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NHL Hits Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 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 Buffalo Sabres in 2023-24: Connor Clifton (BUF), 204 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 | Connor CliftonDBUF | BUF | 204 | 79 | 2.58 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 2 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 195 | 81 | 2.41 | 100%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 141 | 67 | 2.10 | 0.3% |
| 4 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 141 | 63 | 2.24 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 5 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 108 | 80 | 1.35 | 19%▲17 |
| 6 | Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 107 | 79 | 1.35 | 90%▲3.3 |
| 7 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 106 | 41 | 2.59 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 8 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 94 | 73 | 1.29 | 96%▲6.1 |
| 9 | Eric RobinsonFBUF | BUF | 94 | 47 | 2.00 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 10 | Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 92 | 74 | 1.24 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 79 | 71 | 1.11 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 12 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 72 | 75 | 0.96 | 94%▼5.3 |
| 13 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 45 | 76 | 0.59 | 55%▲31 |
| 14 | Tyson JostFBUF | BUF | 44 | 43 | 1.02 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 35 | 71 | 0.49 | 56%▲44 |
| 16 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 31 | 27 | 1.15 | 47%▲31 |
| 17 | JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 78%▲39 |
| 18 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 26 | 74 | 0.35 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 22 | 51 | 0.43 | 15%▲15 |
| 20 | Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 17 | 36 | 0.47 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 8 | 41 | 0.20 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Lukas RousekFBUF | BUF | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | — |
| 23 | Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | — |
| 24 | Kale ClagueDBUF | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | — |
| 25 | Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 25%▲24 |
| 26 | Isak RosenFBUF | BUF | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 14%▲14 |
| 27 | Brandon BiroFBUF | BUF | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | — |
| 28 | Matt SavoieFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 37%▲32 |
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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