NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T226 | Michael RasmussenM. Rasmussen DET | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T226 | Neal PionkN. Pionk WPG | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | Alexander KerfootA. Kerfoot NSH | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| T226 | Ryan DonatoR. Donato CHI | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| T226 | Curtis DouglasC. Douglas SEA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T226 | Jack DruryJ. DruryNSH | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| T226 | Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson BUF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T226 | Ty DellandreaTy Dellandrea SJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty FLA | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Alexandre TexierA. Texier MTL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T226 | Josh NorrisJ. NorrisBUF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T226 | Dylan HollowayD. Holloway STL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Cole PerfettiC. PerfettiWPG | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | Cole CaufieldC. CaufieldMTL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T226 | Mason McTavishM. McTavishSTL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | Alex TurcotteA. Turcotte LA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| T226 | Logan CooleyL. Cooley UTA | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | Jiri KulichJ. KulichBUF | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Reid SchaeferR. SchaeferNSH | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T226 | Rieger LorenzR. Lorenz MIN | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| T226 | David SpacekD. SpacekMIN | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T226 | Jackson LaCombeJ. LaCombe ANA | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| T226 | Tom WillanderT. Willander VAN | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| T226 | Uvis BalinskisU. BalinskisFLA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T226 | James HagensJ. Hagens BOS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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.