NHL Projected Hits Leaders Next Week Next Week
Physical play wins fantasy matchups in the hits category. Our projections identify which players are expected to deliver the most body checks next week. Look for power forwards, shutdown defensemen, and players in rivalry matchups for maximum hitting upside (Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22)). (Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22))
Week 22: Mar 2 - Mar 8(Upcoming)
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 7:41 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 720 players
What counts as a hit? An NHL hit is recorded when a player uses physical contact to separate an opponent from the puck. Hits must be intentional and occur during active play.
Why hits matter
In fantasy hockey, hits are a "peripheral" category that separates elite managers from casual players. While stars chase goals, savvy managers stream physical players to dominate this often-ignored category.
Hit volume factors
- Playing style: Physical players hit regardless of matchup - Team identity: Teams like Boston, St. Louis, and Calgary hit more - Game context: Rivalry games and playoff races increase physicality - Role: 3rd/4th liners often hit more than skilled top-6
League average
NHL players average 1.2 hits per game. Elite hitters exceed 4+ hits regularly.
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Pro Tip: Rivalry games produce 20-30% more hits league-wide. Target physical players in divisional matchups.
Sorted by Projected Hits(Mar 2-Mar 8 (Week 22))
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | HIT ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Clifton | PIT | D | 8.5% | 16.90 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 5.70 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 65.20 | 75.50 | 11.80 |
Mathieu Olivier | CLB | RW | 24.9% | 16.00 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 5.80 | 3.10 | 4.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 57.80 | 74.40 | 18.00 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 24.5% | 15.70 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 4.20 | 6.20 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.60 | 94.40 | 13.10 |
Yakov Trenin | MIN | LW | 21.1% | 15.70 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 3.20 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 40.00 | 46.40 | 9.30 |
Beck Malenstyn | BUF | LW | 5.8% | 14.90 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 44.60 | 65.00 | 9.60 |
Radko Gudas | ANA | D | 30.3% | 14.80 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 5.20 | 7.60 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 66.80 | 86.60 | 16.00 |
Kiefer Sherwood | SJ | RW | 71.6% | 14.60 | 1.20 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 7.70 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 52.60 | 65.70 | 16.80 |
Dakota Joshua | TOR | LW | 7.4% | 13.80 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 48.80 | 70.20 | 10.80 |
Jacob Melanson | SEA | RW | 7.3% | 13.80 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.40 | 40.10 | 5.70 |
Keegan Kolesar | LV | RW | 9.1% | 13.70 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 46.60 | 67.00 | 8.40 |
Zachary L'Heureux | NSH | LW | 11.2% | 13.70 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 6.00 | 1.60 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 48.30 | 68.00 | 12.20 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | 26.6% | 13.40 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 3.90 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 62.50 | 78.40 | 8.90 |
Adam Klapka | CGY | RW | 13.1% | 13.40 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 3.30 | 2.10 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 31.90 | 44.40 | 8.50 |
Adam Erne | DAL | LW | 0.1% | 12.90 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 3.40 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.90 | 53.70 | 8.40 |
Martin Pospisil | CGY | LW | 12.8% | 12.90 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 4.40 | 0.90 | 3.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 36.60 | 54.10 | 8.90 |
Ross Johnston | ANA | LW | 4.9% | 12.50 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 38.90 | 54.50 | 7.50 |
Nathan Walker | STL | LW | 6.6% | 12.40 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 37.10 | 51.60 | 10.00 |
Tanner Jeannot | BOS | LW | 13.3% | 12.30 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 53.00 | 70.60 | 15.00 |
Jansen Harkins | ANA | C | 0.1% | 12.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.80 | 12.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 41.20 | 59.10 | 9.10 |
Cole Smith | NSH | LW | 3.2% | 11.90 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 5.50 | 1.20 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 58.00 | 79.40 | 10.20 |
Garnet Hathaway | PHI | RW | 5.7% | 11.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 30.60 | 45.30 | 2.70 |
Michael McCarron | NSH | C | 10.0% | 11.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 6.20 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 26.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 58.20 | 79.00 | 11.50 |
Marc Gatcomb | NYI | RW | 4.1% | 11.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 3.30 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 30.90 | 41.60 | 7.00 |
Mark Kastelic | BOS | C | 21.1% | 11.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 5.10 | 3.30 | 5.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 17.10 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 52.90 | 74.80 | 14.80 |
Zemgus Girgensons | TB | LW | 3.3% | 10.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 5.90 | 2.30 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 60.70 | 82.70 | 13.80 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | 8.1% | 10.70 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.50 | 6.30 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 68.80 | 101.50 | 8.60 |
Tyson Kozak | BUF | C | 4.0% | 10.70 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.70 | 3.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 | 16.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 45.50 | 68.40 | 6.90 |
Brenden Dillon | NJ | D | 18.1% | 10.60 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 5.30 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 72.00 | 88.10 | 10.60 |
Marcus Foligno | MIN | LW | 7.6% | 10.50 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 39.00 | 47.20 | 7.70 |
Paul Cotter | NJ | LW | 5.7% | 10.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 3.50 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 45.80 | 60.10 | 6.90 |
Aatu Raty | VAN | C | 13.7% | 10.30 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.40 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 48.70 | 70.90 | 9.10 |
Luke Schenn | WPG | D | 7.4% | 10.20 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.30 | 3.70 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 41.30 | 55.00 | 6.90 |
Colton Dach | CHI | LW | 14.6% | 10.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.80 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 35.10 | 48.20 | 5.20 |
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 42.2% | 9.80 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 4.70 | 5.60 | 6.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 86.80 | 104.90 | 17.90 |
William Carrier | CAR | LW | 0.1% | 9.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 5.30 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 44.90 | 66.60 | 11.70 |
Nicolas Deslauriers | PHI | LW | 0.1% | 9.40 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 24.80 | 34.00 | 2.20 |
Emil Heineman | NYI | LW | 46.0% | 9.40 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 7.30 | 2.40 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 50.40 | 62.00 | 15.70 |
Nathan Bastian | DAL | RW | 0.1% | 9.30 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.60 | 48.50 | 6.90 |
Cole Koepke | WPG | LW | 3.2% | 9.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 3.30 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.90 | 42.80 | 7.40 |
Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | LW | 29.6% | 9.30 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 4.10 | 1.60 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 45.80 | 57.00 | 13.50 |
Marco Kasper | DET | C | 42.8% | 9.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 6.20 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 55.00 | 73.00 | 11.70 |
Parker Kelly | COL | LW | 10.7% | 9.20 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.70 | 5.50 | 2.90 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 3.90 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 50.00 | 71.00 | 17.90 |
Bobby McMann | TOR | LW | 38.2% | 9.20 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 8.10 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 61.40 | 77.90 | 20.30 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 49.3% | 9.10 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 6.20 | 5.50 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 72.40 | 95.70 | 24.20 |
Jeffrey Viel | ANA | LW | 0.2% | 9.10 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 5.00 | 1.70 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 49.00 | 66.90 | 9.60 |
Will Cuylle | NYR | LW | 69.8% | 9.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 5.90 | 3.00 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 51.50 | 70.00 | 14.50 |
Blake Coleman | CGY | RW | 35.2% | 9.00 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 6.60 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 50.70 | 70.10 | 16.70 |
Peyton Krebs | BUF | C | 17.1% | 9.00 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 4.20 | 2.10 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.70 | 13.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 54.80 | 74.00 | 14.80 |
Jack McBain | UTA | C | 20.1% | 8.90 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 4.00 | 1.80 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.30 | 13.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 42.20 | 61.10 | 11.40 |
Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | D | 20.1% | 8.80 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 3.60 | 5.70 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 81.80 | 88.60 | 16.10 |
Steven Lorentz | TOR | LW | 3.2% | 8.60 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 47.00 | 66.80 | 10.90 |
Ross Colton | COL | LW | 20.1% | 8.60 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 9.50 | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 52.00 | 72.80 | 19.70 |
Tim Washe | ANA | C | 0.1% | 8.60 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.20 | 4.30 | 2.90 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.60 | 13.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 52.10 | 75.30 | 12.50 |
Boone Jenner | CLB | C | 45.5% | 8.40 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 2.50 | 8.10 | 3.90 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 | 8.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.10 | 82.00 | 23.40 |
Ryan Lomberg | CGY | LW | 0.2% | 8.40 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.60 | 38.00 | 6.60 |
Carl Grundstrom | PHI | LW | 5.0% | 8.40 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 36.70 | 48.80 | 11.00 |
Dylan Cozens | OTT | C | 88.3% | 8.40 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 2.40 | 7.60 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.60 | 16.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 51.60 | 68.70 | 21.00 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | 27.8% | 8.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 4.60 | 8.70 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 84.20 | 104.60 | 16.80 |
Ty Dellandrea | SJ | RW | 7.4% | 8.30 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 3.30 | 2.50 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 19.20 | 18.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.30 | 43.40 | 57.10 | 6.50 |
Brayden Pachal | CGY | D | 3.2% | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.90 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 39.60 | 59.70 | 5.20 |
Brady Tkachuk | OTT | LW | 98.3% | 8.20 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 3.10 | 12.20 | 0.90 | 3.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 51.10 | 71.30 | 28.50 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 7.5% | 8.20 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 73.30 | 100.40 | 15.30 |
Trent Frederic | EDM | LW | 5.7% | 8.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 2.40 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 32.80 | 43.70 | 2.10 |
Jeff Malott | LA | LW | 3.2% | 8.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.40 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 27.50 | 37.00 | 4.40 |
MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | D | 86.9% | 8.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 6.00 | 7.30 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.90 | 69.50 | 95.50 | 14.00 |
Teddy Blueger | VAN | C | 12.2% | 8.10 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 26.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 61.80 | 85.10 | 17.70 |
Connor Dewar | PIT | LW | 7.4% | 8.10 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 6.30 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 54.70 | 74.10 | 17.80 |
Alex Laferriere | LA | RW | 57.9% | 8.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 6.30 | 1.80 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 6.80 | 10.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 52.20 | 64.00 | 13.50 |
Matthew Knies | TOR | LW | 94.9% | 8.00 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 3.30 | 7.70 | 1.70 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 75.20 | 87.60 | 23.10 |
Elias Pettersson | VAN | D | 8.2% | 8.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 4.90 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 58.20 | 80.00 | 8.70 |
Vincent Trocheck | NYR | C | 88.9% | 7.90 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 2.50 | 5.60 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 25.60 | 21.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 63.20 | 74.30 | 18.30 |
Jake Neighbours | STL | LW | 43.8% | 7.90 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 2.00 | 4.80 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 47.50 | 62.80 | 16.10 |
A.J. Greer | FLA | LW | 12.4% | 7.80 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 1.20 | 4.30 | 1.20 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 35.10 | 49.90 | 11.40 |
Eeli Tolvanen | SEA | LW | 48.4% | 7.80 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 4.60 | 3.10 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 49.00 | 65.00 | 14.60 |
Ryan Reaves | SJ | RW | 0.5% | 7.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 23.90 | 33.20 | 1.00 |
Tyler Pitlick | MIN | RW | 0.1% | 7.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 2.30 | 1.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 23.50 | 30.50 | 3.90 |
Arber Xhekaj | MON | D | 11.6% | 7.70 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 34.10 | 43.10 | 4.00 |
Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 17.3% | 7.50 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.90 | 5.30 | 2.00 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.70 | 32.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 64.60 | 90.30 | 17.30 |
Evander Kane | VAN | LW | 44.4% | 7.40 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 9.40 | 1.50 | 4.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 67.20 | 80.30 | 16.40 |
Filip Forsberg | NSH | LW | 98.2% | 7.40 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 3.30 | 12.80 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 75.10 | 88.40 | 31.10 |
Nick Bjugstad | NJ | C | 3.2% | 7.30 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 5.60 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 13.10 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 46.40 | 66.60 | 9.90 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 74.2% | 7.30 | 0.70 | 1.50 | 2.20 | 5.50 | 8.10 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 92.60 | 106.10 | 27.70 |
Zack Ostapchuk | SJ | C | 4.0% | 7.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.80 | 11.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.80 | 29.50 | 42.80 | 3.60 |
Dylan Holloway | STL | LW | 70.0% | 7.30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 7.80 | 2.30 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 53.00 | 64.00 | 19.00 |
Brayden McNabb | LV | D | 19.7% | 7.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 9.90 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 82.70 | 104.40 | 15.10 |
Timo Meier | NJ | LW | 82.3% | 7.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 2.30 | 14.20 | 2.50 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 74.60 | 85.20 | 25.90 |
Cole Reinhardt | LV | LW | 0.2% | 7.20 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 3.20 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 39.40 | 53.10 | 6.10 |
Scott Laughton | TOR | C | 7.4% | 7.10 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 2.70 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 25.30 | 19.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 54.70 | 79.50 | 12.30 |
Fraser Minten | BOS | C | 36.9% | 7.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.50 | 2.40 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.30 | 19.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 59.70 | 79.00 | 20.40 |
Nick Foligno | CHI | LW | 5.9% | 6.90 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 2.40 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 12.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 39.10 | 53.20 | 8.20 |
Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 75.5% | 6.90 | 0.30 | 1.80 | 2.20 | 5.60 | 5.30 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.90 | 108.70 | 20.90 |
Sean Walker | CAR | D | 26.8% | 6.90 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 9.30 | 6.60 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 88.60 | 109.90 | 19.50 |
Alexander Nikishin | CAR | D | 73.2% | 6.90 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 6.70 | 4.80 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 73.30 | 90.80 | 20.40 |
Curtis Lazar | EDM | C | 0.1% | 6.80 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.90 | 8.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 27.10 | 43.90 | 5.10 |
Brandon Tanev | UTA | LW | 3.3% | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 28.10 | 43.10 | 1.30 |
Lawson Crouse | UTA | RW | 31.3% | 6.70 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.50 | 4.70 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 49.70 | 69.10 | 16.10 |
Elmer Soderblom | DET | LW | 6.4% | 6.70 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 4.20 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 42.60 | 57.80 | 6.10 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | 70.2% | 6.60 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 90.20 | 113.10 | 21.90 |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | CAR | C | 5.6% | 6.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 4.80 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 12.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 44.00 | 58.90 | 11.50 |
Samuel Helenius | LA | C | 4.8% | 6.60 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.90 | 7.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 23.60 | 31.40 | 4.20 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Physical players like Tom Wilson, Ryan Reaves, Nicolas Deslauriers, and shutdown D-men like Radko Gudas consistently lead in hits. These players hit 4-6+ times per game.
In category leagues, absolutely. Hits are often an overlooked category where streaming physical players can swing close matchups. In points leagues, hits typically have low value.
Physical teams like Boston, St. Louis, Calgary, and the NY Rangers consistently rank among league leaders in team hits. Their players offer higher hitting upside.
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