	–
61	Esa LindellD · DAL	82	143	153	1.86	5.5	3.1	Home-scorer mirage
62	Jamie BennL · DAL	78	142	151	1.94	6.2	5.8	–
63	Josh ArchibaldR · ARI	68	161	150	2.21	11.7	9.3	–
64	Patrick MaroonL · STL	74	135	150	2.02	9.0	6.5	–
65	Darnell NurseD · EDM	82	162	149	1.82	5.2	4.8	–
66	Austin WagnerL · LAK	62	142	149	2.41	15.8	15.0	–
67	Deryk EngellandD · VGK	74	165	148	2.01	8.6	4.9	–
68	Adam PelechD · NYI	78	149	148	1.90	5.7	6.5	–
69	Dougie HamiltonD · CAR	82	160	147	1.80	6.2	5.7	–
70	Chris KreiderL · NYR	79	159	147	1.86	7.8	6.0	–
71	Ryan GetzlafC · ANA	67	150	146	2.18	7.6	6.1	–
72	Justin FaulkD · CAR	82	156	145	1.76	4.9	5.2	–
73	Kenny AgostinoL · NJD	63	143	144	2.28	9.5	11.6	–
74	Dmitry OrlovD · WSH	82	137	144	1.75	4.4	4.9	–
75	Patrik NemethD · COL	74	137	143	1.93	7.6	5.8	–
76	Ryan PulockD · NYI	82	143	142	1.73	3.3	6.1	Under-counted at home
77	Johnny BoychukD · NYI	74	144	142	1.92	5.8	6.7	–
78	Ilya LyubushkinD · ARI	41	150	141	3.45	16.0	15.9	–
79	David BackesR · BOS	70	140	141	2.02	9.4	9.0	–
80	Scott LaughtonC · PHI	82	146	140	1.71	8.0	6.4	–
81	Joel EdmundsonD · STL	64	128	140	2.18	5.0	7.2	–
82	T.J. OshieR · WSH	69	133	139	2.02	6.9	5.4	–
83	Brooks OrpikD · WSH	53	131	137	2.59	9.7	9.2	–
84	Colton ParaykoD · STL	80	127	137	1.71	3.3	5.1	–
85	David SavardD · CBJ	82	122	135	1.65	4.3	4.8	–
86	Dion PhaneufD · LAK	67	128	135	2.01	7.8	7.5	–
87	Brandon CarloD · BOS	72	134	134	1.86	5.3	5.4	–
88	Wayne SimmondsR · NSH	79	137	133	1.68	7.0	6.2	–
89	Sam BennettC · CGY	71	121	133	1.87	8.9	6.4	–
90	Frank VatranoR · FLA	81	139	132	1.63	8.2	5.9	–
91	Michael Del ZottoD · STL	42	129	132	3.14	13.7	8.6	–
92	Mathieu PerreaultC · WPG	82	127	131	1.60	6.7	8.4	–
93	Patric HornqvistR · PIT	69	150	131	1.89	9.1	7.6	–
94	Nikita ZaitsevD · TOR	81	139	130	1.61	5.6	4.4	–
95	Mathieu JosephR · TBL	70	129	130	1.86	7.8	11.7	–
96	Vladislav NamestnikovC · NYR	78	140	130	1.67	6.8	6.8	–
97	Brett RitchieR · DAL	53	126	130	2.45	13.3	16.6	–
98	Sean KuralyC · BOS	71	129	130	1.82	8.4	7.4	–
99	Neal PionkD · NYR	73	138	129	1.77	4.1	6.5	–
100	Casey CizikasC · NYI	73	129	129	1.76	8.2	6.9	–

Minimum 10 games. League home edge for hits this season: 1.05× (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.