NHL Hits Leaders
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood SJ | 6 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Will CuylleW. Cuylle NYR | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway FLA | 7 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn BUF | 7 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Yakov TreninY. Trenin MIN | 7 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T6 | Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon VGK | 8 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| T6 | Adam EdstromA. Edstrom NSH | 6 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| T8 | Elias PetterssonE. Pettersson VAN | 8 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| T8 | Brady TkachukB. TkachukFLA | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| T8 | Jack McBainJ. McBain UTA | 7 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| T8 | Vasily PodkolzinV. Podkolzin EDM | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T12 | William CarrierW. Carrier CAR | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| T12 | Paul CotterP. CotterVAN | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T14 | Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov BOS | 7 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| T14 | MacKenzie WeegarM. WeegarUTA | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| T14 | Martin PospisilM. Pospisil CGY | 6 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T17 | Ross JohnstonR. Johnston STL | 5 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| T17 | Tanner JeannotT. JeannotBOS | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| T17 | Tim WasheT. Washe ANA | 6 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T20 | Vincent TrocheckV. TrocheckUTA | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| T20 | Marc GatcombM. GatcombVGK | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| T20 | Nikita NesterenkoN. NesterenkoANA | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T20 | Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard DET | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T24 | Colton SissonsC. Sissons TOR | 7 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T24 | Noel AcciariN. Acciari PHI | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
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.