NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alex FormentonA. Formenton EDM | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T27 | Brayden McNabbB. McNabb VGK | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| T27 | Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov BOS | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| T27 | Nic DowdN. DowdVGK | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| T27 | Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook CAR | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| T27 | Sandis VilmanisS. Vilmanis FLA | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T32 | Tom WilsonT. Wilson WSH | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T32 | Colton SissonsC. Sissons TOR | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T32 | Timo MeierT. Meier NJ | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| T32 | Yakov TreninY. Trenin MIN | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T32 | Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar DET | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| T32 | Will BorgenW. BorgenBOS | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T32 | Brandon DuhaimeB. DuhaimeTOR | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T32 | Justin HryckowianJ. Hryckowian DAL | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T40 | Mark StoneM. StoneVGK | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| T40 | Lawson CrouseL. Crouse UTA | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T40 | Parker KellyP. Kelly COL | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| T40 | Michael RasmussenM. RasmussenDET | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T40 | Fabian ZetterlundF. Zetterlund OTT | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T40 | Will CuylleW. Cuylle NYR | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| T40 | Conor GeekieC. Geekie TB | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T40 | Daniil ButD. ButUTA | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T40 | Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-NygardDET | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T40 | Tim WasheT. Washe ANA | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Jamie BennJ. BennDAL | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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.