NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T151 | Connor MurphyC. Murphy EDM | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| T151 | Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot DET | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| T151 | Vladislav NamestnikovV. Namestnikov WPG | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T151 | Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier WSH | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T151 | Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier MTL | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T151 | Jansen HarkinsJ. Harkins TB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T151 | Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincatDET | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T151 | Brandon HagelB. HagelTB | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| T151 | Jake GuentzelJ. GuentzelTB | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T151 | Nick SeelerN. Seeler PHI | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T151 | Warren FoegeleW. Foegele OTT | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T151 | Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon VGK | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| T151 | Pius SuterP. Suter STL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T151 | Tage ThompsonT. Thompson BUF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| T151 | Drake BathersonD. BathersonOTT | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T151 | Martin NecasM. Necas COL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| T151 | Kailer YamamotoK. Yamamoto UTA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T151 | Curtis DouglasC. Douglas SEA | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T151 | Oskar BackO. Back DAL | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T151 | Evan BouchardE. BouchardEDM | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| T151 | Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood SJ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T151 | Peyton KrebsP. KrebsBUF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T151 | Mario FerraroM. FerraroWPG | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| T151 | Thomas HarleyT. HarleyDAL | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| T151 | Eetu LuostarinenE. Luostarinen FLA | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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.