NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T26 | Jeff MalottJ. Malott ANA | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T26 | Tye KartyeT. Kartye NYR | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T28 | Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher VAN | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T28 | Sean CouturierS. Couturier PHI | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| T28 | Brayden SchennB. Schenn NYI | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| T28 | Scott LaughtonS. Laughton LA | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| T28 | Jamie OleksiakJ. OleksiakVAN | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| T28 | Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov BOS | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| T28 | Adrian KempeA. KempeLA | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| T28 | Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier CBJ | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| T28 | Mason MarchmentM. Marchment SJ | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| T28 | Logan StanleyL. StanleyNYI | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| T28 | Nicolas HagueN. Hague NSH | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| T28 | Brady TkachukB. Tkachuk FLA | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T28 | Marco RossiM. RossiVAN | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T28 | Drew O'ConnorD. O'ConnorVAN | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| T28 | Tim WasheT. WasheANA | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T43 | Dmitry OrlovD. OrlovSJ | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| T43 | Andreas EnglundA. Englund DET | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T43 | Drake BathersonD. Batherson OTT | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T43 | Mark KastelicM. KastelicBOS | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| T43 | Vincent DesharnaisV. Desharnais WSH | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| T43 | Tim StutzleT. StutzleOTT | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T43 | Matt RempeM. RempeNYR | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| T43 | Ryker EvansR. Evans SEA | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 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.