NHL Hits Leaders as Underdogs
2026-2027 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | HIT | BLK | TK | GV | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T201 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson TOR | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| T201 | Mikael BacklundM. Backlund CGY | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| T201 | Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin MIN | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| T201 | Jared SpurgeonJ. SpurgeonMIN | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T201 | Roman JosiR. Josi NSH | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| T201 | Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby PIT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T201 | Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin WSH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T201 | Elias LindholmE. Lindholm BOS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T201 | Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin CBJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T201 | Josh MansonJ. Manson COL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Travis SanheimT. Sanheim PHI | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| T201 | Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot DET | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T201 | Andrew CoppA. CoppDET | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Anthony BeauvillierA. BeauvillierWSH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T201 | Brock BoeserB. Boeser VAN | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| T201 | Artemi PanarinA. Panarin LA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| T201 | Freddy GaudreauF. Gaudreau SEA | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T201 | Michael AmadioM. Amadio OTT | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| T201 | Brandon CarloB. Carlo STL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| T201 | Troy StecherT. StecherTOR | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T201 | Darren RaddyshD. RaddyshTOR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T201 | Josh MahuraJ. MahuraSEA | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T201 | Morgan FrostM. FrostCGY | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T201 | Hayden HodgsonH. HodgsonOTT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T201 | Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki MTL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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.