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NHL Hits Leaders: Forwards
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Ryan Reaves (VGK), 305 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 | Ryan ReavesFVGK | VGK | 305 | 80 | 3.81 | 0.3% |
| 2 | Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 288 | 81 | 3.56 | 36%▲13 |
| 3 | Brandon TanevFWPG | WPG | 278 | 80 | 3.48 | 0.1% |
| 4 | William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 277 | 54 | 5.13 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Matt MartinFNYI | NYI | 275 | 67 | 4.10 | — |
| 6 | Cedric PaquetteFTBL | TBL | 269 | 80 | 3.36 | — |
| 7 | Milan LucicFEDM | EDM | 259 | 79 | 3.28 | — |
| 8 | Chris WagnerFBOS | BOS | 247 | 76 | 3.25 | — |
| 9 | Blake ColemanFNJD | NJD | 225 | 78 | 2.88 | 38%▼24 |
| 10 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 223 | 81 | 2.75 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 11 | Adam LowryFWPG | WPG | 223 | 78 | 2.86 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 12 | Noel AcciariFBOS | BOS | 221 | 72 | 3.07 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 13 | Josh AndersonFCBJ | CBJ | 214 | 82 | 2.61 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 14 | Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 209 | 73 | 2.86 | — |
| 15 | Blake ComeauFDAL | DAL | 208 | 77 | 2.70 | — |
| 16 | Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 206 | 82 | 2.51 | 4.2%▲3.4 |
| 17 | Leo KomarovFNYI | NYI | 203 | 82 | 2.48 | — |
| 18 | Garnet HathawayFCGY | CGY | 200 | 76 | 2.63 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 19 | Tyler MotteFVAN | VAN | 200 | 74 | 2.70 | — |
| 20 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 200 | 63 | 3.17 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 21 | Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | 199 | 82 | 2.43 | 4.3%▲2.7 |
| 22 | Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 198 | 78 | 2.54 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Zack KassianFEDM | EDM | 191 | 79 | 2.42 | — |
| 24 | Justin AbdelkaderFDET | DET | 185 | 71 | 2.61 | — |
| 25 | Micheal FerlandFCAR | CAR | 182 | 71 | 2.56 | — |
| 26 | Carter RowneyFANA | ANA | 178 | 62 | 2.87 | — |
| 27 | Troy BrouwerFFLA | FLA | 177 | 75 | 2.36 | — |
| 28 | Nick FolignoFCBJ | CBJ | 175 | 73 | 2.40 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 29 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 174 | 71 | 2.45 | 100%▲2 |
| 30 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 173 | 75 | 2.31 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 31 | Josh ArchibaldFARI | ARI | 161 | 68 | 2.37 | — |
| 32 | Chris KreiderFNYR | NYR | 159 | 79 | 2.01 | 62%▲29 |
| 33 | Adam ErneFTBL | TBL | 159 | 65 | 2.45 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Boone JennerFCBJ | CBJ | 158 | 77 | 2.05 | 21%▲16 |
| 35 | Jake VirtanenFVAN | VAN | 154 | 70 | 2.20 | — |
| 36 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 150 | 72 | 2.08 | — |
| 37 | Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 150 | 69 | 2.17 | — |
| 38 | Ryan GetzlafFANA | ANA | 150 | 67 | 2.24 | — |
| 39 | Brandon DubinskyFCBJ | CBJ | 147 | 61 | 2.41 | — |
| 40 | Scott LaughtonFPHI | PHI | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | 5.6%▲5.5 |
| 41 | Brian BoyleFNSH | NSH | 145 | 73 | 1.99 | — |
| 42 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 144 | 72 | 2.00 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 43 | Kenny AgostinoFNJD | NJD | 143 | 63 | 2.27 | — |
| 44 | Jamie BennFDAL | DAL | 142 | 78 | 1.82 | 22%▲18 |
| 45 | Austin WagnerFLAK | LAK | 142 | 62 | 2.29 | — |
| 46 | Vladislav NamestnikovFNYR | NYR | 140 | 78 | 1.79 | 0.1% |
| 47 | David BackesFBOS | BOS | 140 | 70 | 2.00 | — |
| 48 | Frank VatranoFFLA | FLA | 139 | 81 | 1.72 | 6.4%▲6.2 |
| 49 | Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT | PIT | 138 | 43 | 3.21 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Brock McGinnFCAR | CAR | 137 | 82 | 1.67 | — |
| 51 | Wayne SimmondsFNSH | NSH | 137 | 79 | 1.73 | — |
| 52 | Richard PanikFARI | ARI | 137 | 75 | 1.83 | — |
| 53 | Zack SmithFOTT | OTT | 136 | 70 | 1.94 | — |
| 54 | Patrick MaroonFSTL | STL | 135 | 74 | 1.82 | — |
| 55 | Drake CaggiulaFCHI | CHI | 135 | 55 | 2.45 | — |
| 56 | Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL | MTL | 135 | 48 | 2.81 | 0.2% |
| 57 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 134 | 82 | 1.63 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 58 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 133 | 69 | 1.93 | — |
| 59 | Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 129 | 73 | 1.77 | 0.1% |
| 60 | Sean KuralyFBOS | BOS | 129 | 71 | 1.82 | 0.2% |
| 61 | Mathieu JosephFTBL | TBL | 129 | 70 | 1.84 | 0.1% |
| 62 | Brendan LemieuxFNYR | NYR | 129 | 63 | 2.05 | — |
| 63 | Tanner PearsonFVAN | VAN | 128 | 80 | 1.60 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Andrew ShawFMTL | MTL | 128 | 63 | 2.03 | — |
| 65 | Mathieu PerreaultFWPG | WPG | 127 | 82 | 1.55 | — |
| 66 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 126 | 82 | 1.54 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 67 | Warren FoegeleFCAR | CAR | 126 | 77 | 1.64 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 68 | Ryan CarpenterFVGK | VGK | 126 | 68 | 1.85 | — |
| 69 | Nick BjugstadFPIT | PIT | 126 | 64 | 1.97 | 0.1% |
| 70 | Brett RitchieFDAL | DAL | 126 | 53 | 2.38 | — |
| 71 | Barclay GoodrowFSJS | SJS | 125 | 82 | 1.52 | 0.1% |
| 72 | Christian FischerFARI | ARI | 124 | 71 | 1.75 | — |
| 73 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 123 | 82 | 1.50 | 97%▲8.8 |
| 74 | Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 123 | 60 | 2.05 | — |
| 75 | Nick RitchieFANA | ANA | 123 | 60 | 2.05 | — |
| 76 | Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 122 | 50 | 2.44 | 20%▲13 |
| 77 | Sam BennettFCGY | CGY | 121 | 71 | 1.70 | 84%▲4.3 |
| 78 | Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 120 | 82 | 1.46 | 57%▲40 |
| 79 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 120 | 73 | 1.64 | 50%▲32 |
| 80 | Jesper FastFNYR | NYR | 120 | 66 | 1.82 | — |
| 81 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 119 | 72 | 1.65 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 82 | Max PaciorettyFVGK | VGK | 119 | 66 | 1.80 | — |
| 83 | Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 117 | 58 | 2.02 | 82%▲10 |
| 84 | Matt CalvertFCOL | COL | 115 | 82 | 1.40 | — |
| 85 | Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ | CBJ | 115 | 82 | 1.40 | 42%▲33 |
| 86 | Nick CousinsFARI | ARI | 115 | 81 | 1.42 | 0.1% |
| 87 | J.T. MillerFTBL | TBL | 115 | 75 | 1.53 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 88 | Kyle CliffordFLAK | LAK | 115 | 72 | 1.60 | — |
| 89 | Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 114 | 56 | 2.04 | — |
| 90 | Garrett WilsonFPIT | PIT | 114 | 50 | 2.28 | 0.1% |
| 91 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 113 | 57 | 1.98 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 92 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 112 | 73 | 1.53 | — |
| 93 | Vincent TrocheckFFLA | FLA | 112 | 55 | 2.04 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 94 | Cody McLeodFNSH | NSH | 112 | 38 | 2.95 | — |
| 95 | Brayden SchennFSTL | STL | 111 | 72 | 1.54 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 96 | Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 109 | 75 | 1.45 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 97 | Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 109 | 37 | 2.95 | — |
| 98 | Ryan HartmanFPHI | PHI | 107 | 83 | 1.29 | 40%▼17 |
| 99 | Jason DickinsonFDAL | DAL | 106 | 67 | 1.58 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 100 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 105 | 82 | 1.28 | 100% |
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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