NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T376 | Yan KuznetsovY. Kuznetsov CGY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Marat KhusnutdinovM. Khusnutdinov BOS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T376 | Cole CaufieldC. Caufield MTL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T376 | Matt BoldyM. Boldy MIN | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T376 | Dylan GuentherD. Guenther UTA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| T376 | Isak RosenI. Rosen WPG | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T376 | Jackson BlakeJ. Blake CAR | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| T376 | Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov COL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T376 | Aatu RatyA. Raty VAN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Zach DeanZ. Dean STL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T376 | Jeff MalottJ. Malott ANA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| T376 | David JiricekD. Jiricek PHI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Owen BeckO. BeckMTL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Nikolas MatinpaloN. Matinpalo OTT | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T376 | Gavin BrindleyG. BrindleyCOL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Nate DanielsonN. Danielson DET | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T376 | Frederic BrunetF. BrunetBOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Declan CarlileD. Carlile PIT | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Jayden StrubleJ. StrubleMTL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Collin GrafC. Graf SJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T376 | Cole HutsonC. Hutson WSH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Stephen HallidayS. HallidayOTT | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Braeden BowmanB. Bowman VGK | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T376 | Matthew SchaeferM. Schaefer NYI | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T376 | Alex BumpA. BumpPHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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.