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NHL Hits Leaders: San Jose Sharks
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 San Jose Sharks in 2020-21: Mario Ferraro (SJS), 155 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 | Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 155 | 56 | 2.77 | 15%▼2.1 |
| 2 | Evander KaneFSJS | SJS | 97 | 56 | 1.73 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Nikolai KnyzhovDSJS | SJS | 84 | 56 | 1.50 | — |
| 4 | Rudolfs BalcersFSJS | SJS | 81 | 41 | 1.98 | — |
| 5 | Dylan GambrellFSJS | SJS | 77 | 49 | 1.57 | — |
| 6 | Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 76 | 40 | 1.90 | — |
| 7 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 75 | 54 | 1.39 | 82%▼8 |
| 8 | Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 61 | 55 | 1.11 | — |
| 9 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 58 | 53 | 1.09 | — |
| 10 | Ryan DonatoFSJS | SJS | 50 | 50 | 1.00 | 9.9%▲4.3 |
| 11 | Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 47 | 30 | 1.57 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Kurtis GabrielFSJS | SJS | 46 | 11 | 4.18 | — |
| 13 | Patrick MarleauFSJS | SJS | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | — |
| 14 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 40 | 51 | 0.78 | — |
| 15 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 39 | 50 | 0.78 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 16 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 31 | 56 | 0.55 | 50%▼14 |
| 17 | John LeonardFSJS | SJS | 25 | 44 | 0.57 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Matt NietoFSJS | SJS | 25 | 28 | 0.89 | — |
| 19 | Marcus SorensenFSJS | SJS | 22 | 29 | 0.76 | — |
| 20 | Jeffrey VielFSJS | SJS | 22 | 11 | 2.00 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 21 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 20 | 52 | 0.38 | 95% |
| 22 | Greg PaterynDSJS | SJS | 17 | 13 | 1.31 | — |
| 23 | Fredrik HandemarkFSJS | SJS | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | — |
| 24 | Christian JarosDSJS | SJS | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | — |
| 25 | Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 7 | 22 | 0.32 | — |
| 26 | Sasha ChmelevskiFSJS | SJS | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | — |
| 27 | Antti SuomelaFSJS | SJS | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | — |
| 28 | Nicolas MelocheDSJS | SJS | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | — |
| 29 | Joel KellmanFSJS | SJS | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | — |
| 30 | Alexander TrueFSJS | SJS | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | — |
| 31 | Lean BergmannFSJS | SJS | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | — |
| 32 | Joachim BlichfeldFSJS | SJS | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | — |
| 33 | Brinson PasichnukDSJS | SJS | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | — |
| 34 | Jake MiddletonDSJS | SJS | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 5.7%▲5.3 |
| 35 | Ivan ChekhovichFSJS | SJS | 0 | 4 | 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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