nhl defenseman playoff hits leaders 2021-2022

Erik Cernak made the most hits by a defenseman in the 2022 playoffs, with 84 hits.

	NAME	HIT	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Erik Cernak E. Cernak	84	2021-22	TBL	23	1	1	2	+1	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	4.5	0	0	45	2	7	19:20
2	Erik Johnson E. Johnson	79	2021-22	COL	20	1	4	5	+10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	3.3	0	0	29	6	9	17:01
3	Jacob Trouba J. Trouba	73	2021-22	NYR	20	1	4	5	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	1.8	0	0	52	11	29	24:28
4	Zach Bogosian Z. Bogosian	53	2021-22	TBL	22	0	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0.0	0	0	18	0	10	12:34
5	Mikhail Sergachev M. Sergachev	52	2021-22	TBL	23	2	8	10	+7	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	7.7	0	0	42	8	21	22:17
6	Josh Manson J. Manson	50	2021-22	COL	20	3	5	8	+6	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	39	7.7	0	0	25	11	16	17:11
7	K'Andre Miller K. Miller	46	2021-22	NYR	20	2	5	7	-5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	10.0	0	0	29	25	28	24:47
8	Radko Gudas R. Gudas	45	2021-22	FLA	10	0	2	2	+1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.0	0	0	12	4	6	14:38
9	Bowen Byram B. Byram	45	2021-22	COL	20	0	9	9	+15	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	44	0.0	0	0	16	5	8	19:22
10	Ryan McDonagh R. McDonagh	44	2021-22	TBL	23	1	4	5	+1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3.6	0	0	69	10	17	22:26
11	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	43	2021-22	FLA	10	0	1	1	+1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0.0	0	0	8	3	10	21:18
12	Jack Johnson J. Johnson	39	2021-22	COL	13	0	0	0	+1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0	6	1	0	11:06
13	Martin Fehervary M. Fehervary	38	2021-22	WSH	6	0	0	0	-7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	6	1	4	19:43
14	Ben Chiarot B. Chiarot	36	2021-22	FLA	10	0	1	1	-1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0.0	0	0	19	1	5	17:17
15	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	36	2021-22	TBL	23	3	16	19	+2	10	2	7	0	0	0	0	77	3.9	0	0	42	6	23	24:40
16	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	36	2021-22	EDM	15	2	4	6	+5	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	7.1	0	0	33	1	11	21:07
17	Niko Mikkola N. Mikkola	36	2021-22	STL	12	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	0	0	21	2	6	15:39
18	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	34	2021-22	STL	12	1	7	8	-2	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	29	3.4	0	0	19	4	2	25:58
19	Nikita Zadorov N. Zadorov	32	2021-22	CGY	12	0	3	3	+2	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0.0	0	0	13	6	12	18:08
20	Devon Toews D. Toews	32	2021-22	COL	20	5	10	15	+5	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	44	11.4	0	0	26	12	11	25:53
21	Brett Kulak B. Kulak	31	2021-22	EDM	16	0	5	5	+7	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0.0	0	0	22	9	9	17:06
22	Connor Clifton C. Clifton	31	2021-22	BOS	7	1	1	2	+1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10.0	0	0	7	6	1	17:07
23	Ryan Lindgren R. Lindgren	30	2021-22	NYR	17	2	3	5	+8	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	8.3	0	0	41	9	13	21:55
24	Brady Skjei B. Skjei	28	2021-22	CAR	14	1	2	3	-1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	3.1	0	0	23	11	16	21:20
25	Mikey Anderson M. Anderson	28	2021-22	LAK	7	0	1	1	-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	0	0	11	0	1	19:49

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PP%

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	26	13	3	55	34
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Sabres	22	15	4	48	1
Maple Leafs	20	15	7	47	2
Panthers	22	17	3	47	-4
Bruins	22	19	2	46	-6
Senators	20	16	5	45	2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	TBL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Mon 1/12	TBL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	TBL	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Fri 1/16	TBL	@	STL	8:00 PM
Sun 1/18	TBL	@	DAL	2:00 PM

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Final

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75

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64

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Hits Leaders

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NHL 2025-26 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	4	7	69	70
Stars	25	10	8	58	26
Wild	25	11	8	58	21
Mammoth	20	20	3	43	6
Predators	19	19	4	42	-22
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	5	35	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	18	11	12	48	-1
Oilers	21	16	6	48	0
Kraken	20	14	7	47	-5
Kings	18	14	9	45	-2
Sharks	21	18	3	45	-16
Ducks	21	19	3	45	-13
Flames	18	20	4	40	-14
Canucks	16	21	5	37	-28

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	26	13	3	55	34
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Sabres	22	15	4	48	1
Panthers	22	17	3	47	-4
Maple Leafs	20	15	7	47	2
Bruins	22	19	2	46	-6
Senators	20	16	5	45	2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	26	14	3	55	16
Islanders	24	15	4	52	9
Flyers	22	12	7	51	11
Capitals	22	15	6	50	17
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Devils	22	19	2	46	-19
Rangers	20	18	6	46	-4
Blue Jackets	18	17	7	43	-13

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/9	DET	@	CGY	4-3
Tue 12/9	FLA	@	UTA	4-3
Tue 12/9	LAK	@	SEA	2-3
Wed 12/10	CAR	@	WSH	3-2
Wed 12/10	SJS	@	TOR	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	STL	@	CHI	9:30 PM
Wed 1/7	OTT	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Wed 1/7	SJS	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Thu 1/8	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	FLA	@	MTL	7:00 PM

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