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NHL Hits Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 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 for the Edmonton Oilers 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 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan LucicFEDM | EDM | 254 | 82 | 3.10 | — |
| 2 | Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 239 | 63 | 3.79 | 23%▼19 |
| 3 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 161 | 82 | 1.96 | 69%▼13 |
| 4 | Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 149 | 73 | 2.04 | — |
| 5 | Drake CaggiulaFEDM | EDM | 147 | 67 | 2.19 | — |
| 6 | Zack KassianFEDM | EDM | 129 | 74 | 1.74 | — |
| 7 | Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 128 | 69 | 1.86 | — |
| 8 | Kris RussellDEDM | EDM | 97 | 78 | 1.24 | — |
| 9 | Iiro PakarinenFEDM | EDM | 72 | 40 | 1.80 | — |
| 10 | Jesse PuljujarviFEDM | EDM | 67 | 65 | 1.03 | — |
| 11 | Anton SlepyshevFEDM | EDM | 61 | 50 | 1.22 | — |
| 12 | Eric GrybaDEDM | EDM | 57 | 21 | 2.71 | — |
| 13 | Oscar KlefbomDEDM | EDM | 49 | 66 | 0.74 | — |
| 14 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 44 | 62 | 0.71 | 77%▲15 |
| 15 | Ryan StromeFEDM | EDM | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 16 | Michael CammalleriFEDM | EDM | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | — |
| 17 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 40 | 78 | 0.51 | 100% |
| 18 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 19 | Andrej SekeraDEDM | EDM | 27 | 36 | 0.75 | — |
| 20 | Pontus AbergFEDM | EDM | 24 | 53 | 0.45 | — |
| 21 | Brad MaloneFEDM | EDM | 19 | 7 | 2.71 | — |
| 22 | Yohann AuvituDEDM | EDM | 18 | 33 | 0.55 | — |
| 23 | Nathan WalkerFEDM | EDM | 18 | 9 | 2.00 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 14 | 18 | 0.78 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Ty RattieFEDM | EDM | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | — |
| 26 | Kailer YamamotoFEDM | EDM | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Keegan LoweDEDM | EDM | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | — |
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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