NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T226 | Logan StankovenL. Stankoven CAR | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| T226 | Zachary BolducZ. Bolduc MTL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T226 | Arber XhekajA. XhekajMTL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| T226 | Matthew PoitrasM. Poitras BOS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Juraj SlafkovskyJ. SlafkovskyMTL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| T226 | Adam KlapkaA. Klapka CGY | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T226 | Bobby McMannB. McMann SEA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | Samuel HonzekS. HonzekCGY | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Adam FantilliA. Fantilli CBJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T226 | Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius BUF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T226 | Porter MartoneP. Martone PHI | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T226 | Max ShabanovM. Shabanov MIN | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| T238 | Tyler SeguinT. Seguin DAL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| T238 | Nino NiederreiterN. Niederreiter WPG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T238 | Phillip DanaultP. DanaultMTL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T238 | Lars EllerL. Eller FLA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| T238 | Erik GudbransonE. GudbransonCBJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T238 | Brock NelsonB. Nelson COL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T238 | Luke SchennL. Schenn VAN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| T238 | Kris LetangK. Letang PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T238 | Travis SanheimT. SanheimPHI | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T238 | David PastrnakD. PastrnakBOS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| T238 | Barclay GoodrowB. Goodrow SJ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T238 | Nikolaj EhlersN. EhlersCAR | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| T238 | Sam CarrickS. CarrickBUF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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.