NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T526 | Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen PIT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T526 | Kent JohnsonK. Johnson CBJ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T526 | Carter MazurC. Mazur DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Brandt ClarkeB. Clarke LA | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| T526 | Ryan UfkoR. Ufko NSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| T526 | Andrei KuzmenkoA. KuzmenkoPIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Tristan LuneauT. Luneau ANA | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T526 | Kevin KorchinskiK. Korchinski CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Denton MateychukD. MateychukCBJ | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T526 | Owen BeckO. Beck MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Lane HutsonL. HutsonMTL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T526 | Brad LambertB. Lambert WPG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T526 | Nick PerbixN. PerbixNSH | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| T526 | Ethen FrankE. Frank WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Albert JohanssonA. JohanssonDET | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T526 | Marshall RifaiM. Rifai TOR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Leo CarlssonL. CarlssonANA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T526 | Matvei MichkovM. Michkov PHI | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| T526 | Luca CagnoniL. Cagnoni SJ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T526 | Theo LindsteinT. Lindstein STL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T526 | Sam MalinskiS. MalinskiCOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T526 | Adam EngstromA. EngstromMTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T526 | Carter YakemchukC. Yakemchuk OTT | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| T526 | Jared WrightJ. WrightLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.