Stars Get Run Over: The Hardest NHL Hits of March 2026

March 2026 brought some of the most physical hockey of the season — stars getting leveled, reverse hits flipping momentum, and heavy contact all over the ice. 💥 Kirby Dach erases Sam Dickinson 🚧 Eetu Luostarinen crushes Jack Hughes 🔥 Cole Koepke railroads Sam Rinzel 🧱 Jalen Chatfield sets the tone early on Vasily Podkolzin 🚀 Dylan Holloway delivers multiple bone-crushing hits, including one on Shakir Makmualladin and later on Olli Määttä 🚨 Brett Howden crunches Ty Emberson 💥 Josh Norris runs through Zemgus Girgensons leading to a goal 🧱 Erik Gudbranson throws Artemi Panarin into the glass 🔥 Beck Malenstyn levels Macklin Celebrini — and keeps rolling all month 🔄 Brady Tkachuk delivers a massive reverse hit on Mike Matheson 💪 Tom Wilson lights up Travis Konecny 🚨 Alex Ovechkin lowers the boom on Owen Power 🚀 Jake Walman tattoos Ozzy Wiesblatt 💥 Michael McCarron catches Connor Bedard 🧱 Tyler Myers knocks down Parker Kelly 🔥 Mackie Samoskevich delivers a huge hit on Paul Stastny 🚨 Akira Schmid uses the body before making a desperation save 💥 Mark Kastelic goes through Jacob Bernard-Docker 🔥 Owen Tippett takes down Macklin Celebrini 🚀 Barclay Goodrow sends Trevor Zegras to the ice 💪 William Carrier drills Erik Karlsson 🔥 Nathan MacKinnon levels Neal Pionk 🔄 Matthew Tkachuk delivers a huge reverse hit on Tye Kartye 💥 Mitch Marner shows his physical side with a strong check March had it all — power, timing, and players getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.