nhl hits per game leaders 2023 2024 defensemen

Jeremy Lauzon made the most hits per game by a defenseman in 2023-24, with 4.85 per game.

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NHL hits per game with a minimum of 51.25 games played per 82 team games leaders 2023 2024 defensemen

	NAME	HIT/GP	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Jeremy Lauzon J. Lauzon	4.85	2023-24	NSH	79	6	8	14	-3	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	103	5.8	0	0		383	111	16	28	18:37
2	Simon Benoit S. Benoit	3.84	2023-24	TOR	64	1	4	5	+7	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	1.9	0	0		246	102	17	29	17:14
3	Radko Gudas R. Gudas	3.52	2023-24	ANA	66	6	12	18	+14	128	0	0	0	1	0	0	88	6.8	0	0		232	154	12	40	19:30
4	Jarred Tinordi J. Tinordi	3.31	2023-24	CHI	52	0	9	9	-27	64	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	0.0	0	0		172	94	4	23	15:39
5	Luke Schenn L. Schenn	3.21	2023-24	NSH	63	1	6	7	+1	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	1.2	0	0		202	76	14	41	15:11
6	Kyle Burroughs K. Burroughs	3.19	2023-24	SJS	73	2	6	8	-42	71	0	1	0	0	1	0	79	2.5	0	0		233	134	29	20	19:09
7	Brenden Dillon B. Dillon	3.14	2023-24	WPG	77	8	12	20	+20	82	0	0	0	0	2	0	79	10.1	0	0		242	111	6	28	18:44
8	Jani Hakanpaa J. Hakanpaa	3.06	2023-24	DAL	64	2	10	12	+10	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	56	3.6	0	0		196	123	13	31	18:39
9	Noah Juulsen N. Juulsen	3.02	2023-24	VAN	54	1	6	7	-1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	3.3	0	0		163	85	8	17	14:54
10	Jake McCabe J. McCabe	3.00	2023-24	TOR	73	8	20	28	+20	56	1	1	0	1	3	1	73	11.0	0	0		219	129	16	49	20:39
11	Martin Fehervary M. Fehervary	2.86	2023-24	WSH	66	3	13	16	-7	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	61	4.9	0	0		189	109	8	14	19:38
12	Erik Cernak E. Cernak	2.86	2023-24	TBL	69	2	11	13	+5	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	3.8	0	0		197	109	16	25	19:11
13	Nikita Okhotiuk N. Okhotiuk	2.83	2023-24	TOT	52	1	8	9	-24	48	0	0	0	0	1	0	52	1.9	0	0		147	80	13	31	15:55
14	Josh Manson J. Manson	2.78	2023-24	COL	76	8	17	25	+11	87	0	0	1	1	0	0	123	6.5	0	1	0.0	211	109	46	43	17:47
15	Jacob Trouba J. Trouba	2.77	2023-24	NYR	69	3	19	22	-4	73	0	1	0	1	0	0	129	2.3	0	0		191	183	13	33	21:15
16	Neal Pionk N. Pionk	2.70	2023-24	WPG	82	5	28	33	+9	63	1	7	0	0	1	0	146	3.4	0	0		221	118	34	55	20:50
17	Mathew Dumba M. Dumba	2.67	2023-24	TOT	76	4	8	12	-18	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	4.7	0	1	0.0	203	108	9	45	19:44
18	Moritz Seider M. Seider	2.56	2023-24	DET	82	9	33	42	-7	51	3	14	0	1	0	0	135	6.7	0	0		210	213	41	39	22:22
19	Connor Clifton C. Clifton	2.56	2023-24	BUF	79	4	14	18	+12	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	77	5.2	0	0		202	117	27	24	16:33
20	Niko Mikkola N. Mikkola	2.41	2023-24	FLA	82	3	14	17	+11	69	0	0	0	1	0	0	93	3.2	0	0		198	124	10	37	20:02
21	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	2.40	2023-24	BUF	81	20	39	59	-3	66	6	14	0	0	2	1	235	8.5	0	0		194	154	42	44	25:25
22	Ilya Lyubushkin I. Lyubushkin	2.38	2023-24	TOT	74	0	8	8	-11	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	0.0	0	0		176	168	23	40	17:07
23	Will Borgen W. Borgen	2.38	2023-24	SEA	82	3	22	25	-5	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	3.1	0	0		195	111	16	19	17:35
24	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	2.35	2023-24	CGY	82	20	32	52	+2	51	3	12	0	2	2	1	208	9.6	0	0		193	200	46	75	22:56
25	Nikita Zadorov N. Zadorov	2.35	2023-24	TOT	75	6	14	20	0	115	0	0	0	1	1	0	90	6.7	0	0		176	68	17	32	17:26

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Team Leaders

18

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+/-

+6

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Team Rankings

G/GP

2.83

23rd

GA/GP

3.32

25th

PP%

20.2

15th

PK%

81.9

8th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	3	7	69	72
Stars	25	9	8	58	29
Wild	25	11	8	58	21
Mammoth	20	20	3	43	6
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Predators	19	18	4	42	-18
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	4	34	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	NSH	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Thu 1/8	NYI	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	CHI	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	WSH	@	NSH	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	EDM	@	NSH	8:00 PM

Last Game

Predators

19 - 18 - 4

Final

Flames

18 - 19 - 4

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

35

MacKinnon

26

Boldy

25

McDavid

Assists Leaders

47

McDavid

41

Celebrini

41

Rantanen

Points Leaders

74

MacKinnon

72

McDavid

63

Celebrini

Hits Leaders

214

Trenin

198

Sherwood

152

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

104

Parayko

104

McCabe

103

Faber

Wins Leaders

18

Vejmelka

18

Wedgewood

17

Shesterkin

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Blackwood

2.17

Wedgewood

2.21

Grubauer

Save Percentage Leaders

.926

Grubauer

.926

Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.00

3.44

3.40

Goals Against Rankings

2.17

2.63

2.64

Power Play Rankings

33.6

29.7

29.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.6

85.2

83.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-12

29-13

27-13

27-14

27-15

25-16

Worst Record ATS

11-29

14-27

15-27

16-26

16-25

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	3	7	69	72
Stars	25	9	8	58	29
Wild	25	11	8	58	21
Mammoth	20	20	3	43	6
Predators	19	18	4	42	-18
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	4	34	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	17	11	12	46	-2
Oilers	20	16	6	46	-4
Kraken	19	14	7	45	-8
Kings	18	14	9	45	-2
Ducks	21	18	3	45	-10
Sharks	20	18	3	43	-19
Flames	18	20	4	40	-14
Canucks	16	20	5	37	-26

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Lightning	25	13	3	53	32
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Panthers	22	16	3	47	-1
Sabres	21	15	4	46	-1
Bruins	22	18	2	46	-3
Maple Leafs	19	15	7	45	-1
Senators	20	16	5	45	2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	25	14	3	53	13
Islanders	23	15	4	50	0
Capitals	22	15	6	50	17
Flyers	21	12	7	49	8
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Devils	22	18	2	46	-10
Rangers	20	18	6	46	-4
Blue Jackets	18	16	7	43	-10