NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Viggo BjorckV. Bjorck WPG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T402 | Tyler ToffoliT. Toffoli SJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T402 | Sean MonahanS. Monahan CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T402 | Mikael BacklundM. Backlund CGY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T402 | Chris TanevC. Tanev TOR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T402 | Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon MIN | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T402 | Zach BogosianZ. BogosianMIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T402 | Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen PHI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T402 | Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T402 | Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T402 | Alex KillornA. Killorn ANA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T402 | Aleksander Barkov Jr.A. Barkov Jr. FLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T402 | Casey CizikasC. Cizikas NYI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T402 | John TavaresJ. TavaresTOR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T402 | Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh TB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| T402 | Elias LindholmE. Lindholm BOS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T402 | Ryan PulockR. PulockNYI | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T402 | Brett KulakB. Kulak COL | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T402 | Anthony DuclairA. DuclairNYI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T402 | William NylanderW. NylanderTOR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T402 | Josh MorrisseyJ. MorrisseyWPG | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T402 | Adam PelechA. PelechNYI | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T402 | Noah HanifinN. Hanifin VGK | 8 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| T402 | Kyle ConnorK. ConnorWPG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T402 | Mike MathesonM. Matheson MTL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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.