NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T326 | Cody CeciC. Ceci LA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| T326 | Jake McCabeJ. McCabe TOR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T326 | Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk PIT | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T326 | Dylan DeMeloD. DeMelo WPG | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T326 | Bryan RustB. RustPIT | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T326 | Dylan StromeD. Strome WSH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Pavel ZachaP. Zacha BOS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| T326 | Nicolas RoyN. Roy COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T326 | Auston MatthewsA. MatthewsTOR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T326 | Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat DET | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T326 | Nick SchmaltzN. Schmaltz UTA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T326 | Samuel GirardS. GirardPIT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T326 | Guillaume BriseboisG. Brisebois VAN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T326 | Teddy BluegerT. BluegerTOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T326 | Matthew TkachukM. Tkachuk FLA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T326 | Devon ToewsD. ToewsCOL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Mason AppletonM. AppletonDET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin BUF | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| T326 | Bo GroulxBo GroulxTOR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T326 | Jonathan AspirotJ. AspirotBOS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T326 | Cale FleuryC. Fleury SEA | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Andrew PeekeA. PeekeUTA | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T326 | Bowen ByramB. Byram CHI | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| T326 | Simon HolmstromS. Holmstrom NYI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T326 | Jordan SpenceJ. Spence OTT | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 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.