which defenseman has the most hits in 2018

Nikita Zadorov made the most hits by a defenseman in 2017-18, with 278 hits.

NAMEHITSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%BKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Nikita Zadorov
N. Zadorov
278
2017-18
COL COL
77
7
13
20
+4
103
0
1
0
0
1
0
94
7.4
0
0
106
13
36
19:28
2Michael Del Zotto
M. Del Zotto
244
2017-18
VAN VAN
82
6
16
22
-8
48
0
5
0
0
0
0
128
4.7
0
0
127
22
67
20:48
3Adam Larsson
A. Larsson
239
2017-18
EDM EDM
63
4
9
13
+10
34
0
0
0
0
1
0
92
4.3
0
0
140
26
52
21:56
4Robert Hagg
R. Hagg
238
2017-18
PHI PHI
70
3
6
9
+5
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
89
3.4
0
0
100
8
36
18:08
5Mark Borowiecki
M. Borowiecki
226
2017-18
OTT OTT
52
3
8
11
-6
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.5
0
1
0.0
81
11
17
14:39
6Brayden McNabb
B. McNabb
225
2017-18
VGK VGK
76
5
10
15
+26
52
0
0
0
0
1
0
88
5.7
0
0
176
30
40
20:09
7Luke Schenn
L. Schenn
219
2017-18
ARI ARI
64
1
6
7
-12
35
0
0
0
0
1
0
59
1.7
0
0
105
14
31
16:23
8Brooks Orpik
B. Orpik
218
2017-18
WSH WSH
81
0
10
10
-9
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
0.0
0
0
168
17
44
19:22
9Rasmus Ristolainen
R. Ristolainen
206
2017-18
BUF BUF
73
6
35
41
-25
48
1
22
0
0
1
1
182
3.3
0
0
111
12
47
26:30
10Stephen Johns
S. Johns
201
2017-18
DAL DAL
75
8
7
15
+10
41
0
0
0
1
2
0
121
6.6
0
0
155
25
44
17:33
11Brenden Dillon
B. Dillon
197
2017-18
SJS SJS
81
5
17
22
-7
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
88
5.7
0
0
107
11
29
17:19
12Alexei Emelin
A. Emelin
181
2017-18
NSH NSH
76
1
8
9
+9
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
1.7
1
1
100.0
109
20
39
16:53
13Josh Manson
J. Manson
180
2017-18
ANA ANA
80
7
30
37
+34
62
0
0
0
1
2
0
117
6.0
0
1
0.0
99
48
60
20:21
14Jamie Oleksiak
J. Oleksiak
174
2017-18
TOT
68
5
12
17
+7
87
1
0
0
0
1
0
81
6.2
0
0
76
19
37
16:40
15Radko Gudas
R. Gudas
170
2017-18
PHI PHI
70
2
14
16
0
83
0
0
0
1
0
0
142
1.4
0
0
123
7
50
17:06
16Jake Muzzin
J. Muzzin
170
2017-18
LAK LAK
74
8
34
42
+10
40
4
10
0
1
1
0
154
5.2
0
0
123
17
59
21:39
17Christian Folin
C. Folin
167
2017-18
LAK LAK
65
3
10
13
+1
30
0
0
0
1
0
0
58
5.2
0
0
106
8
34
15:39
18Jeff Petry
J. Petry
167
2017-18
MTL MTL
82
12
30
42
-30
28
6
17
0
0
2
0
178
6.7
0
1
0.0
138
41
102
23:30
19Colin Miller
C. Miller
165
2017-18
VGK VGK
82
10
31
41
-4
53
5
12
0
1
2
0
177
5.6
1
1
100.0
64
35
56
19:21
20Kevan Miller
K. Miller
164
2017-18
BOS BOS
68
1
15
16
+16
70
0
0
0
2
0
0
64
1.6
0
0
111
26
27
19:28
21Cody Ceci
C. Ceci
163
2017-18
OTT OTT
82
5
14
19
-27
12
0
5
0
0
1
0
143
3.5
0
0
171
18
40
23:20
22Darnell Nurse
D. Nurse
161
2017-18
EDM EDM
82
6
20
26
+15
67
0
0
0
0
2
1
194
3.1
0
0
153
28
72
22:15
23Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
161
2017-18
TOT
79
6
20
26
-15
49
4
7
0
0
0
0
134
4.5
0
0
154
20
52
20:00
24Oliver Ekman-Larsson
O. Ekman-Larsson
160
2017-18
ARI ARI
82
14
28
42
-28
44
6
9
0
0
3
0
202
6.9
0
1
0.0
79
29
53
23:41
25Fredrik Claesson
F. Claesson
158
2017-18
OTT OTT
64
1
6
7
-7
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
1.7
0
0
84
15
33
15:21
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