True hits

Arena-adjusted hits leaders, 2020-21

Raw hits next to hits with each game divided by its arena's scorer factor. In 2020-21 local scorers still differed, so adjustment moves a skater's total by up to 25%.

Flattered most by their arenas

Nikita ZadorovCHI: 190 raw → 149 adjusted (-41)
Radko GudasFLA: 250 raw → 225 adjusted (-25)
Connor MurphyCHI: 102 raw → 82 adjusted (-20)
Calvin de HaanCHI: 99 raw → 80 adjusted (-19)
Brandon TanevPIT: 139 raw → 120 adjusted (-19)

Under-counted most

Rasmus RistolainenBUF: 193 raw → 215 adjusted (+22)
Milan LucicCGY: 139 raw → 154 adjusted (+15)
Blake ComeauDAL: 106 raw → 121 adjusted (+15)
Brett RitchieCGY: 97 raw → 110 adjusted (+13)
Matthew TkachukCGY: 132 raw → 145 adjusted (+13)

Top 100 by adjusted hits, 2020-21

NHL skaters ranked by arena-adjusted hits in 2020-21, with raw hits, home and road hit rates.
#	Player	GP	Hits	Adjusted	Per game	Home /60	Road /60	Flag
1	Brady TkachukL · OTT	56	248	236	4.22	16.0	13.1	–
2	Radko GudasD · FLA	54	250	225	4.18	19.7	12.0	–
3	Rasmus RistolainenD · BUF	49	193	215	4.39	10.0	11.3	–
4	Jani HakanpääD · CAR	57	215	206	3.61	13.8	11.1	–
5	Cal ClutterbuckR · NYI	50	191	191	3.82	17.9	16.3	–
6	Garnet HathawayR · WSH	56	179	183	3.28	15.3	15.8	–
7	Josh ArchibaldR · EDM	52	192	182	3.50	18.6	14.3	–
8	Matt MartinL · NYI	54	181	178	3.30	19.5	16.6	–
9	Adam LowryC · WPG	52	161	164	3.15	11.6	12.3	–
10	Adam LarssonD · EDM	56	166	159	2.84	9.7	8.5	–
11	Jamie OleksiakD · DAL	56	148	159	2.84	6.4	9.0	–
12	Milan LucicL · CGY	56	139	154	2.76	9.7	12.2	–
13	Mario FerraroD · SJS	56	155	149	2.67	8.0	6.9	–
14	Nikita ZadorovD · CHI	55	190	149	2.71	14.1	7.5	–
15	Brenden DillonD · WSH	56	143	145	2.59	8.6	7.5	–
16	Matthew TkachukL · CGY	56	132	145	2.59	6.7	8.9	–
17	Jujhar KhairaL · EDM	40	151	144	3.61	21.0	17.1	–
18	Nathan BastianR · NJD	41	136	141	3.44	15.5	16.0	–
19	Neal PionkD · WPG	54	137	139	2.57	7.5	6.4	–
20	Josh AndersonR · MTL	52	139	138	2.66	10.8	8.8	–
21	Lawson CrouseL · ARI	51	155	138	2.71	15.5	9.3	–
22	Alexander RomanovD · MTL	54	138	138	2.55	10.2	7.5	–
23	David SavardD · TBL	54	132	135	2.50	7.8	7.0	–
24	Nick FolignoL · TOR	49	133	135	2.75	9.5	8.9	–
25	Scott LaughtonC · PHI	53	141	134	2.53	10.3	10.4	–
26	Christian FischerR · ARI	52	148	133	2.56	15.6	10.8	–
27	Ryan ReavesR · VGK	37	141	132	3.56	25.6	20.1	–
28	Justin FaulkD · STL	56	127	132	2.35	5.0	6.2	–
29	Cedric PaquetteC · CAR	47	136	126	2.69	21.2	15.7	–
30	Nicolas DeslauriersL · ANA	49	136	124	2.54	17.7	11.2	–
31	Esa LindellD · DAL	56	114	123	2.20	5.0	5.6	–
32	Brayden SchennC · STL	56	119	123	2.20	6.8	6.5	–
33	Michael Del ZottoD · CBJ	53	125	122	2.30	6.9	9.0	–
34	Jordan StaalC · CAR	53	135	122	2.30	8.2	8.3	–
35	Blake ComeauL · DAL	51	106	121	2.38	10.0	5.9	–
36	William CarrierL · VGK	52	131	121	2.33	18.0	10.9	–
37	Brandon TanevL · PIT	32	139	120	3.75	21.1	15.2	–
38	Marcus FolignoL · MIN	39	109	120	3.07	10.6	11.8	–
39	Joel Eriksson EkC · MIN	56	105	118	2.10	5.6	7.6	–
40	Barclay GoodrowC · TBL	55	111	116	2.10	8.3	7.7	–
41	Nicolas Aube-KubelR · PHI	50	120	115	2.29	13.7	11.9	–
42	Paul ByronL · MTL	46	116	115	2.49	13.3	10.1	–
43	Sam BennettC · FLA	48	108	113	2.36	9.3	9.4	–
44	Chris KreiderL · NYR	50	115	113	2.26	7.6	8.2	–
45	Darnell NurseD · EDM	56	117	113	2.01	5.7	4.1	–
46	Jacob TroubaD · NYR	38	111	112	2.94	7.8	8.5	–
47	Casey CizikasC · NYI	56	112	111	1.99	7.1	10.3	–
48	Blake ColemanL · TBL	55	109	111	2.01	6.9	8.6	–
49	Brett RitchieR · CGY	32	97	110	3.45	13.8	20.3	–
50	Nic DowdC · WSH	56	109	110	1.97	8.3	7.9	–
51	Connor CliftonD · BOS	44	108	110	2.49	7.6	8.6	–
52	Kevin RooneyC · NYR	54	110	109	2.03	11.0	8.8	–
53	Jean-Gabriel PageauC · NYI	54	111	109	2.02	6.9	7.9	–
54	Nikita ZaitsevD · OTT	55	114	109	1.97	5.9	5.0	–
55	Andrei SvechnikovR · CAR	55	114	108	1.97	7.1	7.1	–
56	Sammy BlaisL · STL	36	103	108	3.00	15.2	13.2	–
57	Brendan LemieuxL · LAK	49	109	108	2.20	14.0	12.1	–
58	Radek FaksaC · DAL	55	100	108	1.96	5.3	7.2	–
59	MacKenzie WeegarD · FLA	54	118	107	1.98	6.8	5.1	–
60	Curtis LazarC · BOS	50	99	107	2.13	8.6	9.2	–
61	Erik GudbransonD · NSH	45	111	103	2.30	7.5	8.9	–
62	Tom WilsonR · WSH	47	105	103	2.20	7.3	8.9	–
63	Carl GrundstromR · LAK	47	104	103	2.19	10.8	10.5	–
64	Seth JonesD · CBJ	56	102	102	1.83	3.6	5.1	–
65	Nick RitchieL · BOS	56	102	101	1.81	6.8	7.4	–
66	Yakov TreninC · NSH	45	94	101	2.23	9.3	12.0	–
67	Joakim NordstromC · CGY	44	92	100	2.28	8.9	12.7	–
68	Jake MuzzinD · TOR	53	101	100	1.89	5.1	5.5	–
69	Luke SchennD · TBL	38	99	100	2.63	13.4	15.7	–
70	Colin MillerD · BUF	48	91	100	2.08	5.3	7.3	–
71	Dmitry KulikovD · EDM	48	93	100	2.08	6.1	6.0	–
72	Tyler MotteC · VAN	24	100	99	4.14	17.2	14.6	–
73	Keegan KolesarR · VGK	44	107	99	2.26	18.4	12.2	–
74	Erik CernakD · TBL	46	98	99	2.16	6.5	6.4	–
75	Alex OvechkinL · WSH	45	98	98	2.18	6.9	6.6	–
76	Jeremy LauzonD · BOS	41	98	98	2.39	7.0	8.3	–
77	Sean KuralyC · BOS	47	99	98	2.08	9.0	9.0	–
78	Vincent TrocheckC · CAR	47	107	98	2.08	10.2	4.8	–
79	Ryan PulockD · NYI	56	97	97	1.73	4.6	4.7	–
80	Eric RobinsonL · CBJ	56	94	97	1.73	9.0	7.3	–
81	Jesse PuljujarviR · EDM	55	101	97	1.76	8.2	6.4	–
82	Drake BathersonR · OTT	56	102	97	1.73	7.7	5.5	–
83	Jordan GreenwayL · MIN	56	87	97	1.73	4.6	7.2	–
84	Jeff PetryD · MTL	55	97	96	1.75	4.6	4.7	–
85	Joel EdmundsonD · MTL	55	98	96	1.75	4.7	5.9	–
86	Ilya LyubushkinD · ARI	42	103	96	2.29	9.8	9.0	–
87	Ryan LindgrenD · NYR	51	98	96	1.88	6.6	4.9	–
88	Austin WagnerL · LAK	44	97	96	2.18	9.7	15.6	–
89	Austin WatsonL · OTT	34	100	95	2.80	17.0	12.9	–
90	Max JonesL · ANA	46	100	95	2.06	9.6	8.8	–
91	Luke KuninC · NSH	38	84	93	2.45	9.0	10.0	–
92	Brayden McNabbD · VGK	41	98	93	2.26	7.4	7.5	–
93	Evander KaneL · SJS	56	97	93	1.66	4.8	5.6	–
94	Robert HaggD · PHI	34	100	92	2.70	11.3	11.2	–
95	Michael McLeodC · NJD	52	89	91	1.76	5.7	8.8	–
96	Patrik NemethD · COL	52	87	91	1.75	4.2	6.9	–
97	Drew DoughtyD · LAK	56	91	91	1.63	4.1	3.3	–
98	K'Andre MillerD · NYR	53	93	91	1.71	5.0	5.0	–
99	Gabriel LandeskogL · COL	54	81	91	1.68	4.6	4.4	–
100	J.T. MillerC · VAN	53	90	90	1.69	5.7	3.9	–

Minimum 10 games. League home edge for hits this season: 1.02× (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.