NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T176 | Nico SturmN. Sturm MIN | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T176 | Mikey AndersonM. Anderson LA | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T176 | Peyton KrebsP. Krebs BUF | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| T176 | Anton LundellA. Lundell FLA | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T176 | Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre PIT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T176 | Yan KuznetsovY. Kuznetsov CGY | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T176 | Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby NSH | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| T176 | Cam YorkC. York PHI | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| T176 | Mackie SamoskevichM. Samoskevich SEA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| T176 | Jaroslav ChmelarJ. Chmelar NYR | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T176 | Matty BeniersM. BeniersSEA | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| T176 | Noah CatesN. CatesPHI | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T176 | Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg TOR | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T176 | Danila YurovD. YurovMIN | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T176 | Cutter GauthierC. Gauthier ANA | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| T176 | Andre LeeA. LeeLA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T176 | Dmitriy SimashevD. Simashev UTA | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T176 | Jonathan CastagnaJ. CastagnaCGY | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| T176 | Oliver MooreO. Moore CHI | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| T176 | Declan CarlileD. CarlilePIT | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| T176 | Travis MitchellT. MitchellANA | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| T176 | Alex BumpA. BumpPHI | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T176 | Nikita KlepovN. KlepovANA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T199 | Tyler ToffoliT. Toffoli SJ | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| T199 | Drew DoughtyD. DoughtyLA | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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.