NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood SJ | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Adam EdstromA. Edstrom NSH | 6 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Will CuylleW. Cuylle NYR | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Paul CotterP. Cotter VAN | 7 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Martin PospisilM. Pospisil CGY | 5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Ross ColtonR. ColtonNSH | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Elias PetterssonE. PetterssonVAN | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Alex LaferriereA. Laferriere LA | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T9 | Luke SchennL. SchennVAN | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| T9 | Yakov TreninY. Trenin MIN | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T9 | Adam KlapkaA. KlapkaCGY | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| T12 | Barclay GoodrowB. GoodrowSJ | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T12 | Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway FLA | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| T12 | Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn BUF | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T12 | Zack OstapchukZ. OstapchukSJ | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T12 | Nikita NesterenkoN. Nesterenko ANA | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T12 | Maxim TsyplakovM. TsyplakovCGY | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Noel AcciariN. Acciari PHI | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T19 | Mika ZibanejadM. ZibanejadNYR | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| T19 | Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot BOS | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| T19 | Owen TippettO. TippettPHI | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T19 | Braden SchneiderB. SchneiderNYR | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| T19 | Cole SmithC. Smith CHI | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T19 | Elias PetterssonE. PetterssonVAN | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | Jordan GreenwayJ. GreenwayCHI | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NHL physical play in games where each skater's team was an underdog on the puck line during the 2026-2027 season. This split isolates hits, blocked shots, and takeaways in the underdog role. Use it to examine historical physical play when teams were expected to trail. It does not guarantee future results.