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NHL Hits Leaders: Washington Capitals
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 Washington Capitals in 2019-20: Tom Wilson (WSH), 253 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 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 253 | 68 | 3.72 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 2 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 194 | 69 | 2.81 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 3 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 189 | 66 | 2.86 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 184 | 68 | 2.71 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Radko GudasDWSH | WSH | 164 | 63 | 2.60 | 25%▲22 |
| 6 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 117 | 56 | 2.09 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 7 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 106 | 69 | 1.54 | 35%▲21 |
| 8 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 90 | 69 | 1.30 | — |
| 9 | Richard PanikFWSH | WSH | 75 | 59 | 1.27 | — |
| 10 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 59 | 69 | 0.86 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 59 | 68 | 0.87 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Brendan LeipsicFWSH | WSH | 57 | 61 | 0.93 | — |
| 13 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 55 | 69 | 0.80 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 14 | Ilya KovalchukFWSH | WSH | 52 | 46 | 1.13 | — |
| 15 | Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH | WSH | 51 | 64 | 0.80 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 16 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 42 | 58 | 0.72 | — |
| 17 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 35 | 63 | 0.56 | — |
| 18 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 30 | 61 | 0.49 | — |
| 19 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 29 | 69 | 0.42 | — |
| 20 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 24 | 58 | 0.41 | — |
| 21 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 14 | 24 | 0.58 | — |
| 22 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 23 | Tyler LewingtonDWSH | WSH | 13 | 6 | 2.17 | — |
| 24 | Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 25 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | — |
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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