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NHL Hits Leaders: New Jersey Devils
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 New Jersey Devils in 2024-25: Paul Cotter (NJD), 245 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul CotterFNJD | NJD | 245 | 79 | 3.10 | 39%▲39 |
| 2 | Brenden DillonDNJD | NJD | 191 | 82 | 2.33 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 3 | Stefan NoesenFNJD | NJD | 152 | 78 | 1.95 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Timo MeierFNJD | NJD | 141 | 80 | 1.76 | 82%▼8.1 |
| 5 | Nathan BastianFNJD | NJD | 138 | 59 | 2.34 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Ondrej PalatFNJD | NJD | 124 | 77 | 1.61 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Curtis LazarFNJD | NJD | 107 | 48 | 2.23 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Johnathan KovacevicDNJD | NJD | 102 | 81 | 1.26 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Erik HaulaFNJD | NJD | 101 | 69 | 1.46 | 12%▲8.7 |
| 10 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 96 | 81 | 1.19 | 96%▲11 |
| 11 | Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 75 | 55 | 1.36 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 12 | Brian DumoulinDNJD | NJD | 74 | 80 | 0.93 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 74 | 64 | 1.16 | 84%▲12 |
| 14 | Tomas TatarFNJD | NJD | 56 | 74 | 0.76 | — |
| 15 | Cody GlassFNJD | NJD | 53 | 65 | 0.82 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 16 | Justin DowlingFNJD | NJD | 51 | 52 | 0.98 | — |
| 17 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 44 | 75 | 0.59 | 98%▲2.8 |
| 18 | Dawson MercerFNJD | NJD | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 24%▲18 |
| 19 | Kurtis MacDermidFNJD | NJD | 40 | 23 | 1.74 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Daniel SprongFNJD | NJD | 32 | 30 | 1.07 | — |
| 21 | Marc McLaughlinFNJD | NJD | 28 | 14 | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Brett PesceDNJD | NJD | 24 | 72 | 0.33 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 19 | 71 | 0.27 | 85%▲41 |
| 24 | Nathan LégaréFNJD | NJD | 12 | 3 | 4.00 | — |
| 25 | Nolan FooteFNJD | NJD | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Seamus CaseyDNJD | NJD | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 17%▲17 |
| 27 | Shane BowersFNJD | NJD | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | — |
| 28 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 7 | 62 | 0.11 | 100% |
| 29 | Dennis CholowskiDNJD | NJD | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Mike HardmanFNJD | NJD | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | — |
| 31 | Simon NemecDNJD | NJD | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | 62%▲52 |
| 32 | Brian HalonenFNJD | NJD | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Daniil MisyulDNJD | NJD | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | — |
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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