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NHL Hits Leaders: San Jose Sharks
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 San Jose Sharks in 2021-22: Timo Meier (SJS), 162 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 | Timo MeierFSJS | SJS | 162 | 77 | 2.10 | 82%▼8 |
| 2 | Nicolas MelocheDSJS | SJS | 158 | 50 | 3.16 | — |
| 3 | Mario FerraroDSJS | SJS | 140 | 63 | 2.22 | 15%▼2.1 |
| 4 | Noah GregorFSJS | SJS | 118 | 63 | 1.87 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Rudolfs BalcersFSJS | SJS | 115 | 61 | 1.89 | — |
| 6 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 105 | 82 | 1.28 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 7 | Jonah GadjovichFSJS | SJS | 104 | 43 | 2.42 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Matt NietoFSJS | SJS | 96 | 70 | 1.37 | — |
| 9 | Radim SimekDSJS | SJS | 96 | 36 | 2.67 | — |
| 10 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 92 | 77 | 1.19 | — |
| 11 | Jeffrey VielFSJS | SJS | 84 | 34 | 2.47 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 12 | Jaycob MegnaDSJS | SJS | 71 | 44 | 1.61 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 50%▼14 |
| 14 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 54 | 75 | 0.72 | — |
| 15 | Lane PedersonFSJS | SJS | 54 | 29 | 1.86 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Alexander BarabanovFSJS | SJS | 53 | 70 | 0.76 | — |
| 17 | Jasper WeatherbyFSJS | SJS | 52 | 50 | 1.04 | — |
| 18 | Nick BoninoFSJS | SJS | 34 | 80 | 0.42 | — |
| 19 | Kevin LabancFSJS | SJS | 28 | 21 | 1.33 | — |
| 20 | Ryan DzingelFSJS | SJS | 20 | 32 | 0.63 | — |
| 21 | Sasha ChmelevskiFSJS | SJS | 20 | 19 | 1.05 | — |
| 22 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 18 | 50 | 0.36 | 95% |
| 23 | Jonathan DahlenFSJS | SJS | 16 | 61 | 0.26 | — |
| 24 | Adam RaskaFSJS | SJS | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | — |
| 25 | Scott ReedyFSJS | SJS | 14 | 35 | 0.40 | — |
| 26 | John LeonardFSJS | SJS | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Ryan MerkleyDSJS | SJS | 12 | 39 | 0.31 | — |
| 28 | Nick MerkleyFSJS | SJS | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | — |
| 29 | Santeri HatakkaDSJS | SJS | 5 | 9 | 0.56 | — |
| 30 | William EklundFSJS | SJS | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 79%▲16 |
| 31 | Thomas BordeleauFSJS | SJS | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | — |
| 32 | Jayden HalbgewachsFSJS | SJS | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | — |
| 33 | Artemi KniazevDSJS | SJS | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | — |
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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