Way back in the first round, which seems like an eternity ago, the Kings started the first game of the first round taking the physical game to the Sharks. I tweeted about it at the time:
Don't get caught up in the big hits. Both teams are physical, but leading in hits isn't gonna be the difference in this series.
— Fear The Fin (@fearthefin) April 15, 2016
Was I right? Obviously the Sharks won, but what did the hit count end up at? It's worth noting that there's plenty of arena-to-arena scoring bias for hits and that the stat itself doesn't have much value.