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NHL Hits Leaders: Vegas Golden Knights
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 Vegas Golden Knights in 2023-24: Keegan Kolesar (VGK), 277 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 | 277 | 79 | 3.51 | 5.2%▲3.4 |
| 2 | Paul CotterFVGK | VGK | 233 | 76 | 3.07 | 19%▲19 |
| 3 | Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 180 | 82 | 2.20 | 68%▲27 |
| 4 | Nicolas HagueDVGK | VGK | 153 | 73 | 2.10 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 149 | 82 | 1.82 | 24%▲21 |
| 6 | Zach WhitecloudDVGK | VGK | 129 | 61 | 2.11 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 7 | Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK | VGK | 107 | 82 | 1.30 | 24%▼21 |
| 8 | William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 90 | 39 | 2.31 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Brett HowdenFVGK | VGK | 86 | 72 | 1.19 | 16%▲15 |
| 10 | Nicolas RoyFVGK | VGK | 77 | 70 | 1.10 | 4.9%▲4.7 |
| 11 | Noah HanifinDVGK | VGK | 63 | 80 | 0.79 | 53%▼22 |
| 12 | Tomas HertlFVGK | VGK | 59 | 54 | 1.09 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 13 | Anthony ManthaFVGK | VGK | 55 | 74 | 0.74 | 52%▲15 |
| 14 | Michael AmadioFVGK | VGK | 48 | 73 | 0.66 | 3.3%▲2.6 |
| 15 | Alex PietrangeloDVGK | VGK | 46 | 64 | 0.72 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 16 | Chandler StephensonFVGK | VGK | 43 | 75 | 0.57 | 17%▲13 |
| 17 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 43 | 70 | 0.61 | 24%▲20 |
| 18 | Kaedan KorczakDVGK | VGK | 43 | 26 | 1.65 | 7.5%▲7.3 |
| 19 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 34 | 56 | 0.61 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 20 | Alec MartinezDVGK | VGK | 29 | 55 | 0.53 | — |
| 21 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 26 | 63 | 0.41 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 22 | Byron FroeseFVGK | VGK | 22 | 16 | 1.38 | — |
| 23 | Mason MorelliFVGK | VGK | 21 | 9 | 2.33 | — |
| 24 | Pavel DorofeyevFVGK | VGK | 18 | 47 | 0.38 | 92%▲1.8 |
| 25 | Ben HuttonDVGK | VGK | 17 | 41 | 0.41 | — |
| 26 | Grigori DenisenkoFVGK | VGK | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | — |
| 27 | Brendan BrissonFVGK | VGK | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 4.8%▲4.8 |
| 28 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 9 | 47 | 0.19 | 91%▲28 |
| 29 | Jonas RondbjergFVGK | VGK | 7 | 20 | 0.35 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Lukas CormierDVGK | VGK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 8.0%▲8 |
| 31 | Sheldon RempalFVGK | VGK | 0 | 9 | 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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