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NHL Hits Leaders: Nashville Predators
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 Nashville Predators in 2018-19: Brian Boyle (NSH), 145 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 | Brian BoyleFNSH | NSH | 145 | 73 | 1.99 | — |
| 2 | Wayne SimmondsFNSH | NSH | 137 | 79 | 1.73 | — |
| 3 | Cody McLeodFNSH | NSH | 112 | 38 | 2.95 | — |
| 4 | Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 109 | 75 | 1.45 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 5 | Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 109 | 37 | 2.95 | — |
| 6 | Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 100 | 64 | 1.56 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 7 | Ryan JohansenFNSH | NSH | 95 | 80 | 1.19 | — |
| 8 | Matt IrwinDNSH | NSH | 80 | 44 | 1.82 | — |
| 9 | Craig SmithFNSH | NSH | 77 | 76 | 1.01 | — |
| 10 | Miikka SalomakiFNSH | NSH | 72 | 37 | 1.95 | — |
| 11 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 71 | 82 | 0.87 | — |
| 12 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 68 | 80 | 0.85 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 13 | Yannick WeberDNSH | NSH | 64 | 62 | 1.03 | — |
| 14 | Calle JarnkrokFNSH | NSH | 56 | 79 | 0.71 | 0.1% |
| 15 | P.K. SubbanDNSH | NSH | 56 | 63 | 0.89 | — |
| 16 | Phillip Di GiuseppeFNSH | NSH | 54 | 24 | 2.25 | — |
| 17 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 18 | Zac RinaldoFNSH | NSH | 47 | 23 | 2.04 | — |
| 19 | Mikael GranlundFNSH | NSH | 46 | 79 | 0.58 | 52%▼12 |
| 20 | Dan HamhuisDNSH | NSH | 38 | 57 | 0.67 | — |
| 21 | Rocco GrimaldiFNSH | NSH | 32 | 53 | 0.60 | — |
| 22 | Frederick GaudreauFNSH | NSH | 25 | 55 | 0.45 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Nick BoninoFNSH | NSH | 24 | 81 | 0.30 | — |
| 24 | Kyle TurrisFNSH | NSH | 24 | 55 | 0.44 | — |
| 25 | Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 18 | 58 | 0.31 | 33%▲23 |
| 26 | Colin BlackwellFNSH | NSH | 10 | 6 | 1.67 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Eeli TolvanenFNSH | NSH | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 35%▼9.7 |
| 28 | Dante FabbroDNSH | NSH | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 29 | Matt DonovanDNSH | NSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 30 | Anthony RichardFNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 31 | Rem PitlickFNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
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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