NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T176 | Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle MTL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Anton LundellA. Lundell FLA | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T176 | Braden SchneiderB. Schneider NYR | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T176 | Tyson FoersterT. Foerster PHI | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Sam ColangeloS. Colangelo ANA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves TB | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T176 | Emil HeinemanE. Heineman NYI | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Cole SillingerC. Sillinger CBJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T176 | Noah WarrenN. WarrenANA | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Danila YurovD. Yurov MIN | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T176 | Zach BensonZ. Benson BUF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| T176 | Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie DET | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T176 | Noah LabaN. LabaNYR | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T176 | Cole BeaudoinC. BeaudoinNYR | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T190 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson TOR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| T190 | Mattias EkholmM. Ekholm EDM | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| T190 | Jaden SchwartzJ. Schwartz COL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T190 | Valeri NichushkinV. NichushkinCBJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T190 | Adam LowryA. Lowry WPG | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| T190 | Dylan DeMeloD. DeMeloWPG | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| T190 | Leon DraisaitlL. DraisaitlEDM | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| T190 | Mitch MarnerM. Marner VGK | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| T190 | Anthony CirelliA. CirelliTB | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| T190 | Christian DvorakC. DvorakPHI | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T190 | Brandon CarloB. Carlo STL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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.