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NHL Hits Leaders: New Jersey Devils
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 for the New Jersey Devils in 2022-23: Timo Meier (NJD), 154 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 MeierFNJD | NJD | 154 | 78 | 1.97 | 82%▼8.1 |
| 2 | Curtis LazarFNJD | NJD | 138 | 49 | 2.82 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Michael McLeodFNJD | NJD | 127 | 80 | 1.59 | — |
| 4 | Brendan SmithDNJD | NJD | 102 | 60 | 1.70 | — |
| 5 | Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 101 | 80 | 1.26 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 6 | Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | 100 | 76 | 1.32 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Nathan BastianFNJD | NJD | 99 | 43 | 2.30 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Erik HaulaFNJD | NJD | 92 | 80 | 1.15 | 12%▲8.7 |
| 9 | Ryan GravesDNJD | NJD | 83 | 78 | 1.06 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Ondrej PalatFNJD | NJD | 70 | 49 | 1.43 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Tomas TatarFNJD | NJD | 65 | 82 | 0.79 | — |
| 12 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 64 | 82 | 0.78 | 84%▲12 |
| 13 | Kevin BahlDNJD | NJD | 64 | 42 | 1.52 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 14 | Jesper BoqvistFNJD | NJD | 50 | 70 | 0.71 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 44 | 81 | 0.54 | 9.4%▲6.1 |
| 16 | John MarinoDNJD | NJD | 44 | 64 | 0.69 | 18%▲13 |
| 17 | Dawson MercerFNJD | NJD | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 24%▲18 |
| 18 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 34 | 81 | 0.42 | 98%▲2.8 |
| 19 | Nikita OkhotiukDNJD | NJD | 31 | 10 | 3.10 | — |
| 20 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 96%▲11 |
| 21 | Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | 22 | 75 | 0.29 | 7.8%▲0.9 |
| 22 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 12 | 78 | 0.15 | 100% |
| 23 | Alexander HoltzFNJD | NJD | 6 | 19 | 0.32 | 4.0%▲4 |
| 24 | Nolan FooteFNJD | NJD | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 85%▲41 |
| 26 | Tyce ThompsonFNJD | NJD | 0 | 2 | 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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