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NHL Hits Leaders

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 in 2022-23: Luke Schenn (TOR), 318 HIT.

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2022-23

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Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.

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NHL Hits Leaders, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	HIT	GP	Per game
1	Luke SchennDTOR	TOR	318	70	4.54	16:21	7.3%▲6.9
2	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	312	72	4.33	17:22	25%▲22
3	Nicolas DeslauriersFPHI	PHI	306	80	3.83	10:06	0.2%
4	Jack McBainFARI	ARI	304	82	3.71	13:59	17%▲15
5	Matt MartinFNYI	NYI	295	81	3.64	11:09	—
6	Tanner JeannotFTBL	TBL	290	76	3.82	14:15	6.5%▲6.1
7	Keegan KolesarFVGK	VGK	279	74	3.77	11:28	5.2%▲3.4
8	Garnet HathawayFBOS	BOS	268	84	3.19	11:48	4.8%▲4.6
9	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	250	67	3.73	16:51	24%▲22
10	Noel AcciariFTOR	TOR	244	77	3.17	14:19	3.3%▲3.1
11	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	242	82	2.95	18:38	100%▲2
12	Michael PezzettaFMTL	MTL	239	63	3.79	9:19	0.0%
13	Sammy BlaisFSTL	STL	238	71	3.35	11:48	—
14	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	237	65	3.65	14:59	4.2%▲3.4
15	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	224	82	2.73	19:20	—
16	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	222	82	2.71	23:38	23%▼19
17	Dakota JoshuaFVAN	VAN	222	79	2.81	11:31	4.8%▲4.6
18	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	218	82	2.66	21:12	76%▼11
19	Nick RitchieFCGY	CGY	218	74	2.95	13:33	—
20	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	217	67	3.24	20:00	27%▼7.7
21	Simon BenoitDANA	ANA	216	78	2.77	19:21	4.9%▲4.4
22	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	209	70	2.99	19:14	4.1%▲3.7
23	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	208	78	2.67	17:51	7.4%▲6.7
24	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	207	82	2.52	23:09	100%▲0.6
25	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	203	82	2.48	16:22	4.1%▲3.8
26	Liam O'BrienFARI	ARI	203	56	3.63	11:26	0.1%
27	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	201	82	2.45	19:51	24%▲21
28	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	200	81	2.47	20:41	92%▲7.7
29	Brenden DillonDWPG	WPG	198	82	2.41	19:35	9.7%▲9.1
30	Jason ZuckerFPIT	PIT	198	78	2.54	15:39	23%▲17
31	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	198	76	2.61	19:27	15%▲15
32	Cole SmithFNSH	NSH	198	69	2.87	12:45	0.1%
33	Ryan ReavesFMIN	MIN	196	73	2.68	9:19	0.3%
34	Josh ArchibaldFPIT	PIT	195	62	3.15	9:59	—
35	Lawson CrouseFARI	ARI	194	77	2.52	17:45	36%▲13
36	Cal ClutterbuckFNYI	NYI	194	49	3.96	12:13	—
37	Brandon TanevFSEA	SEA	190	82	2.32	14:13	0.1%
38	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	190	61	3.11	22:21	0.1%
39	Wade AllisonFPHI	PHI	190	60	3.17	12:54	—
40	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	188	81	2.32	14:32	0.1%
41	Ross ColtonFTBL	TBL	188	81	2.32	12:21	8.1%▲7.8
42	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	188	73	2.58	20:12	96%▲1.2
43	Sean KuralyFCBJ	CBJ	187	71	2.63	15:04	0.2%
44	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	186	81	2.30	21:06	93%▼7.2
45	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	182	82	2.22	19:19	88%▼5.4
46	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	182	82	2.22	16:45	68%▲27
47	Andrew PeekeDCBJ	CBJ	180	80	2.25	21:15	6.5%▲6.2
48	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	178	66	2.70	11:38	18%▲15
49	Reese JohnsonFCHI	CHI	178	57	3.12	11:01	—
50	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	175	70	2.50	17:37	12%▲11
51	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	174	82	2.12	18:41	39%▲21
52	Patrick MaroonFTBL	TBL	172	80	2.15	10:21	—
53	Parker KellyFOTT	OTT	172	55	3.13	10:30	11%▲5.6
54	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	169	82	2.06	21:56	32%▲31
55	Nick BjugstadFEDM	EDM	168	78	2.15	16:12	0.1%
56	Milan LucicFCGY	CGY	168	77	2.18	11:18	—
57	Paul CotterFVGK	VGK	168	55	3.05	12:50	19%▲19
58	Yakov TreninFNSH	NSH	167	77	2.17	15:09	22%▲16
59	Patrick BrownFOTT	OTT	167	61	2.74	11:23	—
60	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	165	80	2.06	19:23	6.0%▲5.1
61	Nino NiederreiterFWPG	WPG	165	78	2.12	16:17	4.0%▲3.8
62	Austin WatsonFOTT	OTT	165	75	2.20	10:14	—
63	Kyle BurroughsDVAN	VAN	165	48	3.44	17:22	0.0%
64	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	164	82	2.00	15:50	3.3%▲3.1
65	Zachary Aston-ReeseFTOR	TOR	163	77	2.12	10:56	0.0%
66	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	163	76	2.14	19:28	34%▼15
67	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	162	79	2.05	21:57	64%▲26
68	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	162	77	2.10	21:40	7.3%▲6.9
69	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	162	74	2.19	19:01	8.3%▲7.7
70	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	162	64	2.53	24:51	47%▼16
71	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	161	82	1.96	15:39	5.7%▲5.5
72	Adam ErneFDET	DET	160	61	2.62	13:23	0.0%
73	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	159	51	3.12	15:16	10%▲6.3
74	Trevor LewisFCGY	CGY	158	82	1.93	12:07	—
75	Klim KostinFEDM	EDM	157	57	2.75	10:04	—
76	Scott LaughtonFPHI	PHI	156	78	2.00	18:17	5.6%▲5.5
77	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	155	81	1.91	16:16	20%▲13
78	Timo MeierFNJD	NJD	154	78	1.97	19:23	82%▼8
79	Mark KastelicFOTT	OTT	154	65	2.37	8:54	13%▲12
80	Marc StaalDFLA	FLA	152	82	1.85	18:12	—
81	Joseph VelenoFDET	DET	152	81	1.88	12:47	4.1%▲3.9
82	Joshua BrownDARI	ARI	152	68	2.24	15:46	0.0%
83	Niko MikkolaDNYR	NYR	151	81	1.86	17:26	4.9%▲4.4
84	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	151	80	1.89	20:14	—
85	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	150	63	2.38	17:24	84%▲4.3
86	Zack MacEwenFLAK	LAK	150	56	2.68	11:34	0.1%
87	Ryan LombergFFLA	FLA	149	82	1.82	11:19	0.1%
88	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	147	81	1.81	15:43	20%▲18
89	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	147	76	1.93	20:36	13%▲11
90	Nick FolignoFBOS	BOS	147	60	2.45	12:22	4.1%▲3.6
91	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	146	82	1.78	23:30	69%▼13
92	Brandon DuhaimeFMIN	MIN	146	51	2.86	10:45	3.2%▲3
93	Carl GrundstromFLAK	LAK	144	57	2.53	10:45	0.1%
94	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	143	78	1.83	16:18	0.1%
95	Rickard RakellFPIT	PIT	141	82	1.72	18:26	83%▲11
96	Alexis LafrenièreFNYR	NYR	141	81	1.74	15:13	82%▲13
97	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	140	82	1.71	18:26	28%▲7.8
98	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	140	82	1.71	20:54	10%▼1.4
99	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	140	64	2.19	18:03	97%▲8.8
100	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	139	80	1.74	20:08	0.3%

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