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NHL Hits Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 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 2021-22: Brady Tkachuk (OTT), 270 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 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 270 | 79 | 3.42 | 100%▲2 |
| 2 | Austin WatsonFOTT | OTT | 213 | 67 | 3.18 | — |
| 3 | Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 155 | 81 | 1.91 | 10%▲6.1 |
| 4 | Parker KellyFOTT | OTT | 131 | 41 | 3.20 | 11%▲5.6 |
| 5 | Nikita ZaitsevDOTT | OTT | 128 | 62 | 2.06 | — |
| 6 | Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 125 | 79 | 1.58 | 99%▲0.8 |
| 7 | Nick HoldenDOTT | OTT | 115 | 76 | 1.51 | — |
| 8 | Mathieu JosephFOTT | OTT | 106 | 69 | 1.54 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Dylan GambrellFOTT | OTT | 103 | 63 | 1.63 | — |
| 10 | Alex FormentonFOTT | OTT | 101 | 79 | 1.28 | 9.6%▲9.6 |
| 11 | Drake BathersonFOTT | OTT | 89 | 46 | 1.93 | 97%▲7.2 |
| 12 | Josh NorrisFOTT | OTT | 79 | 66 | 1.20 | 39%▲32 |
| 13 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 73 | 59 | 1.24 | 83%▼12 |
| 14 | Travis HamonicDOTT | OTT | 73 | 43 | 1.70 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Adam GaudetteFOTT | OTT | 72 | 58 | 1.24 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Tyler EnnisFOTT | OTT | 70 | 57 | 1.23 | — |
| 17 | Mark KastelicFOTT | OTT | 51 | 16 | 3.19 | 13%▲12 |
| 18 | Chris TierneyFOTT | OTT | 42 | 70 | 0.60 | — |
| 19 | Michael Del ZottoDOTT | OTT | 42 | 26 | 1.62 | — |
| 20 | Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 39 | 53 | 0.74 | — |
| 21 | Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | 28 | 24 | 1.17 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Lassi ThomsonDOTT | OTT | 23 | 16 | 1.44 | — |
| 23 | Dillon HeatheringtonDOTT | OTT | 18 | 9 | 2.00 | — |
| 24 | Connor BrownFOTT | OTT | 14 | 64 | 0.22 | 6.6%▲5.1 |
| 25 | Scott SabourinFOTT | OTT | 14 | 7 | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Victor MeteDOTT | OTT | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | — |
| 27 | Egor SokolovFOTT | OTT | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | — |
| 28 | Clark BishopFOTT | OTT | 12 | 9 | 1.33 | — |
| 29 | Logan ShawFOTT | OTT | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | — |
| 30 | Jacob Bernard-DockerDOTT | OTT | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Zach SenyshynFOTT | OTT | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | — |
| 32 | Andrew AgozzinoFOTT | OTT | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | — |
| 33 | Cole ReinhardtFOTT | OTT | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Shane PintoFOTT | OTT | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 37%▲22 |
| 35 | Viktor LodinFOTT | 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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