NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T101 | Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen COL | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T101 | Sheldon DriesS. Dries DET | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T101 | Owen TippettO. Tippett PHI | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T101 | Connor CliftonC. Clifton BOS | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T101 | Noah DobsonN. Dobson MTL | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| T101 | Bo GroulxBo Groulx TOR | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T101 | Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi CAR | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T101 | Kirby DachK. DachMTL | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| T101 | Mark KastelicM. KastelicBOS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T101 | Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous TB | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| T101 | Ryan LeonardR. Leonard WSH | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T101 | Arseny GritsyukA. Gritsyuk NJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| T101 | Owen MichaelsO. Michaels EDM | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| T114 | Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. Pageau NYI | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T114 | Claude GirouxC. Giroux OTT | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T114 | Alex OvechkinA. OvechkinWSH | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T114 | John CarlsonJ. CarlsonTB | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T114 | Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt UTA | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T114 | Ondrej PalatO. PalatNYI | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T114 | Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen DAL | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| T114 | Noel AcciariN. AcciariPHI | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T114 | Blake ColemanB. Coleman MIN | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T114 | Mikhail SergachevM. SergachevUTA | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| T114 | Mark JankowskiM. JankowskiCAR | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| T114 | Jason RobertsonJ. RobertsonDAL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 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.