NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T301 | Brennan OthmannB. Othmann CGY | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T301 | Ryan WintertonR. Winterton SEA | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| T301 | Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj MTL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T301 | Sam RinzelS. Rinzel CHI | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| T301 | David JiricekD. Jiricek PHI | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T301 | Jimmy SnuggerudJ. Snuggerud STL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T301 | Fraser MintenF. Minten BOS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T301 | Elmer SoderblomE. Soderblom PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T301 | Aydar SunievA. SunievCGY | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| T301 | Florian XhekajF. XhekajMTL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T301 | Gabe PerreaultG. Perreault NYR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T301 | Denver BarkeyD. BarkeyPHI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T301 | Zayne ParekhZ. ParekhCGY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| T301 | Berkly CattonB. CattonSEA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| T301 | Adam JiricekA. JiricekSTL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T301 | Michael MisaM. Misa SJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T301 | Anton JohanssonA. Johansson DET | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T318 | Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T318 | Mark ScheifeleM. Scheifele WPG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T318 | Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian MIN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| T318 | Lars EllerL. Eller FLA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T318 | Alex KillornA. Killorn ANA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T318 | Claude GirouxC. Giroux OTT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T318 | Hampus LindholmH. LindholmBOS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| T318 | Morgan RiellyM. Rielly TOR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 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.