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NHL Hits Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
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 Pittsburgh Penguins in 2024-25: Noel Acciari (PIT), 180 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 180 | 79 | 2.28 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 2 | Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 129 | 48 | 2.69 | 4.2%▲3.1 |
| 3 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 120 | 74 | 1.62 | 47%▼16 |
| 4 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 116 | 81 | 1.43 | 83%▲11 |
| 5 | Danton HeinenFPIT | PIT | 81 | 79 | 1.03 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 75 | 61 | 1.23 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 67 | 80 | 0.84 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 8 | Philip TomasinoFPIT | PIT | 63 | 61 | 1.03 | — |
| 9 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 62 | 71 | 0.87 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 10 | Blake LizotteFPIT | PIT | 60 | 59 | 1.02 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Conor TimminsDPIT | PIT | 55 | 68 | 0.81 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 12 | Kevin HayesFPIT | PIT | 52 | 64 | 0.81 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Bokondji ImamaFPIT | PIT | 45 | 16 | 2.81 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Matt GrzelcykDPIT | PIT | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Joona KoppanenFPIT | PIT | 40 | 11 | 3.64 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Matt NietoFPIT | PIT | 39 | 32 | 1.22 | — |
| 17 | Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 38 | 19 | 2.00 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 18 | Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT | PIT | 36 | 47 | 0.77 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 32 | 68 | 0.47 | 82%▲11 |
| 20 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 95% |
| 21 | Vladislav KolyachonokDPIT | PIT | 27 | 35 | 0.77 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 20 | 39 | 0.51 | 16%▲11 |
| 23 | Owen PickeringDPIT | PIT | 13 | 25 | 0.52 | 10%▲10 |
| 24 | Emil BemstromFPIT | PIT | 12 | 14 | 0.86 | — |
| 25 | Rutger McGroartyFPIT | PIT | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | — |
| 26 | Valtteri PuustinenFPIT | PIT | 10 | 13 | 0.77 | — |
| 27 | Sam PoulinFPIT | PIT | 10 | 7 | 1.43 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 28 | Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 6 | 54 | 0.11 | 11%▲9.1 |
| 29 | Vasily PonomarevFPIT | PIT | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | — |
| 30 | Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 17%▲17 |
| 31 | Nathan ClurmanDPIT | PIT | 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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