NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon VGK | 8 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Vasily PodkolzinV. Podkolzin EDM | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | William CarrierW. Carrier CAR | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Marc GatcombM. GatcombVGK | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| T5 | Mathieu JosephM. JosephEDM | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T5 | Andrei SvechnikovA. SvechnikovCAR | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| T5 | Jack McBainJ. McBain UTA | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T8 | Jordan StaalJ. StaalCAR | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T8 | Trent FredericT. FredericEDM | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| T8 | Lian BichselL. Bichsel DAL | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| T11 | Ross JohnstonR. Johnston STL | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| T11 | Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway FLA | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| T13 | Vincent TrocheckV. TrocheckUTA | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| T13 | Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons TB | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T13 | MacKenzie WeegarM. WeegarUTA | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| T13 | Erik CernakE. CernakTB | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T13 | Eric RobinsonE. RobinsonCAR | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T18 | Nicolas DeslauriersN. DeslauriersCAR | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| T18 | Tomas HertlT. HertlVGK | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T18 | Ivan BarbashevI. BarbashevVGK | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| T18 | Jeffrey VielJ. VielTB | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| T22 | Bokondji ImamaB. ImamaFLA | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T22 | Brady TkachukB. TkachukFLA | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| T22 | Arttu HyryA. HyryDAL | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn BUF | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NHL physical play in games where each skater's team was favored on the puck line during the 2026-2027 season. This split isolates hits, blocked shots, and takeaways in the favorite role. Use it to examine historical physical play when teams were expected to win. It does not guarantee future results.