NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T251 | Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly NSH | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| T251 | Charlie CoyleC. Coyle CBJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| T251 | Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen PHI | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T251 | Marcus FolignoM. Foligno MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T251 | Radko GudasR. Gudas FLA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T251 | Erik GudbransonE. GudbransonCBJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| T251 | Ryan StromeR. Strome CGY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| T251 | John TavaresJ. Tavares TOR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T251 | Chris KreiderC. Kreider MTL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T251 | Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin LA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| T251 | Justin FaulkJ. Faulk DET | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T251 | Joel EdmundsonJ. EdmundsonLA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| T251 | Scott MayfieldS. Mayfield NYI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T251 | Ryan PulockR. PulockNYI | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T251 | Erik HaulaE. HaulaLA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| T251 | Jared McCannJ. McCann SEA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T251 | Adam PelechA. PelechNYI | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| T251 | Vladislav NamestnikovV. Namestnikov WPG | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T251 | Thomas ChabotT. Chabot OTT | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| T251 | Colton ParaykoC. Parayko STL | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T251 | Vince DunnV. DunnSEA | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| T251 | Gustav ForslingG. ForslingFLA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| T251 | Michael CarconeM. Carcone UTA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T251 | Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois WSH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T251 | Danton HeinenD. HeinenCBJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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.