NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T51 | Brenden DillonB. Dillon NJ | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| T51 | Marcus FolignoM. Foligno MIN | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T51 | Radko GudasR. Gudas FLA | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T51 | Sam BennettS. BennettFLA | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| T51 | Michael McCarronM. McCarronMIN | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T51 | Mike ReillyM. Reilly CAR | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| T51 | Evan RodriguesE. RodriguesNJ | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| T51 | Max JonesM. Jones EDM | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| T51 | Matthew TkachukM. TkachukFLA | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T51 | K'Andre MillerK. MillerCAR | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| T51 | Dylan CozensD. Cozens OTT | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T51 | Jake NeighboursJ. Neighbours STL | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T51 | Morgan BarronM. Barron WPG | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T51 | Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux COL | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| T65 | Taylor HallT. HallCAR | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| T65 | Chris KreiderC. Kreider MTL | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T65 | Josh MansonJ. MansonCOL | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| T65 | Josh AndersonJ. AndersonMTL | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| T65 | Stefan NoesenS. NoesenNJ | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T65 | Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot BOS | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T65 | Roope HintzR. Hintz DAL | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| T65 | Brett HowdenB. Howden VGK | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| T65 | Jesper BrattJ. BrattNJ | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| T65 | Dylan HollowayD. HollowaySTL | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T65 | Tyrel BauerT. BauerWPG | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
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.