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NHL Hits Leaders: Ottawa Senators
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 Ottawa Senators in 2018-19: Mark Borowiecki (OTT), 212 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 | Mark BorowieckiDOTT | OTT | 212 | 53 | 4.00 | — |
| 2 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 174 | 71 | 2.45 | 100%▲2 |
| 3 | Zack SmithFOTT | OTT | 136 | 70 | 1.94 | — |
| 4 | Dylan DeMeloDOTT | OTT | 121 | 77 | 1.57 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 5 | Cody CeciDOTT | OTT | 120 | 74 | 1.62 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Christian JarosDOTT | OTT | 110 | 61 | 1.80 | — |
| 7 | Oscar LindbergFOTT | OTT | 104 | 55 | 1.89 | — |
| 8 | Ben HarpurDOTT | OTT | 89 | 51 | 1.75 | — |
| 9 | Bobby RyanFOTT | OTT | 77 | 78 | 0.99 | — |
| 10 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 71 | 70 | 1.01 | 83%▼12 |
| 11 | Magnus PaajarviFOTT | OTT | 65 | 80 | 0.81 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Gabriel PageauFOTT | OTT | 63 | 39 | 1.62 | 12%▲11 |
| 13 | Mikkel BoedkerFOTT | OTT | 54 | 71 | 0.76 | — |
| 14 | Brian GibbonsFOTT | OTT | 40 | 64 | 0.63 | — |
| 15 | Justin FalkDOTT | OTT | 36 | 10 | 3.60 | — |
| 16 | Maxime LajoieDOTT | OTT | 34 | 56 | 0.61 | — |
| 17 | Anthony DuclairFOTT | OTT | 32 | 74 | 0.43 | 3.3%▲3 |
| 18 | Chris TierneyFOTT | OTT | 30 | 81 | 0.37 | — |
| 19 | Nick PaulFOTT | OTT | 28 | 20 | 1.40 | 8.1%▲7.7 |
| 20 | Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | 23 | 71 | 0.32 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Max McCormickFOTT | OTT | 21 | 14 | 1.50 | — |
| 22 | Rudolfs BalcersFOTT | OTT | 18 | 36 | 0.50 | — |
| 23 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 17 | 20 | 0.85 | 97%▲7.2 |
| 24 | Erik BurgdoerferDOTT | OTT | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | — |
| 25 | Tom PyattFOTT | OTT | 15 | 37 | 0.41 | — |
| 26 | Cody GoloubefDOTT | OTT | 13 | 5 | 2.60 | — |
| 27 | Christian WolaninDOTT | OTT | 11 | 30 | 0.37 | — |
| 28 | Alex FormentonFOTT | OTT | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 9.6%▲9.6 |
| 29 | Darren ArchibaldFOTT | OTT | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | — |
| 30 | Jack RodewaldFOTT | OTT | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | — |
| 31 | Andreas EnglundDOTT | OTT | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Stefan ElliottDOTT | OTT | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | — |
| 33 | Filip ChlapikFOTT | OTT | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | — |
| 34 | Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | — |
| 35 | Max VeronneauFOTT | OTT | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | — |
| 36 | Logan BrownFOTT | OTT | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 37 | Vitaly AbramovFOTT | OTT | 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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