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NHL Hits Leaders: Vegas Golden Knights
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 Vegas Golden Knights in 2022-23: Keegan Kolesar (VGK), 279 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 | Keegan KolesarFVGK | VGK | 279 | 74 | 3.77 | 5.2%▲3.4 |
| 2 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 201 | 82 | 2.45 | 24%▲21 |
| 3 | Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 182 | 82 | 2.22 | 68%▲27 |
| 4 | Paul CotterFVGK | VGK | 168 | 55 | 3.05 | 19%▲19 |
| 5 | William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 133 | 56 | 2.38 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Nicolas HagueDVGK | VGK | 117 | 81 | 1.44 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Brett HowdenFVGK | VGK | 107 | 54 | 1.98 | 16%▲15 |
| 8 | Zach WhitecloudDVGK | VGK | 90 | 59 | 1.53 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 9 | Nicolas RoyFVGK | VGK | 83 | 65 | 1.28 | 4.9%▲4.7 |
| 10 | Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK | VGK | 76 | 76 | 1.00 | 24%▼21 |
| 11 | Chandler StephensonFVGK | VGK | 74 | 81 | 0.91 | 17%▲13 |
| 12 | Teddy BluegerFVGK | VGK | 71 | 63 | 1.13 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 13 | Reilly SmithFVGK | VGK | 69 | 78 | 0.88 | — |
| 14 | Alex PietrangeloDVGK | VGK | 65 | 73 | 0.89 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 15 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 59 | 67 | 0.88 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 16 | Michael AmadioFVGK | VGK | 56 | 67 | 0.84 | 3.3%▲2.6 |
| 17 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 50 | 82 | 0.61 | 24%▲20 |
| 18 | Alec MartinezDVGK | VGK | 48 | 77 | 0.62 | — |
| 19 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 31 | 43 | 0.72 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 20 | Brayden PachalDVGK | VGK | 27 | 10 | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Kaedan KorczakDVGK | VGK | 25 | 10 | 2.50 | 7.5%▲7.3 |
| 22 | Ben HuttonDVGK | VGK | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | — |
| 23 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 91%▲28 |
| 24 | Byron FroeseFVGK | VGK | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | — |
| 25 | Phil KesselFVGK | VGK | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | — |
| 26 | Daniil MiromanovDVGK | VGK | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Pavel DorofeyevFVGK | VGK | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 92%▲1.8 |
| 28 | Jonas RondbjergFVGK | VGK | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Sheldon RempalFVGK | VGK | 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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