NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T351 | Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif WSH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| T351 | Trevor ZegrasT. Zegras PHI | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| T351 | Jack AhcanJ. Ahcan NSH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T351 | Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger BUF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| T351 | Nolan AllanN. Allan SJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T351 | Ethan Del MastroE. Del Mastro CHI | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T351 | Ville OttavainenV. Ottavainen SEA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T351 | Jacob MelansonJ. MelansonSEA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T351 | Zachary BolducZ. Bolduc MTL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T351 | Matthew KniesM. Knies CBJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T351 | Zach DeanZ. Dean STL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T351 | Justin DanforthJ. DanforthBUF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T351 | Alex VlasicA. VlasicCHI | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| T351 | Bobby BrinkB. Brink MIN | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| T351 | Matthew PoitrasM. Poitras BOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T351 | Ryan GreeneR. GreeneCHI | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T351 | Frank NazarF. NazarCHI | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| T351 | Shane WrightS. WrightSEA | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| T351 | Nikolas MatinpaloN. Matinpalo OTT | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T351 | Daniil ButD. But UTA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T351 | Calum RitchieC. Ritchie NYI | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T351 | Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie DET | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T351 | Hoyt StanleyH. StanleyOTT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T351 | Will SmithW. SmithSJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T351 | Max SassonM. Sasson VAN | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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.