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NHL Hits Leaders

2024-25All 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 in 2024-25: Kiefer Sherwood (VAN), 462 HIT.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Hits Leaders, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	HIT	GP	Per game
1	Kiefer SherwoodFVAN	VAN	462	78	5.92	14:53	47th	26th	59%▲6.6
2	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	306	82	3.73	14:28	17th	65th	18%▲15
3	Will CuylleFNYR	NYR	301	82	3.67	15:05	24th	72nd	64%
4	Martin PospisilFCGY	CGY	301	81	3.72	13:48	34th	56th	6.4%▲6.3
5	Luke SchennDWPG	WPG	300	76	3.95	15:57	55th	36th	7.3%▲6.9
6	Jack McBainFUTA	UTA	291	82	3.55	13:34	81st	30th	17%▲15
7	Nathan WalkerFSTL	STL	281	73	3.85	12:06	48th	13th	0.1%
8	Radko GudasDANA	ANA	261	81	3.22	19:52	9th	85th	25%▲22
9	Garnet HathawayFPHI	PHI	257	67	3.84	11:52	72nd	21st	4.8%▲4.6
10	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	253	77	3.29	14:29	25th	40th	4.2%▲3.4
11	Paul CotterFNJD	NJD	245	79	3.10	13:05	71st	38th	19%▲19
12	Yakov TreninFMIN	MIN	241	76	3.17	12:31	18th	36th	22%▲16
13	Keegan KolesarFVGK	VGK	237	82	2.89	13:12	80th	18th	5.2%▲3.4
14	Eeli TolvanenFSEA	SEA	237	81	2.93	14:19	27th	44th	35%▼9.7
15	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	233	81	2.88	18:44	70th	86th	94%▲6.3
16	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	228	72	3.17	18:14	55th	76th	100%▲2
17	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	223	81	2.75	24:10	36th	49th	93%▼7.2
18	Alexey ToropchenkoFSTL	STL	223	80	2.79	12:30	49th	19th	0.1%
19	A.J. GreerFFLA	FLA	222	81	2.74	9:36	90th	3rd	7.5%▲5.8
20	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	219	81	2.70	20:37	34th	92nd	39%▲21
21	Mark KastelicFBOS	BOS	218	61	3.57	10:44	18th	43rd	13%▲12
22	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	214	82	2.61	21:06	34th	90th	88%▼5.4
23	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	212	82	2.59	25:04	20th	94th	100%▲0.6
24	Vasily PodkolzinFEDM	EDM	211	82	2.57	13:13	93rd	30th	70%▲61
25	Tanner JeannotFLAK	LAK	211	67	3.15	11:01	87th	7th	6.5%▲6.1
26	Connor CliftonDBUF	BUF	208	73	2.85	16:03	18th	45th	7.4%▲6.7
27	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	205	82	2.50	17:04	37th	22nd	90%▲3.9
28	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	204	78	2.62	16:33	63rd	33rd	4.9%▲4.4
29	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	202	82	2.46	13:02	53rd	38th	0.1%
30	Nick FolignoFCHI	CHI	200	78	2.56	15:55	4th	90th	4.1%▲3.6
31	Steven LorentzFTOR	TOR	199	80	2.49	10:33	46th	25th	0.0%
32	Zachary L'HeureuxFNSH	NSH	198	62	3.19	12:03	41st	74th	11%▲11
33	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	194	82	2.37	17:34	74th	54th	28%▲7.8
34	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	194	79	2.46	17:21	35th	93rd	100%▲1.5
35	Lawson CrouseFUTA	UTA	193	81	2.38	13:44	84th	24th	36%▲13
36	Dakota JoshuaFVAN	VAN	193	57	3.39	12:58	57th	10th	4.8%▲4.6
37	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	191	82	2.33	18:35	74th	48th	9.7%▲9.1
38	Jesper BoqvistFFLA	FLA	191	78	2.45	13:15	92nd	18th	0.1%
39	Beck MalenstynFBUF	BUF	191	76	2.51	10:32	16th	28th	4.1%▲3.7
40	Luke KuninFCBJ	CBJ	187	75	2.49	14:41	5th	72nd	0.0%
41	Eetu LuostarinenFFLA	FLA	183	80	2.29	15:17	92nd	61st	12%▲10
42	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	182	78	2.33	18:31	83rd	90th	95%▲14
43	Noel AcciariFPIT	PIT	180	79	2.28	13:46	20th	72nd	3.3%▲3.1
44	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	180	70	2.57	14:37	14th	24th	10%▲6.3
45	Zachary Aston-ReeseFCBJ	CBJ	179	79	2.27	13:27	13th	57th	0.0%
46	Scott LaughtonFTOR	TOR	178	80	2.23	14:36	68th	63rd	5.6%▲5.5
47	Cole KoepkeFBOS	BOS	177	73	2.42	11:15	14th	43rd	0.0%
48	Blake ColemanFCGY	CGY	176	82	2.15	17:41	42nd	49th	38%▼24
49	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	176	81	2.17	14:19	28th	60th	10%▲9.2
50	Tye KartyeFSEA	SEA	175	63	2.78	9:41	23rd	19th	7.2%▲7.1
51	Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL	TBL	174	82	2.12	11:40	63rd	19th	3.2%▲3
52	Jake NeighboursFSTL	STL	173	82	2.11	15:54	75th	80th	30%▲26
53	Emil HeinemanFMTL	MTL	173	62	2.79	11:24	17th	56th	32%▲25
54	Carl GrundstromFSJS	SJS	172	56	3.07	9:36	1st	51st	0.1%
55	Frank VatranoFANA	ANA	169	81	2.09	17:33	9th	96th	6.4%▲6.2
56	Brandon TanevFWPG	WPG	168	79	2.13	13:14	42nd	24th	0.1%
57	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	168	72	2.33	18:12	40th	92nd	92%▲7.7
58	Brandon DuhaimeFWSH	WSH	165	82	2.01	13:21	69th	52nd	3.2%▲3
59	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	165	77	2.14	16:49	65th	39th	95%▲9.4
60	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	164	77	2.13	20:31	9th	97th	76%▼11
61	Sean KuralyFCBJ	CBJ	163	82	1.99	11:46	12th	32nd	0.2%
62	Cole SmithFNSH	NSH	163	71	2.30	13:36	34th	48th	0.1%
63	Ty DellandreaFSJS	SJS	163	68	2.40	11:48	5th	30th	3.2%▲3.1
64	Parker KellyFCOL	COL	161	80	2.01	12:45	80th	30th	11%▲5.6
65	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	161	76	2.12	22:22	87th	24th	69%▼13
66	Brayden PachalDCGY	CGY	159	76	2.09	14:14	24th	22nd	0.0%
67	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	157	76	2.07	18:16	89th	97th	4.1%▲3.7
68	Trent FredericFEDM	EDM	157	58	2.71	13:43	27th	64th	4.0%▲3.8
69	Marco KasperFDET	DET	156	77	2.03	15:27	30th	81st	28%▲27
70	William CarrierFCAR	CAR	156	43	3.63	11:44	97th	80th	0.1%
71	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	155	38	4.08	14:53	51st	12th	22%▲21
72	Fabian ZetterlundFOTT	OTT	154	84	1.83	16:21	9th	80th	13%▲6.6
73	Nino NiederreiterFWPG	WPG	152	82	1.85	14:51	75th	45th	4.0%▲3.8
74	Stefan NoesenFNJD	NJD	152	78	1.95	15:56	82nd	49th	0.1%
75	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	151	82	1.84	18:38	47th	87th	99%▲1.7
76	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	150	78	1.92	21:24	6th	77th	15%▼2.1
77	Barclay GoodrowFSJS	SJS	150	77	1.95	13:47	3rd	61st	0.1%
78	Samuel HeleniusFLAK	LAK	150	50	3.00	8:39	81st	2nd	3.2%▲3.2
79	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	149	82	1.82	18:09	49th	66th	97%▲7.2
80	Michael McCarronFNSH	NSH	149	74	2.01	13:45	44th	33rd	7.3%▲6.9
81	Marc GatcombFNYI	NYI	149	39	3.82	9:47	33rd	12th	5.7%▲5.6
82	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	148	72	2.06	17:07	97th	56th	97%▲8.8
83	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	147	64	2.30	22:18	56th	75th	15%▲15
84	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	146	80	1.82	17:52	16th	41st	20%▲18
85	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	145	76	1.91	17:27	95th	51st	84%▲4.3
86	Ross ColtonFCOL	COL	145	61	2.38	14:25	79th	4th	8.1%▲7.8
87	Timo MeierFNJD	NJD	141	80	1.76	17:52	85th	70th	82%▼8
88	Michael RasmussenFDET	DET	141	77	1.83	13:25	19th	51st	0.1%
89	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	140	79	1.77	17:00	62nd	57th	12%▲11
90	Maxim TsyplakovFNYI	NYI	140	77	1.82	14:58	54th	56th	14%
91	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	140	73	1.92	15:26	72nd	43rd	5.7%▲5.5
92	Anthony BeauvillierFWSH	WSH	139	81	1.72	12:52	40th	41st	4.0%▲3.8
93	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	139	81	1.72	19:00	61st	74th	27%▼7.7
94	Joseph VelenoFCHI	CHI	139	74	1.88	12:07	11th	10th	4.1%▲3.9
95	Ridly GreigFOTT	OTT	138	78	1.77	17:05	59th	69th	15%▲13
96	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	138	75	1.84	15:26	98th	72nd	20%▲13
97	Nathan BastianFNJD	NJD	138	59	2.34	10:56	61st	24th	0.0%
98	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	137	82	1.67	21:32	84th	56th	5.7%▲5.5
99	Sam CarrickFNYR	NYR	137	80	1.71	11:56	12th	33rd	0.1%
100	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	137	76	1.80	20:12	92nd	45th	4.9%▲4.4

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