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NHL Hits Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
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 Vancouver Canucks in 2023-24: Dakota Joshua (VAN), 244 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 | Dakota JoshuaFVAN | VAN | 244 | 63 | 3.87 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 2 | J.T. MillerFVAN | VAN | 217 | 81 | 2.68 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 3 | Sam LaffertyFVAN | VAN | 192 | 79 | 2.43 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Nikita ZadorovDVAN | VAN | 177 | 75 | 2.36 | 39%▲21 |
| 5 | Noah JuulsenDVAN | VAN | 163 | 54 | 3.02 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 125 | 82 | 1.52 | 87%▼5.5 |
| 7 | Tyler MyersDVAN | VAN | 110 | 77 | 1.43 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 8 | Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 104 | 81 | 1.28 | 91%▲14 |
| 9 | Nils HoglanderFVAN | VAN | 100 | 80 | 1.25 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 10 | Teddy BluegerFVAN | VAN | 98 | 68 | 1.44 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 11 | Phillip Di GiuseppeFVAN | VAN | 93 | 51 | 1.82 | — |
| 12 | Elias LindholmFVAN | VAN | 89 | 75 | 1.19 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 13 | Ian ColeDVAN | VAN | 83 | 78 | 1.06 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 14 | Vasily PodkolzinFVAN | VAN | 71 | 19 | 3.74 | 70%▲61 |
| 15 | Carson SoucyDVAN | VAN | 65 | 40 | 1.63 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 56 | 81 | 0.69 | 64%▼4.5 |
| 17 | Pius SuterFVAN | VAN | 54 | 67 | 0.81 | 4.1%▲3.3 |
| 18 | Conor GarlandFVAN | VAN | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 10%▲7.4 |
| 19 | Ilya MikheyevFVAN | VAN | 49 | 78 | 0.63 | 8.3%▲6.8 |
| 20 | Mark FriedmanDVAN | VAN | 33 | 23 | 1.43 | — |
| 21 | Nils AmanFVAN | VAN | 31 | 43 | 0.72 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 100% |
| 23 | Arshdeep BainsFVAN | VAN | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 24 | Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 11%▲9.5 |
| 25 | Akito HiroseDVAN | VAN | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | — |
| 26 | Cole McWardDVAN | VAN | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.1% |
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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