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NHL Hits Leaders: San Jose Sharks
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 San Jose Sharks in 2018-19: Brenden Dillon (SJS), 202 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 | Brenden DillonDSJS | SJS | 202 | 82 | 2.46 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 2 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 173 | 75 | 2.31 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Barclay GoodrowFSJS | SJS | 125 | 82 | 1.52 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Justin BraunDSJS | SJS | 121 | 78 | 1.55 | — |
| 5 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 99 | 78 | 1.27 | 82%▼8 |
| 6 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 90 | 82 | 1.10 | 50%▼14 |
| 7 | Marcus SorensenFSJS | SJS | 88 | 80 | 1.10 | — |
| 8 | Micheal HaleyFSJS | SJS | 76 | 43 | 1.77 | — |
| 9 | Joe PavelskiFSJS | SJS | 69 | 75 | 0.92 | — |
| 10 | Melker KarlssonFSJS | SJS | 67 | 79 | 0.85 | — |
| 11 | Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 67 | 41 | 1.63 | — |
| 12 | Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 66 | 82 | 0.80 | — |
| 13 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 65 | 81 | 0.80 | — |
| 14 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 53 | 77 | 0.69 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 15 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 44 | 53 | 0.83 | 95% |
| 16 | Joakim RyanDSJS | SJS | 43 | 44 | 0.98 | — |
| 17 | Gustav NyquistFSJS | SJS | 36 | 81 | 0.44 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Joonas DonskoiFSJS | SJS | 36 | 80 | 0.45 | — |
| 19 | Lukas RadilFSJS | SJS | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | — |
| 20 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 23 | 72 | 0.32 | — |
| 21 | Joe ThorntonFSJS | SJS | 17 | 73 | 0.23 | — |
| 22 | Tim HeedDSJS | SJS | 16 | 37 | 0.43 | — |
| 23 | Rourke ChartierFSJS | SJS | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | — |
| 24 | Dylan GambrellFSJS | SJS | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | — |
| 25 | Antti SuomelaFSJS | SJS | 10 | 27 | 0.37 | — |
| 26 | Jake MiddletonDSJS | SJS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 5.7%▲5.3 |
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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