NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T501 | Olli MaattaO. Maatta MIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T501 | Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov TB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| T501 | Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson SEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | Jared McCannJ. McCannSEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T501 | Alexander WennbergA. Wennberg SJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Damon SeversonD. Severson CBJ | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T501 | William KarlssonW. Karlsson VGK | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T501 | Viktor ArvidssonV. Arvidsson DET | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky OTT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T501 | Dylan StromeD. Strome WSH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| T501 | Zach WerenskiZ. WerenskiCBJ | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Brayden PointB. PointTB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T501 | Vince DunnV. DunnSEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | Freddy GaudreauF. GaudreauSEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Michael AmadioM. AmadioOTT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T501 | Dylan LarkinD. LarkinDET | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| T501 | Justin HollJ. HollWSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Gustav ForslingG. Forsling FLA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T501 | Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | Brandon MontourB. MontourSEA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh TOR | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| T501 | Zack MacEwenZ. MacEwenTOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T501 | J.T. CompherJ.T. CompherDET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T501 | Morgan FrostM. Frost CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.