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NHL Hits Leaders

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks every NHL skater by total hits this season, regular season only.

Hits are body checks credited by the off-ice scorer. Physical third-liners and stay-at-home defensemen lead the league, often while their team spends long stretches without the puck. Hits are a category in most banger leagues, and the leaders are often cheap depth players. Recording varies by arena, so compare players across the league rather than reading too much into one building.

Leader in 2025-26: Yakov Trenin (MIN), 413 HIT.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Hits Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	HIT	GP	Per game
1	Yakov TreninFMIN	MIN	413	82	5.04	13:17	47th	22nd	22%▲16
2	Kiefer SherwoodFSJS	SJS	339	72	4.71	17:16	7th	52nd	59%▲6.6
3	Will CuylleFNYR	NYR	302	82	3.68	16:51	24th	57th	64%
4	Adam KlapkaFCGY	CGY	295	79	3.73	10:38	13th	11th	8.9%▲8.4
5	Beck MalenstynFBUF	BUF	282	81	3.48	11:15	41st	25th	4.1%▲3.7
6	Jack McBainFUTA	UTA	271	75	3.61	13:51	88th	47th	17%▲15
7	Keegan KolesarFVGK	VGK	270	82	3.29	11:32	85th	23rd	5.2%▲3.4
8	Alex LaferriereFLAK	LAK	255	82	3.11	18:19	76th	78th	68%▲3.9
9	Garnet HathawayFPHI	PHI	252	66	3.82	10:24	50th	11th	4.8%▲4.6
10	Jeremy LauzonDVGK	VGK	251	68	3.69	17:11	90th	43rd	24%▲22
11	Emil HeinemanFNYI	NYI	247	82	3.01	16:37	35th	91st	32%▲25
12	Vasily PodkolzinFEDM	EDM	242	82	2.95	15:23	77th	84th	70%▲61
13	Tanner JeannotFBOS	BOS	239	77	3.10	12:39	38th	24th	6.5%▲6.1
14	Colton DachFEDM	EDM	219	61	3.59	11:29	6th	27th	11%▲11
15	Mark KastelicFBOS	BOS	215	82	2.62	12:37	45th	20th	13%▲12
16	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	215	82	2.62	17:02	94th	52nd	90%▲3.9
17	Lawson CrouseFUTA	UTA	212	81	2.62	16:36	86th	74th	36%▲13
18	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	209	61	3.43	14:14	77th	73rd	18%▲15
19	Michael McCarronFMIN	MIN	205	79	2.59	14:02	26th	46th	7.3%▲6.9
20	A.J. GreerFFLA	FLA	203	78	2.60	12:26	64th	33rd	7.5%▲5.8
21	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	202	82	2.46	18:00	35th	42nd	9.7%▲9.1
22	Peyton KrebsFBUF	BUF	201	82	2.45	13:46	56th	61st	19%▲17
23	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	196	81	2.42	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
24	Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL	TBL	195	74	2.64	14:46	88th	83rd	3.2%▲3
25	Dakota JoshuaFTOR	TOR	195	55	3.55	12:15	9th	26th	4.8%▲4.6
26	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	194	73	2.66	17:18	9th	31st	4.9%▲4.4
27	Trent FredericFEDM	EDM	193	74	2.61	11:02	41st	20th	4.0%▲3.8
28	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	193	67	2.88	20:33	31st	73rd	88%▼5.4
29	Paul CotterFNJD	NJD	192	79	2.43	10:41	23rd	11th	19%▲19
30	Ross JohnstonFANA	ANA	192	62	3.10	9:45	45th	13th	3.2%▲3.1
31	Marc GatcombFNYI	NYI	192	49	3.92	10:05	25th	8th	5.7%▲5.6
32	Jacob MelansonFSEA	SEA	188	36	5.22	9:22	15th	11th	7.2%▲7
33	Eeli TolvanenFSEA	SEA	187	78	2.40	16:03	6th	90th	35%▼9.7
34	Marco KasperFDET	DET	186	81	2.30	13:48	28th	47th	28%▲27
35	Cole KoepkeFWPG	WPG	186	66	2.82	10:28	27th	19th	0.0%
36	Brayden SchennFNYI	NYI	180	80	2.25	16:46	54th	57th	28%▲7.8
37	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	180	56	3.21	12:51	48th	30th	4.2%▲3.4
38	Connor CliftonDPIT	PIT	180	50	3.60	16:46	71st	24th	7.4%▲6.7
39	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	179	72	2.49	19:28	60th	94th	94%▲6.3
40	Nathan WalkerFSTL	STL	179	46	3.89	11:59	33rd	21st	0.1%
41	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	178	65	2.74	11:25	45th	3rd	10%▲6.3
42	Parker KellyFCOL	COL	177	82	2.16	12:42	98th	16th	11%▲5.6
43	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	174	79	2.20	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
44	Tye KartyeFNYR	NYR	173	64	2.70	11:58	22nd	34th	7.2%▲7.1
45	Cole SmithFVGK	VGK	173	63	2.75	13:17	32nd	44th	0.1%
46	William CarrierFCAR	CAR	172	70	2.46	10:45	95th	34th	0.1%
47	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	170	82	2.07	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
48	Zachary BolducFMTL	MTL	170	78	2.18	13:38	49th	45th	21%▲19
49	Nick CousinsFOTT	OTT	169	81	2.09	11:25	90th	30th	0.1%
50	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	167	79	2.11	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
51	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	166	81	2.05	16:51	83rd	72nd	78%▼7
52	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	166	75	2.21	16:11	95th	81st	20%▲13
53	Joseph VelenoFMTL	MTL	166	61	2.72	12:05	52nd	18th	4.1%▲3.9
54	Jeff MalottFLAK	LAK	166	58	2.86	8:49	64th	21st	3.2%▲3.2
55	Bobby McMannFSEA	SEA	165	78	2.12	15:56	12th	73rd	44%▲1
56	Aatu RätyFVAN	VAN	165	66	2.50	12:01	5th	26th	10%▲10
57	Radko GudasDANA	ANA	164	56	2.93	16:11	60th	37th	25%▲22
58	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	163	82	1.99	20:27	25th	56th	20%▲18
59	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	162	80	2.02	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
60	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	162	60	2.70	16:58	96th	71st	100%▲2
61	Ryan ReavesFSJS	SJS	160	50	3.20	7:48	5th	1st	0.3%
62	Brandon DuhaimeFWSH	WSH	159	82	1.94	11:04	56th	31st	3.2%▲3
63	Ross ColtonFCOL	COL	159	73	2.18	12:31	99th	47th	8.1%▲7.8
64	Fabian ZetterlundFOTT	OTT	155	82	1.89	12:55	91st	28th	13%▲6.6
65	Brandon TanevFUTA	UTA	155	56	2.77	9:22	60th	9th	0.1%
66	Steven LorentzFTOR	TOR	154	71	2.17	11:52	6th	15th	0.0%
67	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	153	81	1.89	11:46	23rd	8th	0.1%
68	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	152	79	1.92	18:48	13th	81st	95%▲14
69	Blake ColemanFCGY	CGY	152	69	2.20	17:20	22nd	86th	38%▼24
70	Jake NeighboursFSTL	STL	152	69	2.20	15:14	81st	70th	30%▲26
71	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	150	70	2.14	14:58	42nd	74th	5.7%▲5.5
72	Luke SchennDBUF	BUF	149	50	2.98	13:40	27th	12th	7.3%▲6.9
73	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	148	79	1.87	16:59	94th	98th	97%▲8.8
74	Michael CarconeFUTA	UTA	147	79	1.86	12:44	82nd	31st	5.0%▲4
75	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	147	67	2.19	16:05	66th	56th	21%▲16
76	Connor DewarFPIT	PIT	144	78	1.85	13:55	65th	43rd	4.2%▲3.1
77	Samuel HeleniusFLAK	LAK	144	53	2.72	7:59	68th	6th	3.2%▲3.2
78	Alex SteevesFBOS	BOS	144	43	3.35	11:56	40th	49th	5.6%▲5.5
79	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	143	81	1.77	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
80	Fraser MintenFBOS	BOS	142	82	1.73	15:33	43rd	54th	47%▲38
81	Adam ErneFDAL	DAL	142	45	3.16	10:00	55th	28th	0.0%
82	Barclay GoodrowFSJS	SJS	141	82	1.72	11:21	8th	6th	0.1%
83	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	141	81	1.74	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
84	Jesper BoqvistFFLA	FLA	141	73	1.93	11:50	56th	33rd	0.1%
85	Nic DowdFVGK	VGK	140	75	1.87	14:33	59th	41st	3.2%▲3.1
86	Zack OstapchukFSJS	SJS	140	59	2.37	10:06	6th	5th	3.2%▲3.1
87	Adam FantilliFCBJ	CBJ	139	82	1.70	18:54	75th	69th	92%▲10
88	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	139	50	2.78	15:40	61st	43rd	22%▲21
89	Carl GrundstromFPHI	PHI	139	47	2.96	11:51	69th	41st	0.1%
90	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	137	82	1.67	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
91	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	137	82	1.67	16:15	98th	95th	68%▲27
92	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	137	82	1.67	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
93	Mackie SamoskevichFFLA	FLA	136	77	1.77	14:28	66th	34th	—
94	Elias PetterssonDVAN	VAN	136	70	1.94	14:59	3rd	40th	14%▲13
95	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	134	82	1.63	17:27	50th	48th	96%▲1.2
96	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	133	82	1.62	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
97	Ondrej PalatFNYI	NYI	133	80	1.66	12:49	44th	66th	0.1%
98	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	132	81	1.63	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
99	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	132	78	1.69	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
100	Alexey ToropchenkoFSTL	STL	132	65	2.03	11:59	40th	28th	0.1%

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