NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T326 | Tony DeAngeloT. DeAngelo NYI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T326 | Jack EichelJ. Eichel VGK | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| T326 | Brock BoeserB. Boeser VAN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Pavel ZachaP. Zacha BOS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T326 | Thomas ChabotT. Chabot OTT | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T326 | Frank VatranoF. Vatrano ANA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T326 | Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin CAR | 8 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Niko MikkolaN. Mikkola FLA | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| T326 | Jonas SiegenthalerJ. Siegenthaler NJ | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T326 | Zach HymanZ. Hyman EDM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T326 | Conor GarlandC. Garland CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T326 | Michael BuntingM. Bunting PHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T326 | Rasmus AnderssonR. AnderssonVGK | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| T326 | Auston MatthewsA. Matthews TOR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T326 | Nick SchmaltzN. Schmaltz UTA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| T326 | Mathieu OlivierM. OlivierCBJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| T326 | Samuel GirardS. Girard PIT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T326 | Troy StecherT. StecherTOR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T326 | Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun WSH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| T326 | Pierre-Luc DuboisP. DuboisWSH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T326 | Danton HeinenD. HeinenCBJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T326 | Pavel BuchnevichP. Buchnevich STL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T326 | Clayton KellerC. KellerUTA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| T326 | Mason MarchmentM. Marchment SJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Dillon DubeD. DubeSTL | 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.