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NHL Hits Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
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 for the Buffalo Sabres in 2024-25: Connor Clifton (BUF), 208 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor CliftonDBUF | BUF | 208 | 73 | 2.85 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 2 | Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 191 | 76 | 2.51 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 3 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 136 | 81 | 1.68 | 19%▲17 |
| 4 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 135 | 56 | 2.41 | 39%▲32 |
| 5 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 105 | 62 | 1.69 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 6 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 101 | 73 | 1.38 | 100%▲1 |
| 7 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 100 | 34 | 2.94 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Sam LaffertyFBUF | BUF | 89 | 60 | 1.48 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 75 | 82 | 0.91 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 10 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 73 | 82 | 0.89 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 11 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 70 | 76 | 0.92 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 12 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 68 | 73 | 0.93 | 23%▲17 |
| 13 | Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 40 | 62 | 0.65 | 26%▲25 |
| 14 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 39 | 74 | 0.53 | 45%▲29 |
| 15 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 35 | 75 | 0.47 | 56%▲44 |
| 16 | JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 30 | 77 | 0.39 | 75%▲37 |
| 17 | Jacob Bernard-DockerDBUF | BUF | 30 | 40 | 0.75 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 26 | 79 | 0.33 | 53%▲30 |
| 19 | Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 26 | 21 | 1.24 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 20 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 26%▲20 |
| 21 | Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Isak RosenFBUF | BUF | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 14%▲14 |
| 24 | Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | — |
| 25 | Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 25%▲24 |
| 26 | Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.0% |
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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