NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T526 | Gabriel VilardiG. Vilardi WPG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T526 | Jake WalmanJ. Walman EDM | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T526 | Joseph VelenoJ. Veleno NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Ryan McLeodR. McLeod BUF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Kevin BahlK. Bahl CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T526 | Spencer StastneyS. Stastney PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Quinn HughesQ. Hughes MIN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T526 | Linus KarlssonL. Karlsson VAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Michael KesselringM. Kesselring SJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson VGK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T526 | Jack HughesJ. Hughes NJ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| T526 | John MarinoJ. Marino UTA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| T526 | Matias MaccelliM. Maccelli NYI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Simon HolmstromS. HolmstromNYI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Johnathan KovacevicJ. KovacevicNJ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Nicholas RobertsonN. RobertsonPIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T526 | Connor ZaryC. ZaryCGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T526 | Egor ChinakhovE. ChinakhovPIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| T526 | Emil AndraeE. Andrae CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T526 | Trevor ZegrasT. Zegras PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| T526 | Cam YorkC. YorkPHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Olen ZellwegerO. ZellwegerBUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T526 | Matt CoronatoM. CoronatoCGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Ville KoivunenV. KoivunenPIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Nolan AllanN. AllanSJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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.