NHL Hits Leaders as Favorites
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T201 | Sebastian AhoS. Aho CAR | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| T201 | Teddy BluegerT. Blueger TOR | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T201 | Sam SteelS. Steel DAL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T201 | Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy BOS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T201 | Carl GrundstromC. Grundstrom PHI | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T201 | Mason AppletonM. Appleton DET | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T201 | Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson NYR | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| T201 | Timothy LiljegrenT. Liljegren WSH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T201 | Martin PospisilM. Pospisil CGY | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T201 | Ty EmbersonTy Emberson EDM | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Paul CotterP. Cotter VAN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T201 | Jake EvansJ. Evans MTL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T201 | Kevin StenlundK. Stenlund UTA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| T201 | Alexandre TexierA. TexierMTL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T201 | Jesper BoqvistJ. Boqvist NJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T201 | Louis CrevierL. Crevier BUF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| T201 | Josh NorrisJ. NorrisBUF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T201 | Tim StutzleT. Stutzle OTT | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| T201 | Shakir MukhamadullinS. MukhamadullinEDM | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Alexis LafreniereA. LafreniereNYR | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T201 | Dylan PetersonD. Peterson STL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T201 | Tyler KlevenT. KlevenOTT | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T201 | Dylan SambergD. Samberg WPG | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Alex NewhookA. NewhookMTL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T201 | Josh DoanJ. DoanBUF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 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.