NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T301 | Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon COL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| T301 | Charlie CoyleC. Coyle CBJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T301 | Ryan HartmanR. Hartman MIN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T301 | Seth JonesS. Jones FLA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T301 | Jacob TroubaJ. Trouba SJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T301 | Anthony ManthaA. Mantha NJ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| T301 | Brad MarchandB. MarchandFLA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T301 | Mika ZibanejadM. Zibanejad NYR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T301 | Nazem KadriN. KadriCOL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| T301 | Victor HedmanV. Hedman TB | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T301 | Dylan McIlrathD. McIlrath WSH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T301 | Sean CouturierS. Couturier PHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T301 | Brayden SchennB. Schenn NYI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T301 | Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby PIT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T301 | Justin FaulkJ. Faulk DET | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T301 | Jamie OleksiakJ. Oleksiak VAN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T301 | Morgan RiellyM. Rielly TOR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T301 | Scott MayfieldS. MayfieldNYI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T301 | Scott SabourinS. SabourinTB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| T301 | Haydn FleuryH. Fleury WPG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T301 | Oliver BjorkstrandO. BjorkstrandNYR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| T301 | Aaron EkbladA. EkbladFLA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T301 | Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere CAR | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| T301 | Bryan RustB. RustPIT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T301 | Andrew CoppA. CoppDET | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 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.