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NHL Hits per 60 Leaders

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games

This board ranks skaters by hits per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden.

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. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time.

Leader in 2022-23: Michael Pezzetta (MTL), 24.42 HIT/60.

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2022-23

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Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.

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NHL Hits per 60 Leaders, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	HIT/60		HIT	GP
1	Michael PezzettaFMTL	MTL	24.42	587	239	63	0.0%
2	Nicolas DeslauriersFPHI	PHI	22.74	808	306	80	0.2%
3	Keegan KolesarFVGK	VGK	19.72	849	279	74	5.2%▲3.4
4	Matt MartinFNYI	NYI	19.60	903	295	81	—
5	Cal ClutterbuckFNYI	NYI	19.43	599	194	49	—
6	Liam O'BrienFARI	ARI	19.03	640	203	56	0.1%
7	Josh ArchibaldFPIT	PIT	18.91	619	195	62	—
8	Parker KellyFOTT	OTT	17.86	578	172	55	11%▲5.6
9	Ryan ReavesFMIN	MIN	17.28	680	196	73	0.3%
10	Sammy BlaisFSTL	STL	17.05	838	238	71	—
11	Reese JohnsonFCHI	CHI	17.02	628	178	57	—
12	Luke SchennDTOR	TOR	16.67	1,145	318	70	7.3%▲6.9
13	Klim KostinFEDM	EDM	16.43	573	157	57	—
14	Garnet HathawayFBOS	BOS	16.23	991	268	84	4.8%▲4.6
15	Tanner JeannotFTBL	TBL	16.06	1,083	290	76	6.5%▲6.1
16	Mark KastelicFOTT	OTT	15.98	578	154	65	13%▲12
17	Brandon DuhaimeFMIN	MIN	15.97	549	146	51	3.2%▲3
18	Jack McBainFARI	ARI	15.91	1,146	304	82	17%▲15
19	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	14.98	1,250	312	72	25%▲22
20	Wade AllisonFPHI	PHI	14.73	774	190	60	—
21	Dakota JoshuaFVAN	VAN	14.63	910	222	79	4.8%▲4.6
22	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	14.59	974	237	65	4.2%▲3.4
23	Patrick BrownFOTT	OTT	14.44	694	167	61	—
24	Paul CotterFVGK	VGK	14.29	705	168	55	19%▲19
25	Curtis LazarFNJD	NJD	14.16	585	138	49	0.0%
26	Carl GrundstromFLAK	LAK	14.10	613	144	57	0.1%
27	Andreas EnglundDCHI	CHI	14.02	569	133	47	0.0%
28	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	13.91	768	178	66	18%▲15
29	Zack MacEwenFLAK	LAK	13.89	648	150	56	0.1%
30	Cole SmithFNSH	NSH	13.51	879	198	69	0.1%
31	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	13.29	1,128	250	67	24%▲22
32	Noel AcciariFTOR	TOR	13.28	1,102	244	77	3.3%▲3.1
33	Nick RitchieFCGY	CGY	13.05	1,003	218	74	—
34	Austin WatsonFOTT	OTT	12.90	767	165	75	—
35	Patrick MaroonFTBL	TBL	12.47	828	172	80	—
36	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	12.25	779	159	51	10%▲6.3
37	Nick FolignoFBOS	BOS	11.89	742	147	60	4.1%▲3.6
38	Kyle BurroughsDVAN	VAN	11.88	833	165	48	0.0%
39	Adam ErneFDET	DET	11.76	816	160	61	0.0%
40	Nicolas Aube-KubelFWSH	WSH	11.67	602	117	53	—
41	Zachary Aston-ReeseFTOR	TOR	11.62	841	163	77	0.0%
42	Milan LucicFCGY	CGY	11.58	871	168	77	—
43	Jarred TinordiDCHI	CHI	11.52	724	139	44	—
44	William CarrierFVGK	VGK	11.32	705	133	56	0.1%
45	Robert HaggDDET	DET	11.29	590	111	38	—
46	Ross ColtonFTBL	TBL	11.27	1,000	188	81	8.1%▲7.8
47	Nathan BastianFNJD	NJD	11.11	535	99	43	0.0%
48	A.J. GreerFBOS	BOS	10.91	556	101	61	7.5%▲5.8
49	Sam CarrickFANA	ANA	10.70	549	98	52	0.1%
50	Sean KuralyFCBJ	CBJ	10.48	1,070	187	71	0.2%
51	Saku MaenalanenFWPG	WPG	10.25	661	113	64	—
52	Tyler PitlickFSTL	STL	10.06	615	103	61	0.1%
53	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	10.01	581	97	33	94%▲6.3
54	Zach BogosianDTBL	TBL	9.93	689	114	46	0.4%
55	Brandon TanevFSEA	SEA	9.78	1,166	190	82	0.1%
56	Jason ZuckerFPIT	PIT	9.73	1,221	198	78	23%▲17
57	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	9.72	1,340	217	67	27%▼7.7
58	Michael EyssimontFTBL	TBL	9.70	662	107	54	0.1%
59	Evander KaneFEDM	EDM	9.70	767	124	41	5.7%▲0.8
60	Ryan LombergFFLA	FLA	9.64	927	149	82	0.1%
61	MacKenzie EntwistleFCHI	CHI	9.61	787	126	66	0.0%
62	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	9.58	1,177	188	81	0.1%
63	Trevor LewisFCGY	CGY	9.54	994	158	82	—
64	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	9.50	1,528	242	82	100%▲2
65	Evgeny SvechnikovFSJS	SJS	9.46	634	100	59	—
66	Nic DowdFWSH	WSH	9.40	868	136	65	3.2%▲3.1
67	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	9.31	1,347	209	70	4.1%▲3.7
68	Jujhar KhairaFCHI	CHI	9.15	708	108	51	—
69	Brett HowdenFVGK	VGK	9.10	705	107	54	16%▲15
70	Jesse PuljujarviFCAR	CAR	9.09	917	139	75	—
71	Tyler MotteFNYR	NYR	9.08	780	118	62	—
72	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	9.08	1,342	203	82	4.1%▲3.8
73	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	8.96	1,393	208	78	7.4%▲6.7
74	Matt IrwinDWSH	WSH	8.83	795	117	61	—
75	Joseph VelenoFDET	DET	8.81	1,035	152	81	4.1%▲3.9
76	Alexey ToropchenkoFSTL	STL	8.78	833	122	69	0.1%
77	Yakov TreninFNSH	NSH	8.59	1,166	167	77	22%▲16
78	Simon BenoitDANA	ANA	8.59	1,509	216	78	4.9%▲4.4
79	Nathan WalkerFSTL	STL	8.54	576	82	56	0.1%
80	Lawson CrouseFARI	ARI	8.51	1,367	194	77	36%▲13
81	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	8.51	1,233	175	70	12%▲11
82	Joshua BrownDARI	ARI	8.51	1,072	152	68	0.0%
83	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	8.48	1,585	224	82	—
84	Michael RasmussenFDET	DET	8.45	845	119	56	0.1%
85	Steven LorentzFSJS	SJS	8.43	947	133	80	0.0%
86	Connor DewarFMIN	MIN	8.38	888	124	81	4.2%▲3.1
87	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	8.36	1,363	190	61	0.1%
88	Radim SimekDSJS	SJS	8.30	643	89	44	—
89	Joel KivirantaFDAL	DAL	8.25	851	117	70	0.1%
90	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	8.21	1,097	150	63	84%▲4.3
91	Luke GlendeningFDAL	DAL	8.10	844	114	70	0.0%
92	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	8.04	1,478	198	76	15%▲15
93	Nick BjugstadFEDM	EDM	7.98	1,264	168	78	0.1%
94	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	7.95	1,374	182	82	68%▲27
95	Chad RuhwedelDPIT	PIT	7.89	685	90	47	—
96	Noah GregorFSJS	SJS	7.87	740	97	57	0.0%
97	Mason ShawFMIN	MIN	7.84	666	87	59	0.0%
98	Nino NiederreiterFWPG	WPG	7.79	1,270	165	78	4.0%▲3.8
99	Michael McLeodFNJD	NJD	7.77	980	127	80	—
100	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	7.73	970	125	58	—

Minimum sample: 510 minutes (it scales with games played). 338 below the minimum are hidden.

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