NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T476 | Sam MalinskiS. Malinski COL | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T476 | Travis MitchellT. Mitchell ANA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T476 | Adam EngstromA. Engstrom MTL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T476 | Beckett SenneckeB. SenneckeANA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T476 | Zayne ParekhZ. Parekh CGY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T476 | Ivan DemidovI. DemidovMTL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T476 | Carter YakemchukC. Yakemchuk OTT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T476 | Ilya ProtasI. Protas WSH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T476 | James HagensJ. Hagens BOS | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T476 | Ben KindelB. Kindel PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T476 | Michael MisaM. Misa SJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T476 | Josh SamanskiJ. Samanski EDM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T476 | Elias PetterssonE. Pettersson VAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T476 | Alberts SmitsA. Smits NYR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T490 | Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri NYI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T490 | Cam FowlerC. Fowler STL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| T490 | Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin MIN | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T490 | Mikael GranlundM. GranlundANA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T490 | Mark ScheifeleM. Scheifele WPG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| T490 | Nick FolignoN. FolignoMIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T490 | Ryan StromeR. StromeCGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T490 | Evgeni MalkinE. MalkinPIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T490 | Dmitry OrlovD. OrlovSJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T490 | Shea TheodoreS. Theodore VGK | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| T490 | Hampus LindholmH. LindholmBOS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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.