True hits

Arena-adjusted hits leaders, 2023-24

Raw hits next to hits with each game divided by its arena's scorer factor. In 2023-24 local scorers still differed, so adjustment moves a skater's total by up to 16%.

Flattered most by their arenas

Simon BenoitTOR: 246 raw → 217 adjusted (-29)
Jake McCabeTOR: 219 raw → 191 adjusted (-28)
Evander KaneEDM: 250 raw → 225 adjusted (-25)
Ryan ReavesTOR: 165 raw → 140 adjusted (-25)
Matthew KniesTOR: 169 raw → 147 adjusted (-22)

Under-counted most

Kyle BurroughsSJS: 233 raw → 254 adjusted (+21)
Luke KuninSJS: 165 raw → 182 adjusted (+17)
Mathieu OlivierCBJ: 163 raw → 178 adjusted (+15)
Sean KuralyCBJ: 156 raw → 170 adjusted (+14)
Fabian ZetterlundSJS: 120 raw → 132 adjusted (+12)

Top 100 by adjusted hits, 2023-24

NHL skaters ranked by arena-adjusted hits in 2023-24, with raw hits, home and road hit rates.
#	Player	GP	Hits	Adjusted	Per game	Home /60	Road /60	Flag
1	Jeremy LauzonD · NSH	79	383	387	4.90	15.5	15.8	–
2	Garnet HathawayR · PHI	82	326	332	4.05	19.0	19.2	–
3	Brady TkachukL · OTT	81	294	291	3.59	12.8	10.0	–
4	Cal ClutterbuckR · NYI	82	273	278	3.39	14.4	19.3	–
5	Keegan KolesarR · VGK	79	277	274	3.47	21.2	17.4	–
6	Will CuylleL · NYR	81	249	259	3.20	17.8	15.3	–
7	Kyle BurroughsD · SJS	73	233	254	3.48	8.8	11.1	–
8	Michael PezzettaL · MTL	61	242	249	4.09	33.8	26.9	–
9	Martin PospisilC · CGY	63	238	243	3.86	20.1	15.5	–
10	Beck MalenstynL · WSH	81	241	239	2.95	12.9	12.2	–
11	Tye KartyeL · SEA	77	229	238	3.09	14.3	15.9	–
12	Kiefer SherwoodL · NSH	68	234	237	3.49	18.2	15.6	–
13	Cole SmithR · NSH	80	235	236	2.94	13.4	12.3	–
14	Brenden DillonD · WPG	77	241	234	3.04	11.2	8.9	–
15	Radko GudasD · ANA	66	232	234	3.54	10.6	11.1	–
16	Dakota JoshuaC · VAN	63	244	233	3.69	19.1	13.7	–
17	Paul CotterL · VGK	76	233	230	3.02	16.7	12.2	–
18	Tom WilsonR · WSH	74	228	228	3.08	11.6	8.8	–
19	Evander KaneL · EDM	77	250	225	2.92	13.1	9.9	–
20	Liam O'BrienC · ARI	75	229	220	2.94	20.2	17.5	–
21	Simon BenoitD · TOR	64	246	217	3.39	13.9	12.8	–
22	Eeli TolvanenR · SEA	81	210	216	2.67	8.8	11.1	–
23	Moritz SeiderD · DET	82	211	216	2.64	6.3	7.5	–
24	Josh MansonD · COL	76	211	214	2.81	8.8	9.9	–
25	Neal PionkD · WPG	82	221	213	2.60	8.2	7.4	–
26	Brandon DuhaimeL · COL	80	208	209	2.61	13.4	15.3	–
27	J.T. MillerC · VAN	81	217	207	2.56	9.2	7.2	–
28	Yakov TreninC · COL	76	207	207	2.72	10.8	11.6	–
29	Luke SchennD · NSH	63	202	205	3.25	12.1	13.2	–
30	Connor CliftonD · BUF	79	204	202	2.56	9.1	9.6	–
31	Tanner JeannotL · TBL	55	211	202	3.67	16.1	22.1	–
32	Jean-Gabriel PageauC · NYI	82	196	201	2.46	8.8	9.3	–
33	Nick FolignoL · CHI	74	192	201	2.71	7.7	9.8	–
34	Will BorgenD · SEA	82	195	200	2.44	7.3	8.9	–
35	MacKenzie WeegarD · CGY	82	194	200	2.43	6.6	5.7	–
36	Jacob TroubaD · NYR	69	191	197	2.86	7.3	8.3	–
37	Jack McBainC · ARI	67	204	195	2.91	16.5	12.2	–
38	Andreas EnglundD · LAK	82	189	195	2.37	10.4	10.6	–
39	Sammy BlaisL · STL	53	194	195	3.67	19.9	25.7	–
40	Niko MikkolaD · FLA	82	198	194	2.37	6.9	7.6	–
41	Rasmus DahlinD · BUF	81	195	193	2.39	5.9	5.5	–
42	Mathew DumbaD · TBL	76	202	193	2.54	9.5	6.7	–
43	Nicolas DeslauriersL · PHI	60	188	191	3.19	23.1	23.1	–
44	Jani HakanpääD · DAL	64	196	191	2.99	11.3	8.4	–
45	Jake McCabeD · TOR	73	219	191	2.62	10.3	7.2	–
46	Trent FredericC · BOS	82	204	189	2.30	12.6	9.1	–
47	Erik CernakD · TBL	69	198	187	2.71	10.6	7.5	–
48	Curtis LazarC · NJD	71	179	187	2.63	13.6	10.8	–
49	Martin FehérváryD · WSH	66	188	185	2.81	9.4	8.0	–
50	Luke KuninC · SJS	77	165	182	2.37	7.7	8.7	–
51	Vincent TrocheckC · NYR	82	175	182	2.22	5.9	6.0	–
52	Sam LaffertyC · VAN	79	192	181	2.29	14.9	9.4	–
53	Anders LeeL · NYI	81	176	181	2.24	8.3	8.4	–
54	Marcus FolignoL · MIN	55	179	181	3.28	13.9	13.0	–
55	Ivan BarbashevL · VGK	82	180	178	2.18	8.6	7.8	–
56	Mathieu OlivierR · CBJ	54	163	178	3.29	15.6	16.4	–
57	Jarred TinordiD · CHI	52	171	178	3.42	12.7	12.6	–
58	Adam LowryC · WPG	81	181	176	2.17	8.3	8.3	–
59	Ryan LombergL · FLA	75	179	175	2.33	13.5	16.3	–
60	Barclay GoodrowC · NYR	80	170	175	2.18	9.9	10.4	–
61	Josh AndersonR · MTL	78	169	173	2.21	7.6	9.2	–
62	Braden SchneiderD · NYR	82	167	172	2.09	6.8	8.6	–
63	Nikita ZadorovD · VAN	75	177	171	2.28	9.1	7.2	–
64	Sam BennettC · FLA	69	173	171	2.47	9.0	9.2	–
65	Joel Eriksson EkC · MIN	77	168	170	2.20	6.6	6.1	–
66	Sean KuralyC · CBJ	62	156	170	2.74	10.8	11.2	–
67	Brayden SchennC · STL	82	169	169	2.06	6.7	7.2	–
68	Ben ChiarotD · DET	77	163	169	2.19	6.9	6.0	–
69	Parker KellyC · OTT	80	171	168	2.11	12.3	9.7	–
70	Ilya LyubushkinD · TOR	74	176	168	2.27	7.6	9.1	–
71	Adam LarssonD · SEA	81	162	167	2.06	5.0	5.4	–
72	Lawson CrouseL · ARI	81	175	167	2.06	9.2	6.2	–
73	Jakub LaukoC · BOS	60	176	165	2.75	20.6	15.4	–
74	Dylan DeMeloD · WPG	82	167	163	1.99	5.4	5.8	–
75	Alexey ToropchenkoR · STL	82	165	162	1.98	10.2	9.1	–
76	Alexander RomanovD · NYI	81	157	162	2.00	5.2	5.9	–
77	Sam CarrickC · EDM	77	167	161	2.09	12.2	9.0	–
78	Alex OvechkinL · WSH	79	162	160	2.03	6.9	5.9	–
79	Nikita OkhotiukD · CGY	52	147	159	3.06	8.9	12.1	–
80	Scott LaughtonC · PHI	82	155	158	1.93	8.5	6.0	–
81	Yanni GourdeC · SEA	80	156	158	1.98	6.3	7.1	–
82	Noah JuulsenD · VAN	54	163	157	2.90	13.8	10.5	–
83	Matt MartinL · NYI	57	151	156	2.73	19.2	14.8	–
84	Nicolas Aube-KubelR · WSH	60	159	156	2.60	15.3	11.0	–
85	Kevin BahlD · NJD	82	151	156	1.90	6.0	6.7	–
86	Juraj SlafkovskýL · MTL	82	152	156	1.90	6.6	5.8	–
87	Frank VatranoR · ANA	82	156	155	1.89	7.1	5.3	–
88	Matt RoyD · LAK	81	152	153	1.89	5.2	5.6	–
89	Jeff PetryD · DET	73	150	152	2.09	6.0	7.1	–
90	Brandon TanevL · SEA	66	148	151	2.29	8.9	9.6	–
91	K'Andre MillerD · NYR	80	148	151	1.89	4.0	6.2	–
92	Owen TippettR · PHI	78	148	150	1.93	6.4	7.3	–
93	Darnell NurseD · EDM	81	168	150	1.85	6.5	4.9	–
94	Nicolas HagueD · VGK	73	153	150	2.05	7.3	6.2	–
95	Nathan BastianR · NJD	54	143	149	2.77	16.6	14.7	–
96	Matthew TkachukL · FLA	80	151	149	1.87	5.7	6.4	–
97	Jake MiddletonD · MIN	80	148	149	1.87	5.6	5.6	–
98	Jason DickinsonC · CHI	82	143	149	1.81	5.5	7.1	–
99	Charlie McAvoyD · BOS	74	159	147	1.99	5.6	4.8	–
100	Matthew KniesL · TOR	80	169	147	1.84	11.0	7.6	–

Minimum 10 games. League home edge for hits this season: 1.04× (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.