We all know who the big hitters are, but have you ever wondered who gets hit the most? Looking at road hits over the last two seasons, it's primarily defensemen:
| Player | Hits Against |
| Stephane Robidas | 191 |
| Douglas Murray | 187 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 181 |
| Brian Campbell | 172 |
| Tom Gilbert | 170 |
| Fedor Tyutin | 167 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 165 |
| Ryan Kesler | 163 |
| Jason Blake | 159 |
| Brian Rafalski | 159 |
This makes sense: most hitting is along the boards and is done by forwards fighting for the puck. Also, a lot of players probably look forward to taking a run at Douglas Murray.
And who had the highest ratio of hits received to dished out? [Minimum 50 hits received]
| Player | Hits For | Hits Agt | Ratio |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 6 | 60 | 10.00 |
| Steven Reinprecht | 9 | 88 | 9.78 |
| Phil Kessel | 8 | 72 | 9.00 |
| Tyler Arnason | 7 | 58 | 8.29 |
| Loui Eriksson | 16 | 131 | 8.19 |
| Michael Nylander | 7 | 53 | 7.57 |
| Daniel Sedin | 12 | 84 | 7.00 |
| Tom Preissing | 10 | 56 | 5.60 |
| Mike Lundin | 11 | 61 | 5.55 |
| Ales Hemsky | 21 | 115 | 5.48 |
| Patrick Kane | 21 | 113 | 5.38 |
| Brian Rafalski | 31 | 159 | 5.13 |
| Miroslav Satan | 15 | 75 | 5.00 |
| Jeff Woywitka | 15 | 75 | 5.00 |
Mostly skilled forwards this time, though there are a few defensemen. And what about the opposite end?
| Player | Hits For | Hits Agt | Ratio |
| Trent Hunter | 153 | 60 | 0.39 |
| Tim Gleason | 150 | 63 | 0.42 |
| Shea Weber | 141 | 60 | 0.43 |
| Jarret Stoll | 123 | 54 | 0.44 |
| Greg Zanon | 134 | 60 | 0.45 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 158 | 74 | 0.47 |
| Francis Bouillon | 123 | 62 | 0.50 |
| Toni Lydman | 180 | 91 | 0.51 |
| Cody McLeod | 147 | 76 | 0.52 |
| Ruslan Salei | 123 | 64 | 0.52 |
| Niclas Wallin | 121 | 63 | 0.52 |
| Milan Lucic | 201 | 106 | 0.53 |
| Adam Mair | 106 | 56 | 0.53 |
| Mike Fisher | 186 | 99 | 0.53 |
| Dustin Brown | 210 | 113 | 0.54 |
| Brooks Orpik | 223 | 120 | 0.54 |
| Mike Grier | 115 | 62 | 0.54 |
| Chris Kunitz | 183 | 99 | 0.54 |
| Jerred Smithson | 112 | 61 | 0.54 |
A lot of players here with reputations for physical play. Not surprisingly, there's no player who hits 10 times as often as he gets hit. It's easy to not hit anyone and thus get hit at a much higher rate. But once you start hitting people, you're guaranteed to get lined up a few times yourself.
