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NHL Hits Leaders: New Jersey Devils
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 New Jersey Devils in 2025-26: Brenden Dillon (NJD), 202 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden DillonDNJD | NJD | 202 | 82 | 2.46 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 2 | Paul CotterFNJD | NJD | 192 | 79 | 2.43 | 19%▲19 |
| 3 | Timo MeierFNJD | NJD | 131 | 77 | 1.70 | 82%▼8 |
| 4 | Nick BjugstadFNJD | NJD | 108 | 61 | 1.77 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 92 | 82 | 1.12 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 6 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 87 | 77 | 1.13 | 84%▲12 |
| 7 | Maxim TsyplakovFNJD | NJD | 83 | 49 | 1.69 | 14% |
| 8 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 74 | 82 | 0.90 | 97%▲11 |
| 9 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 58 | 82 | 0.71 | 97%▲2.3 |
| 10 | Arseny GritsyukFNJD | NJD | 58 | 66 | 0.88 | 22%▲21 |
| 11 | Johnathan KovacevicDNJD | NJD | 57 | 34 | 1.68 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Cody GlassFNJD | NJD | 42 | 70 | 0.60 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 13 | Juho LammikkoFNJD | NJD | 40 | 24 | 1.67 | 0% |
| 14 | Dawson MercerFNJD | NJD | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 25%▲19 |
| 15 | Stefan NoesenFNJD | NJD | 33 | 38 | 0.87 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Brian HalonenFNJD | NJD | 28 | 15 | 1.87 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Connor BrownFNJD | NJD | 25 | 75 | 0.33 | 6.6%▲5.1 |
| 18 | Simon NemecDNJD | NJD | 23 | 68 | 0.34 | 62%▲52 |
| 19 | Colton WhiteDNJD | NJD | 23 | 23 | 1.00 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Lenni HameenahoFNJD | NJD | 20 | 33 | 0.61 | 8.8%▲8.8 |
| 21 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 19 | 68 | 0.28 | 84%▲40 |
| 22 | Brett PesceDNJD | NJD | 11 | 37 | 0.30 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Evgenii DadonovFNJD | NJD | 7 | 24 | 0.29 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Xavier ParentFNJD | NJD | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Zack MacEwenFNJD | NJD | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Angus CrookshankFNJD | NJD | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 4 | 61 | 0.07 | 100% |
| 28 | Marc McLaughlinFNJD | NJD | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Dennis CholowskiDNJD | NJD | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Nathan LégaréFNJD | NJD | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | — |
| 31 | Shane LachanceFNJD | NJD | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Topias VilenDNJD | NJD | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Seamus CaseyDNJD | NJD | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 18%▲18 |
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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