NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T276 | Ridly GreigR. Greig OTT | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T276 | JJ PeterkaJJ Peterka BOS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T276 | Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor VAN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T276 | J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser TB | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T276 | Emil LillebergE. LillebergTB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| T276 | Wyatt JohnstonW. Johnston DAL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T276 | Carter MazurC. Mazur DET | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T276 | Zack OstapchukZ. Ostapchuk SJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T276 | Bobby BrinkB. Brink MIN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T276 | Jiri KulichJ. Kulich BUF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T276 | Jimmy SnuggerudJ. Snuggerud STL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T276 | Isaac HowardI. Howard EDM | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T276 | Fraser MintenF. MintenBOS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| T276 | Brad LambertB. Lambert WPG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T276 | Amadeus LombardiA. Lombardi NJ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| T276 | Charles Alexis LegaultC. Alexis Legault CAR | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| T276 | Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis FLA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| T276 | Adam JiricekA. JiricekSTL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T276 | Trevor ConnellyT. Connelly VGK | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| T276 | Victor EklundV. Eklund NYI | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T276 | Anton JohanssonA. JohanssonDET | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T297 | Brent BurnsB. Burns COL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T297 | Jordan EberleJ. Eberle SEA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T297 | Darnell NurseD. NurseSJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T297 | Rickard RakellR. Rakell PIT | 2 | 2 | 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.