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NHL Hits Leaders: Los Angeles Kings
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 Los Angeles Kings in 2020-21: Brendan Lemieux (LAK), 109 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 | Brendan LemieuxFLAK | LAK | 109 | 49 | 2.22 | — |
| 2 | Carl GrundstromFLAK | LAK | 104 | 47 | 2.21 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Austin WagnerFLAK | LAK | 97 | 44 | 2.20 | — |
| 4 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 91 | 56 | 1.63 | 22%▲12 |
| 5 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 85 | 49 | 1.73 | — |
| 6 | Mikey AndersonDLAK | LAK | 66 | 54 | 1.22 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 7 | Matt RoyDLAK | LAK | 61 | 44 | 1.39 | 9.0%▲8.3 |
| 8 | Jaret Anderson-DolanFLAK | LAK | 52 | 34 | 1.53 | — |
| 9 | Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 47 | 56 | 0.84 | 97%▼0.6 |
| 10 | Kurtis MacDermidFLAK | LAK | 46 | 28 | 1.64 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Sean WalkerDLAK | LAK | 43 | 47 | 0.91 | 61%▼11 |
| 13 | Olli MaattaDLAK | LAK | 41 | 41 | 1.00 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Trevor MooreFLAK | LAK | 38 | 56 | 0.68 | 9.1% |
| 15 | Blake LizotteFLAK | LAK | 32 | 41 | 0.78 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Tobias BjornfotDLAK | LAK | 28 | 33 | 0.85 | — |
| 17 | Alex IafalloFLAK | LAK | 26 | 55 | 0.47 | 4.3%▲3 |
| 18 | Gabriel VilardiFLAK | LAK | 18 | 54 | 0.33 | 80%▲7.7 |
| 19 | Austin StrandDLAK | LAK | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | — |
| 20 | Andreas AthanasiouFLAK | LAK | 11 | 47 | 0.23 | — |
| 21 | Kale ClagueDLAK | LAK | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | — |
| 22 | Lias AnderssonFLAK | LAK | 8 | 23 | 0.35 | — |
| 23 | Matt LuffFLAK | LAK | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Rasmus KupariFLAK | LAK | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | — |
| 25 | Christian WolaninDLAK | LAK | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | — |
| 26 | Quinton ByfieldFLAK | LAK | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 86%▲18 |
| 27 | Mark AltDLAK | LAK | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | — |
| 28 | Martin FrkFLAK | LAK | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | — |
| 29 | Drake RymshaFLAK | LAK | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 30 | Arthur KaliyevFLAK | LAK | 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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