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NHL Hits Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
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 Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26: Connor Clifton (PIT), 180 HIT.
Hits leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | HIT | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor CliftonDPIT | PIT | 180 | 50 | 3.60 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 2 | Parker WotherspoonDPIT | PIT | 162 | 80 | 2.02 | 20%▲19 |
| 3 | Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 144 | 78 | 1.85 | 4.2%▲3.1 |
| 4 | Elmer SoderblomFPIT | PIT | 99 | 59 | 1.68 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 5 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 95 | 74 | 1.28 | 47%▼16 |
| 6 | Justin BrazeauFPIT | PIT | 90 | 64 | 1.41 | 11%▲9.4 |
| 7 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 71 | 60 | 1.18 | 83%▲11 |
| 8 | Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 65 | 67 | 0.97 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 9 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 60 | 68 | 0.88 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 10 | Anthony ManthaFPIT | PIT | 52 | 81 | 0.64 | 52%▲15 |
| 11 | Egor ChinakhovFPIT | PIT | 49 | 72 | 0.68 | 48%▲39 |
| 12 | Blake LizotteFPIT | PIT | 49 | 55 | 0.89 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 48 | 20 | 2.40 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 14 | Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 38 | 80 | 0.47 | 16%▲11 |
| 15 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 35 | 72 | 0.49 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 16 | Ilya SolovyovDPIT | PIT | 35 | 30 | 1.17 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Kevin HayesFPIT | PIT | 32 | 28 | 1.14 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Ben KindelFPIT | PIT | 30 | 77 | 0.39 | 40%▲31 |
| 19 | Rutger McGroartyFPIT | PIT | 26 | 24 | 1.08 | — |
| 20 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 24 | 56 | 0.43 | 82%▲11 |
| 21 | Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 23 | 22 | 1.05 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Avery HayesFPIT | PIT | 23 | 16 | 1.44 | — |
| 23 | Samuel GirardDPIT | PIT | 21 | 60 | 0.35 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 24 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 20 | 75 | 0.27 | 95% |
| 25 | Mathew DumbaDPIT | PIT | 16 | 11 | 1.45 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 11%▲9.1 |
| 27 | Joona KoppanenFPIT | PIT | 11 | 13 | 0.85 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Philip TomasinoFPIT | PIT | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | — |
| 29 | Caleb JonesDPIT | PIT | 10 | 7 | 1.43 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | 17%▲17 |
| 31 | Harrison BrunickeDPIT | PIT | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 14%▲14 |
| 32 | Filip HallanderFPIT | PIT | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 9.1%▲9 |
| 33 | Bokondji ImamaFPIT | PIT | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Sam PoulinFPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 35 | Owen PickeringDPIT | PIT | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 10%▲10 |
| 36 | Rafael Harvey-PinardFPIT | PIT | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 37 | Tristan BrozFPIT | PIT | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 38 | Jake LivanavageDPIT | PIT | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
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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