NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T451 | JJ PeterkaJJ Peterka BOS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T451 | Emil AndraeE. Andrae CBJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T451 | Dylan GuentherD. Guenther UTA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Tyson KozakT. Kozak BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T451 | Isak RosenI. Rosen WPG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T451 | William EklundW. Eklund OTT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T451 | Pavel MintyukovP. Mintyukov ANA | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T451 | Noah OstlundN. OstlundBUF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T451 | Lian BichselL. Bichsel DAL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Simon NemecS. Nemec CGY | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| T451 | Jack St. IvanyJ. St. IvanyWPG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T451 | Jorian DonovanJ. DonovanOTT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T451 | Connor BedardC. Bedard CHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T451 | Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-Pellikka DET | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T451 | Nate DanielsonN. DanielsonDET | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Oliver BonkO. Bonk PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T451 | Dalibor DvorskyD. Dvorsky STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T451 | Easton CowanE. Cowan TOR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T451 | Zach MetsaZ. MetsaBUF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Matvei GridinM. GridinCGY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| T451 | Zeev BuiumZ. Buium VAN | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| T451 | Ilya ProtasI. Protas WSH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T451 | Stephen HallidayS. HallidayOTT | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T451 | Justin HryckowianJ. HryckowianDAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T451 | Cole BeaudoinC. Beaudoin NYR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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.