NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T551 | Kent JohnsonK. Johnson CBJ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Luke HughesL. Hughes NJ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| T551 | William EklundW. Eklund OTT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Ryan WintertonR. Winterton SEA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T551 | Ville OttavainenV. OttavainenSEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T551 | Pavel MintyukovP. Mintyukov ANA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T551 | Noah OstlundN. Ostlund BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T551 | Lane HutsonL. Hutson MTL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T551 | Simon NemecS. Nemec CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T551 | Cutter GauthierC. GauthierANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Shane WrightS. WrightSEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T551 | Jonathan LekkerimakiJ. Lekkerimaki VAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Drew HellesonD. HellesonANA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Arshdeep BainsA. BainsVAN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T551 | Dmitri VoronkovD. VoronkovCBJ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Calum RitchieC. Ritchie NYI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T551 | Florian XhekajF. XhekajMTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Hoyt StanleyH. StanleyOTT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T551 | Matvei MichkovM. Michkov PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T551 | Denver BarkeyD. BarkeyPHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T551 | Max SassonM. SassonVAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T551 | Zach MetsaZ. MetsaBUF | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| T551 | Maxim TsyplakovM. TsyplakovCGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T551 | Matvei GridinM. GridinCGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T551 | Zeev BuiumZ. BuiumVAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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.