NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T426 | Brett PesceB. Pesce NJ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T426 | Kyle CapobiancoK. Capobianco DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T426 | Sean KuralyS. Kuraly BOS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T426 | Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan VGK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T426 | Casey MittelstadtC. MittelstadtBOS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T426 | Barrett HaytonB. Hayton UTA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T426 | Joel FarabeeJ. Farabee CGY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| T426 | Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T426 | Ryan LindgrenR. Lindgren SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T426 | Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T426 | Kaapo KakkoK. KakkoSEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T426 | Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak PIT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T426 | Connor McMichaelC. McMichael STL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T426 | Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas WSH | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T426 | Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T426 | Lucas RaymondL. Raymond DET | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T426 | Dawson MercerD. MercerNJ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T426 | Hendrix LapierreH. LapierrePIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T426 | Daemon HuntD. HuntMIN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T426 | Luke EvangelistaL. EvangelistaNJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| T426 | Matthew KesselM. Kessel NYI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T426 | William WallinderW. WallinderDET | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T426 | Mason LohreiM. LohreiBOS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T426 | Cameron CrottyC. Crotty OTT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T426 | Tyson HindsT. Hinds ANA | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 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.