NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T51 | Bobby McMannB. McMann SEA | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T51 | Jayden StrubleJ. Struble NSH | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| T51 | Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard DET | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T54 | Jacob TroubaJ. Trouba SJ | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| T54 | Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. Pageau NYI | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T54 | Adam LarssonA. LarssonSEA | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T54 | Michael McCarronM. McCarron MIN | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| T54 | Blake ColemanB. ColemanMIN | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| T54 | Brady SkjeiB. SkjeiNSH | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| T54 | Carl GrundstromC. Grundstrom PHI | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T54 | Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud CGY | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T54 | Simon BenoitS. BenoitPHI | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| T54 | Dylan CozensD. Cozens OTT | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T54 | Moritz SeiderM. SeiderDET | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T54 | Tyson FoersterT. FoersterPHI | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T54 | Emil HeinemanE. HeinemanNYI | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T54 | Judd CaulfieldJ. Caulfield ANA | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T54 | Sam DickinsonS. DickinsonSJ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| T54 | Noah LabaN. Laba NYR | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T70 | Sam BennettS. Bennett FLA | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T70 | David PastrnakD. Pastrnak BOS | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| T70 | Colton SissonsC. Sissons TOR | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T70 | Jake MiddletonJ. MiddletonCGY | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T70 | Filip HronekF. Hronek VAN | 7 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| T70 | Will BorgenW. BorgenBOS | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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.