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NHL Hits Leaders: Forwards
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 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 2017-18: Milan Lucic (EDM), 254 HIT.
- Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.
Hits: forwards leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan LucicFEDM | EDM | 254 | 82 | 3.10 | — |
| 2 | Chris WagnerFNYI | NYI | 253 | 79 | 3.20 | — |
| 3 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 250 | 78 | 3.21 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 4 | Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL | MTL | 238 | 58 | 4.10 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Ryan ReavesFVGK | VGK | 236 | 79 | 2.99 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 226 | 76 | 2.97 | — |
| 7 | Nick RitchieFANA | ANA | 221 | 76 | 2.91 | — |
| 8 | Leo KomarovFTOR | TOR | 219 | 74 | 2.96 | — |
| 9 | Blake ColemanFNJD | NJD | 216 | 79 | 2.73 | 38%▼24 |
| 10 | Dmitrij JaskinFSTL | STL | 207 | 76 | 2.72 | — |
| 11 | Boone JennerFCBJ | CBJ | 205 | 75 | 2.73 | 21%▲16 |
| 12 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 189 | 81 | 2.33 | — |
| 13 | Brandon TanevFWPG | WPG | 188 | 61 | 3.08 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Zac RinaldoFARI | ARI | 188 | 53 | 3.55 | — |
| 15 | Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 187 | 76 | 2.46 | — |
| 16 | Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 185 | 77 | 2.40 | 4.2%▲3.4 |
| 17 | Nick FolignoFCBJ | CBJ | 182 | 72 | 2.53 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 18 | Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 181 | 79 | 2.29 | 20%▲13 |
| 19 | Tommy WingelsFBOS | BOS | 179 | 75 | 2.39 | — |
| 20 | Justin AbdelkaderFDET | DET | 174 | 75 | 2.32 | — |
| 21 | Brett RitchieFDAL | DAL | 172 | 71 | 2.42 | — |
| 22 | Micheal FerlandFCGY | CGY | 171 | 77 | 2.22 | — |
| 23 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 159 | 78 | 2.04 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 24 | Jake VirtanenFVAN | VAN | 156 | 75 | 2.08 | — |
| 25 | Brayden SchennFSTL | STL | 154 | 82 | 1.88 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 26 | Garnet HathawayFCGY | CGY | 154 | 59 | 2.61 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 27 | Noel AcciariFBOS | BOS | 152 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 28 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 151 | 75 | 2.01 | — |
| 29 | Patrick MaroonFNJD | NJD | 150 | 74 | 2.03 | — |
| 30 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 149 | 78 | 1.91 | 50%▲32 |
| 31 | Drake CaggiulaFEDM | EDM | 147 | 67 | 2.19 | — |
| 32 | Matt MartinFTOR | TOR | 147 | 50 | 2.94 | — |
| 33 | Vincent TrocheckFFLA | FLA | 145 | 82 | 1.77 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 34 | Blake ComeauFCOL | COL | 145 | 79 | 1.84 | — |
| 35 | Brandon DubinskyFCBJ | CBJ | 145 | 62 | 2.34 | — |
| 36 | Sean KuralyFBOS | BOS | 143 | 75 | 1.91 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 142 | 82 | 1.73 | 100% |
| 38 | Jamie BennFDAL | DAL | 140 | 82 | 1.71 | 22%▲18 |
| 39 | Sam BennettFCGY | CGY | 140 | 82 | 1.71 | 84%▲4.3 |
| 40 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 139 | 82 | 1.70 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 41 | Tom KuhnhacklFPIT | PIT | 139 | 69 | 2.01 | — |
| 42 | Ryan CallahanFTBL | TBL | 138 | 67 | 2.06 | — |
| 43 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 137 | 82 | 1.67 | — |
| 44 | Brock McGinnFCAR | CAR | 137 | 80 | 1.71 | — |
| 45 | Richard PanikFARI | ARI | 137 | 72 | 1.90 | — |
| 46 | Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 137 | 70 | 1.96 | — |
| 47 | Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 137 | 69 | 1.99 | 0.0% |
| 48 | David BackesFBOS | BOS | 137 | 57 | 2.40 | — |
| 49 | Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 136 | 81 | 1.68 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 50 | Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 134 | 75 | 1.79 | 82%▲10 |
| 51 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 134 | 71 | 1.89 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 52 | Tim SchallerFBOS | BOS | 132 | 82 | 1.61 | — |
| 53 | Jason ChimeraFANA | ANA | 132 | 74 | 1.78 | — |
| 54 | Lance BoumaFCHI | CHI | 132 | 53 | 2.49 | — |
| 55 | Chris KunitzFTBL | TBL | 131 | 82 | 1.60 | — |
| 56 | Jean-Gabriel PageauFOTT | OTT | 131 | 78 | 1.68 | 12%▲11 |
| 57 | Darren HelmFDET | DET | 131 | 75 | 1.75 | — |
| 58 | Cody McLeodFNYR | NYR | 131 | 48 | 2.73 | — |
| 59 | Jesper FastFNYR | NYR | 130 | 71 | 1.83 | — |
| 60 | Curtis LazarFCGY | CGY | 130 | 65 | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Wayne SimmondsFPHI | PHI | 129 | 75 | 1.72 | — |
| 62 | Zack KassianFEDM | EDM | 129 | 74 | 1.74 | — |
| 63 | Jordan MartinookFARI | ARI | 128 | 81 | 1.58 | 4.3%▲2.7 |
| 64 | Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | 128 | 69 | 1.86 | — |
| 65 | Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 128 | 69 | 1.86 | — |
| 66 | Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 128 | 64 | 2.00 | 0.1% |
| 67 | Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ | CBJ | 127 | 82 | 1.55 | 42%▲33 |
| 68 | Vladimir SobotkaFSTL | STL | 127 | 81 | 1.57 | — |
| 69 | Jacob de la RoseFMTL | MTL | 127 | 55 | 2.31 | — |
| 70 | Kyle CliffordFLAK | LAK | 127 | 50 | 2.54 | — |
| 71 | Scott LaughtonFPHI | PHI | 126 | 81 | 1.56 | 5.6%▲5.5 |
| 72 | Charles HudonFMTL | MTL | 126 | 72 | 1.75 | — |
| 73 | Brian BoyleFNJD | NJD | 126 | 69 | 1.83 | — |
| 74 | Troy BrouwerFCGY | CGY | 125 | 76 | 1.64 | — |
| 75 | Trevor LewisFLAK | LAK | 125 | 68 | 1.84 | — |
| 76 | J.T. MillerFTBL | TBL | 124 | 82 | 1.51 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 77 | Derek MacKenzieFFLA | FLA | 124 | 75 | 1.65 | — |
| 78 | Micheal HaleyFFLA | FLA | 124 | 75 | 1.65 | — |
| 79 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 124 | 74 | 1.68 | — |
| 80 | Adam LowryFWPG | WPG | 124 | 45 | 2.76 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 81 | Jordan NolanFBUF | BUF | 123 | 69 | 1.78 | — |
| 82 | Matt HendricksFWPG | WPG | 123 | 60 | 2.05 | — |
| 83 | Gabriel BourqueFCOL | COL | 123 | 58 | 2.12 | — |
| 84 | Tyler PitlickFDAL | DAL | 122 | 80 | 1.52 | 0.1% |
| 85 | Nate ThompsonFLAK | LAK | 122 | 69 | 1.77 | — |
| 86 | Jamie McGinnFFLA | FLA | 120 | 76 | 1.58 | — |
| 87 | Mathieu PerreaultFWPG | WPG | 120 | 70 | 1.71 | — |
| 88 | Scottie UpshallFSTL | STL | 119 | 63 | 1.89 | — |
| 89 | David PerronFVGK | VGK | 118 | 70 | 1.69 | 0.2% |
| 90 | Max PaciorettyFMTL | MTL | 118 | 64 | 1.84 | — |
| 91 | John HaydenFCHI | CHI | 118 | 47 | 2.51 | — |
| 92 | Zach HymanFTOR | TOR | 117 | 82 | 1.43 | 98%▼1.8 |
| 93 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 117 | 80 | 1.46 | — |
| 94 | Nick CousinsFARI | ARI | 117 | 71 | 1.65 | 0.1% |
| 95 | Tanner PearsonFLAK | LAK | 116 | 82 | 1.41 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Rickard RakellFANA | ANA | 115 | 77 | 1.49 | 83%▲11 |
| 97 | Miikka SalomakiFNSH | NSH | 114 | 58 | 1.97 | — |
| 98 | Ryan HartmanFNSH | NSH | 113 | 78 | 1.45 | 40%▼17 |
| 99 | William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 113 | 37 | 3.05 | 0.1% |
| 100 | Carl HagelinFPIT | PIT | 112 | 81 | 1.38 | — |
How to read it
Total hits this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games and ice time. Hit counts also depend on the arena's scorer, so a home-heavy schedule can inflate them.
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