NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T451 | Tyson KozakT. Kozak BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Owen PowerO. PowerBUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T451 | Matty BeniersM. BeniersSEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Ryker EvansR. EvansSEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Matthew KniesM. Knies CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Noah CatesN. Cates PHI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T451 | Andrei KuzmenkoA. Kuzmenko PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Tristan LuneauT. Luneau ANA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T451 | Denton MateychukD. MateychukCBJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Marco KasperM. Kasper DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| T451 | Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T451 | Ethen FrankE. FrankWSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Albert JohanssonA. JohanssonDET | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Jackson LaCombeJ. LaCombeANA | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T451 | Leo CarlssonL. CarlssonANA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-PellikkaDET | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T451 | Gabe PerreaultG. Perreault NYR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Oliver BonkO. BonkPHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Luca CagnoniL. Cagnoni SJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Will SmithW. SmithSJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Theo LindsteinT. Lindstein STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Dalibor DvorskyD. DvorskySTL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T451 | Tom WillanderT. WillanderVAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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.