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NHL Hits Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All 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 Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26: Beck Malenstyn (BUF), 282 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 282 | 81 | 3.48 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 2 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 201 | 82 | 2.45 | 19%▲17 |
| 3 | Luke SchennDBUF | BUF | 149 | 50 | 2.98 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 4 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 132 | 78 | 1.69 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 5 | Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 120 | 46 | 2.61 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 6 | Logan StanleyDBUF | BUF | 110 | 76 | 1.45 | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 7 | Sam CarrickFBUF | BUF | 106 | 73 | 1.45 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 85 | 81 | 1.05 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 9 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 82 | 79 | 1.04 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 10 | Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 78 | 82 | 0.95 | 61%▲44 |
| 11 | Tanner PearsonFBUF | BUF | 74 | 56 | 1.32 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 67 | 77 | 0.87 | 100%▲1 |
| 13 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 57 | 62 | 0.92 | 23%▲17 |
| 14 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 57 | 40 | 1.43 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 52 | 82 | 0.63 | 45%▲29 |
| 16 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 50 | 82 | 0.61 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 17 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 40 | 65 | 0.62 | 56%▲44 |
| 18 | Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 40 | 34 | 1.18 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 29 | 81 | 0.36 | 53%▲30 |
| 20 | Conor TimminsDBUF | BUF | 29 | 39 | 0.74 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 21 | Michael KesselringDBUF | BUF | 25 | 34 | 0.74 | 8.9%▲8.3 |
| 22 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 24 | 44 | 0.55 | 39%▲32 |
| 23 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 26%▲20 |
| 24 | Konsta HeleniusFBUF | BUF | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 40%▲37 |
| 25 | Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 26%▲25 |
| 26 | Mason GeertsenFBUF | BUF | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 5 | 60 | 0.08 | 25%▲24 |
| 28 | Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 5 | 43 | 0.12 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Justin DanforthFBUF | BUF | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Trevor KuntarFBUF | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 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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