NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T126 | Darnell NurseD. Nurse SJ | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| T126 | Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg NSH | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| T126 | Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov FLA | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T126 | Casey CizikasC. Cizikas NYI | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T126 | Tom WilsonT. Wilson WSH | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| T126 | Sam ReinhartS. ReinhartFLA | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T126 | Lawson CrouseL. Crouse UTA | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T126 | Jake DeBruskJ. DeBrusk VAN | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| T126 | Niko MikkolaN. MikkolaFLA | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T126 | Bokondji ImamaB. ImamaFLA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| T126 | Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar DET | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| T126 | Sean KuralyS. Kuraly BOS | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T126 | Warren FoegeleW. Foegele OTT | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T126 | Connor CliftonC. CliftonBOS | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| T126 | Sean DurziS. Durzi NYR | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| T126 | Vladislav GavrikovV. GavrikovNYR | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T126 | Louis CrevierL. Crevier BUF | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T126 | Jake NeighboursJ. Neighbours STL | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| T126 | Sam ColangeloS. Colangelo ANA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T126 | Wyatt KaiserW. Kaiser CHI | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| T126 | Nils HoglanderN. HoglanderNSH | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T126 | Dylan SambergD. Samberg WPG | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T126 | Aatu RatyA. RatyVAN | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T126 | Noah WarrenN. WarrenANA | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T126 | Liam OhgrenL. OhgrenVAN | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 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.