True hits

Arena-adjusted hits leaders, 2022-23

Raw hits next to hits with each game divided by its arena's scorer factor. In 2022-23 local scorers still differed, so adjustment moves a skater's total by up to 22%.

Flattered most by their arenas

Erik CernakTBL: 209 raw → 171 adjusted (-38)
Jason ZuckerPIT: 198 raw → 163 adjusted (-35)
Jeff PetryPIT: 190 raw → 156 adjusted (-34)
Patrick MaroonTBL: 172 raw → 140 adjusted (-32)
Keegan KolesarVGK: 279 raw → 249 adjusted (-30)

Under-counted most

Adam LarssonSEA: 222 raw → 249 adjusted (+27)
Brandon TanevSEA: 190 raw → 217 adjusted (+27)
Will BorgenSEA: 203 raw → 224 adjusted (+21)
Milan LucicCGY: 168 raw → 186 adjusted (+18)
Michael PezzettaMTL: 239 raw → 257 adjusted (+18)

Top 100 by adjusted hits, 2022-23

NHL skaters ranked by arena-adjusted hits in 2022-23, with raw hits, home and road hit rates.
#	Player	GP	Hits	Adjusted	Per game	Home /60	Road /60	Flag
1	Radko GudasD · FLA	72	312	308	4.28	15.9	13.9	–
2	Luke SchennD · TOR	70	318	305	4.36	17.0	16.4	–
3	Matt MartinL · NYI	81	295	303	3.74	19.4	19.8	–
4	Jack McBainC · ARI	82	304	285	3.48	18.4	13.3	–
5	Nicolas DeslauriersL · PHI	80	306	285	3.56	26.8	18.7	–
6	Tanner JeannotL · TBL	77	290	276	3.58	18.3	13.6	–
7	Garnet HathawayR · BOS	84	268	267	3.18	20.3	12.6	–
8	Michael PezzettaL · MTL	63	239	257	4.08	25.0	23.8	–
9	Sammy BlaisL · STL	71	238	250	3.52	17.3	16.8	–
10	Marcus FolignoL · MIN	65	237	249	3.84	15.3	13.9	–
11	Adam LarssonD · SEA	82	222	249	3.04	7.2	6.5	–
12	Keegan KolesarR · VGK	74	279	249	3.36	23.7	15.8	–
13	Jeremy LauzonD · NSH	67	250	247	3.68	12.9	13.7	–
14	Noel AcciariC · TOR	77	244	244	3.17	13.3	13.3	–
15	Jani HakanpääD · DAL	82	224	242	2.95	8.2	8.7	–
16	Brady TkachukL · OTT	82	242	240	2.92	9.2	9.9	–
17	Simon BenoitD · ANA	78	216	231	2.97	8.9	8.2	–
18	Jacob TroubaD · NYR	82	218	230	2.81	7.7	7.3	–
19	Will BorgenD · SEA	82	203	224	2.73	7.4	10.8	–
20	Brandon TanevL · SEA	82	190	217	2.64	10.2	9.4	–
21	Martin FehérváryD · WSH	67	217	216	3.22	9.5	10.0	–
22	Moritz SeiderD · DET	82	207	214	2.61	6.0	7.1	–
23	Dakota JoshuaC · VAN	79	222	212	2.68	17.9	11.4	–
24	Nick RitchieL · CGY	74	218	211	2.86	15.8	10.9	–
25	Ryan ReavesR · MIN	73	196	207	2.84	18.5	16.1	–
26	Alexander RomanovD · NYI	76	198	205	2.70	8.4	7.7	–
27	MacKenzie WeegarD · CGY	81	186	204	2.52	5.5	7.6	–
28	Brenden DillonD · WPG	82	198	203	2.48	7.1	7.7	–
29	Connor CliftonD · BOS	78	208	203	2.60	8.2	9.7	–
30	Sean KuralyC · CBJ	71	187	199	2.80	10.2	10.8	–
31	Cal ClutterbuckR · NYI	49	194	199	4.06	17.2	21.5	–
32	Cole SmithR · NSH	69	198	198	2.86	14.1	12.9	–
33	Vincent TrocheckC · NYR	82	182	195	2.37	7.5	6.2	–
34	J.T. MillerC · VAN	81	200	195	2.40	8.7	5.6	–
35	Casey CizikasC · NYI	81	188	194	2.40	10.3	8.8	–
36	Nikita ZadorovD · CGY	82	174	192	2.34	6.5	7.1	–
37	Liam O'BrienC · ARI	56	203	189	3.37	23.2	15.4	–
38	Reese JohnsonC · CHI	57	178	186	3.27	19.1	15.0	–
39	Milan LucicL · CGY	77	168	186	2.42	11.4	11.8	–
40	Andrew PeekeD · CBJ	80	180	186	2.32	5.7	6.9	–
41	Mathieu OlivierR · CBJ	66	178	185	2.80	11.8	15.8	–
42	Alex OvechkinL · WSH	73	188	184	2.52	7.9	7.4	–
43	Jean-Gabriel PageauC · NYI	70	175	181	2.59	8.1	8.9	–
44	Brayden McNabbD · VGK	82	201	181	2.21	7.8	7.1	–
45	Lawson CrouseL · ARI	77	194	180	2.33	10.3	6.8	–
46	Ivan BarbashevL · VGK	82	182	179	2.18	9.8	6.3	–
47	Wade AllisonR · PHI	60	190	178	2.96	16.7	12.6	–
48	Arber XhekajD · MTL	51	159	175	3.44	12.4	12.1	–
49	Trevor LewisC · CGY	82	158	173	2.11	8.1	10.9	–
50	Erik CernakD · TBL	70	209	171	2.44	12.1	6.5	–
51	K'Andre MillerD · NYR	79	162	171	2.16	5.9	5.3	–
52	Neal PionkD · WPG	82	169	171	2.08	5.2	6.1	–
53	Connor MurphyD · CHI	80	165	170	2.13	5.9	6.9	–
54	Adam ErneL · DET	61	160	169	2.77	10.5	13.2	–
55	Parker KellyC · OTT	55	172	168	3.05	18.6	17.0	–
56	Josh ArchibaldR · PIT	62	195	166	2.68	22.9	15.3	–
57	Timo MeierR · NJD	78	154	165	2.12	7.2	5.1	–
58	Jake McCabeD · TOR	76	163	165	2.17	8.3	5.0	–
59	Yakov TreninC · NSH	77	167	165	2.14	9.4	7.8	–
60	Nino NiederreiterR · WPG	78	165	163	2.09	7.5	8.1	–
61	Jason ZuckerL · PIT	78	198	163	2.09	12.2	7.0	–
62	Patrick BrownC · OTT	61	167	162	2.66	14.8	14.1	–
63	Ross ColtonC · TBL	81	188	162	2.00	11.3	11.2	–
64	Adam LowryC · WPG	82	161	162	1.97	7.2	7.9	–
65	Austin WatsonL · OTT	75	165	161	2.15	14.7	11.2	–
66	Joseph VelenoC · DET	81	152	161	1.99	10.9	6.7	–
67	Kyle BurroughsD · VAN	48	165	161	3.35	13.3	10.6	–
68	Colton SissonsC · NSH	82	164	160	1.95	8.9	6.3	–
69	Jeff PetryD · PIT	61	190	156	2.56	10.8	5.7	–
70	Niko MikkolaD · NYR	81	151	155	1.92	5.2	7.4	–
71	Carson SoucyD · SEA	78	143	155	1.98	5.4	8.1	–
72	Mark KastelicC · OTT	65	154	154	2.37	14.9	16.9	–
73	Nick BjugstadC · EDM	78	168	154	1.97	9.4	6.9	–
74	Mikey AndersonD · LAK	77	162	154	2.00	6.6	5.0	–
75	Rasmus RistolainenD · PHI	74	162	154	2.08	7.6	6.2	–
76	Ben ChiarotD · DET	76	147	153	2.02	6.1	5.2	–
77	Braden SchneiderD · NYR	82	147	153	1.87	6.9	7.0	–
78	Alexis LafrenièreL · NYR	81	141	152	1.88	7.5	6.2	–
79	Brandon DuhaimeL · MIN	51	146	152	2.98	15.1	16.8	–
80	Jordan StaalC · CAR	81	155	152	1.88	6.5	7.6	–
81	Paul CotterL · VGK	55	168	151	2.74	17.2	11.3	–
82	Dillon DubeC · CGY	82	136	150	1.83	6.4	6.8	–
83	Marc StaalD · FLA	82	152	149	1.82	5.6	6.6	–
84	Josh AndersonR · MTL	69	139	148	2.14	6.6	7.6	–
85	Ryan LombergL · FLA	82	149	147	1.79	12.4	6.7	–
86	Sam BennettC · FLA	63	150	147	2.33	9.8	6.6	–
87	Klim KostinC · EDM	57	157	146	2.56	19.3	13.5	–
88	Zachary Aston-ReeseL · TOR	77	163	146	1.89	13.3	9.9	–
89	Ryan PulockD · NYI	82	140	146	1.78	4.9	4.9	–
90	Jarred TinordiD · CHI	44	139	144	3.27	13.8	9.8	–
91	Scott LaughtonC · PHI	78	156	144	1.84	7.8	5.3	–
92	Joshua BrownD · ARI	68	152	141	2.07	9.6	7.4	–
93	Michael McLeodC · NJD	80	127	140	1.76	7.7	7.9	–
94	Patrick MaroonL · TBL	80	172	140	1.75	17.0	8.0	–
95	Carl GrundstromR · LAK	57	144	140	2.45	12.5	15.7	–
96	Andrei SvechnikovR · CAR	64	140	139	2.18	7.2	7.3	–
97	Brayden SchennC · STL	82	140	139	1.69	5.5	5.6	–
98	Zack MacEwenR · LAK	56	150	138	2.47	15.7	12.3	–
99	Jamie OleksiakD · SEA	75	126	138	1.85	4.6	5.9	–
100	Nick FolignoL · BOS	60	147	138	2.30	13.6	10.4	–

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.