NHL Hits Leaders
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood SJ | 12 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| T2 | Yakov TreninY. Trenin MIN | 13 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| T2 | Will CuylleW. Cuylle NYR | 14 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard DET | 12 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway FLA | 12 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Jack McBainJ. McBain UTA | 12 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Adam EdstromA. Edstrom NSH | 11 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon VGK | 13 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| T9 | William CarrierW. Carrier CAR | 13 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| T9 | Vasily PodkolzinV. Podkolzin EDM | 12 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| T11 | Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn BUF | 11 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T11 | Martin PospisilM. Pospisil CGY | 11 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| T11 | Brady TkachukB. TkachukFLA | 12 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 14 | Marc GatcombM. GatcombVGK | 13 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | MacKenzie WeegarM. WeegarUTA | 12 | 42 | 34 | 5 | 18 | 20 |
| 16 | Michael McCarronM. McCarronMIN | 13 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| T17 | Adam KlapkaA. KlapkaCGY | 11 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| T17 | Tim WasheT. Washe ANA | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Tye KartyeT. KartyeNYR | 14 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T20 | Paul CotterP. Cotter VAN | 12 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| T20 | Jake NeighboursJ. Neighbours STL | 11 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 22 | Alex FormentonA. FormentonEDM | 12 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| T23 | Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov BOS | 11 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 31 |
| T23 | Noel AcciariN. Acciari PHI | 13 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| T23 | Bokondji ImamaB. ImamaFLA | 12 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NHL skaters by hits for the 2026-2027 season. The leaderboard also includes games played, blocked shots, takeaways, giveaways, and penalty minutes. Sort any column to separate a forechecker from a shot-blocking defenseman, then select a player to continue the research in Prop Bet Analyzer.