NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T376 | Frank NazarF. Nazar CHI | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| T376 | Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky MTL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T376 | Shane WrightS. Wright SEA | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| T376 | Nikolas MatinpaloN. Matinpalo OTT | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T376 | Daniil ButD. But UTA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Calum RitchieC. Ritchie NYI | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie DET | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T376 | Hoyt StanleyH. StanleyOTT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T376 | Will SmithW. Smith SJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| T376 | Max SassonM. Sasson VAN | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| T376 | Frederic BrunetF. Brunet BOS | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T376 | Arttu HyryA. Hyry DAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius BUF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T376 | Ivan DemidovI. DemidovMTL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T376 | Macklin CelebriniM. CelebriniSJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T376 | Igor ChernyshovI. ChernyshovSJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| T376 | Cole HutsonC. Hutson WSH | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| T376 | Victor ManciniV. ManciniVAN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T376 | Matthew SchaeferM. SchaeferNYI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| T376 | Ben KindelB. Kindel PIT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| T376 | Max ShabanovM. Shabanov MIN | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T376 | Ivar StenbergI. StenbergSJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T376 | T.J. HughesT.J. Hughes COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T399 | Sean MonahanS. Monahan CBJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T399 | Kyle PalmieriK. PalmieriNYI | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.