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NHL Hits Leaders: Forwards

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by hits, so they are not buried under the defensemen.

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. In leagues that split forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together.

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

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

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NHL Hits Leaders: Forwards, 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	Emil HeinemanFNYI	NYI	247	82	3.01	16:37	35th	91st	32%▲25
11	Vasily PodkolzinFEDM	EDM	242	82	2.95	15:23	77th	84th	70%▲61
12	Tanner JeannotFBOS	BOS	239	77	3.10	12:39	38th	24th	6.5%▲6.1
13	Colton DachFEDM	EDM	219	61	3.59	11:29	6th	27th	11%▲11
14	Mark KastelicFBOS	BOS	215	82	2.62	12:37	45th	20th	13%▲12
15	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	215	82	2.62	17:02	94th	52nd	90%▲3.9
16	Lawson CrouseFUTA	UTA	212	81	2.62	16:36	86th	74th	36%▲13
17	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	209	61	3.43	14:14	77th	73rd	18%▲15
18	Michael McCarronFMIN	MIN	205	79	2.59	14:02	26th	46th	7.3%▲6.9
19	A.J. GreerFFLA	FLA	203	78	2.60	12:26	64th	33rd	7.5%▲5.8
20	Peyton KrebsFBUF	BUF	201	82	2.45	13:46	56th	61st	19%▲17
21	Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL	TBL	195	74	2.64	14:46	88th	83rd	3.2%▲3
22	Dakota JoshuaFTOR	TOR	195	55	3.55	12:15	9th	26th	4.8%▲4.6
23	Trent FredericFEDM	EDM	193	74	2.61	11:02	41st	20th	4.0%▲3.8
24	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	193	67	2.88	20:33	31st	73rd	88%▼5.4
25	Paul CotterFNJD	NJD	192	79	2.43	10:41	23rd	11th	19%▲19
26	Ross JohnstonFANA	ANA	192	62	3.10	9:45	45th	13th	3.2%▲3.1
27	Marc GatcombFNYI	NYI	192	49	3.92	10:05	25th	8th	5.7%▲5.6
28	Jacob MelansonFSEA	SEA	188	36	5.22	9:22	15th	11th	7.2%▲7
29	Eeli TolvanenFSEA	SEA	187	78	2.40	16:03	6th	90th	35%▼9.7
30	Marco KasperFDET	DET	186	81	2.30	13:48	28th	47th	28%▲27
31	Cole KoepkeFWPG	WPG	186	66	2.82	10:28	27th	19th	0.0%
32	Brayden SchennFNYI	NYI	180	80	2.25	16:46	54th	57th	28%▲7.8
33	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	180	56	3.21	12:51	48th	30th	4.2%▲3.4
34	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	179	72	2.49	19:28	60th	94th	94%▲6.3
35	Nathan WalkerFSTL	STL	179	46	3.89	11:59	33rd	21st	0.1%
36	Parker KellyFCOL	COL	177	82	2.16	12:42	98th	16th	11%▲5.6
37	Tye KartyeFNYR	NYR	173	64	2.70	11:58	22nd	34th	7.2%▲7.1
38	Cole SmithFVGK	VGK	173	63	2.75	13:17	32nd	44th	0.1%
39	William CarrierFCAR	CAR	172	70	2.46	10:45	95th	34th	0.1%
40	Zachary BolducFMTL	MTL	170	78	2.18	13:38	49th	45th	21%▲19
41	Nick CousinsFOTT	OTT	169	81	2.09	11:25	90th	30th	0.1%
42	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	166	81	2.05	16:51	83rd	72nd	78%▼7
43	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	166	75	2.21	16:11	95th	81st	20%▲13
44	Joseph VelenoFMTL	MTL	166	61	2.72	12:05	52nd	18th	4.1%▲3.9
45	Jeff MalottFLAK	LAK	166	58	2.86	8:49	64th	21st	3.2%▲3.2
46	Bobby McMannFSEA	SEA	165	78	2.12	15:56	12th	73rd	44%▲1
47	Aatu RätyFVAN	VAN	165	66	2.50	12:01	5th	26th	10%▲10
48	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	162	60	2.70	16:58	96th	71st	100%▲2
49	Ryan ReavesFSJS	SJS	160	50	3.20	7:48	5th	1st	0.3%
50	Brandon DuhaimeFWSH	WSH	159	82	1.94	11:04	56th	31st	3.2%▲3
51	Ross ColtonFCOL	COL	159	73	2.18	12:31	99th	47th	8.1%▲7.8
52	Fabian ZetterlundFOTT	OTT	155	82	1.89	12:55	91st	28th	13%▲6.6
53	Brandon TanevFUTA	UTA	155	56	2.77	9:22	60th	9th	0.1%
54	Steven LorentzFTOR	TOR	154	71	2.17	11:52	6th	15th	0.0%
55	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	153	81	1.89	11:46	23rd	8th	0.1%
56	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	152	79	1.92	18:48	13th	81st	95%▲14
57	Blake ColemanFCGY	CGY	152	69	2.20	17:20	22nd	86th	38%▼24
58	Jake NeighboursFSTL	STL	152	69	2.20	15:14	81st	70th	30%▲26
59	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	150	70	2.14	14:58	42nd	74th	5.7%▲5.5
60	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	148	79	1.87	16:59	94th	98th	97%▲8.8
61	Michael CarconeFUTA	UTA	147	79	1.86	12:44	82nd	31st	5.0%▲4
62	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	147	67	2.19	16:05	66th	56th	21%▲16
63	Connor DewarFPIT	PIT	144	78	1.85	13:55	65th	43rd	4.2%▲3.1
64	Samuel HeleniusFLAK	LAK	144	53	2.72	7:59	68th	6th	3.2%▲3.2
65	Alex SteevesFBOS	BOS	144	43	3.35	11:56	40th	49th	5.6%▲5.5
66	Fraser MintenFBOS	BOS	142	82	1.73	15:33	43rd	54th	47%▲38
67	Adam ErneFDAL	DAL	142	45	3.16	10:00	55th	28th	0.0%
68	Barclay GoodrowFSJS	SJS	141	82	1.72	11:21	8th	6th	0.1%
69	Jesper BoqvistFFLA	FLA	141	73	1.93	11:50	56th	33rd	0.1%
70	Nic DowdFVGK	VGK	140	75	1.87	14:33	59th	41st	3.2%▲3.1
71	Zack OstapchukFSJS	SJS	140	59	2.37	10:06	6th	5th	3.2%▲3.1
72	Adam FantilliFCBJ	CBJ	139	82	1.70	18:54	75th	69th	92%▲10
73	Carl GrundstromFPHI	PHI	139	47	2.96	11:51	69th	41st	0.1%
74	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	137	82	1.67	16:15	98th	95th	68%▲27
75	Mackie SamoskevichFFLA	FLA	136	77	1.77	14:28	66th	34th	—
76	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	134	82	1.63	17:27	50th	48th	96%▲1.2
77	Ondrej PalatFNYI	NYI	133	80	1.66	12:49	44th	66th	0.1%
78	Alexey ToropchenkoFSTL	STL	132	65	2.03	11:59	40th	28th	0.1%
79	Morgan BarronFWPG	WPG	132	65	2.03	12:48	25th	40th	4.8%▲4.7
80	Emmitt FinnieFDET	DET	131	82	1.60	15:30	31st	86th	28%▲25
81	Timo MeierFNJD	NJD	131	77	1.70	18:31	56th	84th	82%▼8
82	Ty DellandreaFSJS	SJS	130	46	2.83	14:11	10th	28th	3.2%▲3.1
83	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	129	72	1.79	14:01	47th	45th	10%▲9.2
84	Cole ReinhardtFFLA	FLA	129	59	2.19	10:39	72nd	15th	0.1%
85	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	129	59	2.19	18:15	70th	60th	95%▲9.4
86	Ryan LombergFCGY	CGY	129	57	2.26	9:03	11th	4th	0.1%
87	Nick FolignoFMIN	MIN	128	54	2.37	12:39	8th	23rd	4.1%▲3.6
88	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	127	81	1.57	19:18	78th	81st	97%▼0.6
89	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	126	80	1.57	20:16	96th	62nd	99%▲0.8
90	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	124	82	1.51	18:53	33rd	88th	99%▲1.7
91	Ryan LeonardFWSH	WSH	124	75	1.65	14:25	54th	55th	66%▲42
92	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	123	68	1.81	20:09	30th	94th	92%▲7.7
93	Luke KuninFFLA	FLA	123	62	1.98	9:41	42nd	4th	0.0%
94	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	122	79	1.54	17:21	96th	53rd	97%▲7.2
95	Eetu LuostarinenFFLA	FLA	121	73	1.66	16:34	63rd	97th	12%▲10
96	Scott LaughtonFLAK	LAK	121	64	1.89	14:21	22nd	38th	5.6%▲5.5
97	Kyle MacLeanFNYI	NYI	121	59	2.05	10:31	30th	8th	0.0%
98	Jeffrey VielFANA	ANA	121	45	2.69	11:56	50th	35th	4.0%▲3.9
99	Nicolas DeslauriersFCAR	CAR	121	31	3.90	8:33	72nd	2nd	0.2%
100	Alex IafalloFWPG	WPG	120	79	1.52	15:35	38th	72nd	4.3%▲3

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