NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T351 | Clayton KellerC. Keller UTA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| T351 | Mason MarchmentM. Marchment SJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Dillon DubeD. Dube STL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Robert ThomasR. ThomasSTL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T351 | Jack StudnickaJ. Studnicka PHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T351 | Carter VerhaegheC. Verhaeghe FLA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T351 | Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud CGY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Jonatan BerggrenJ. BerggrenSTL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T351 | Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg TB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| T351 | Filip HallanderF. Hallander EDM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T351 | Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm NJ | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| T351 | Sean DurziS. Durzi NYR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T351 | Yegor SharangovichY. SharangovichCGY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Nils LundkvistN. Lundkvist DAL | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| T351 | Jonathan AspirotJ. Aspirot BOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T351 | Blake LizotteB. Lizotte PIT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T351 | Ryan PoehlingR. Poehling ANA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T351 | Cale MakarC. Makar COL | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T351 | Vladislav GavrikovV. GavrikovNYR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T351 | Pavel DorofeyevP. DorofeyevNYR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T351 | Thomas NovakT. NovakPIT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T351 | Philip BrobergP. BrobergSTL | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| T351 | Jamie DrysdaleJ. DrysdalePHI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T351 | Justin BarronJ. BarronSTL | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Jack QuinnJ. Quinn BUF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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.