February’s Hardest NHL Hits: Wilson, Celebrini & Crunch Time

February 2026 brought fewer NHL games because of the Olympic pause — but the physicality didn’t disappear.

💥 Radko Gudas lays the boom against Vegas
🚧 Parker Wotherspoon plasters Tim Stützle against the glass
🔥 Ryan Reaves levels Sam Rinzel
🧱 Tom Wilson crushes Simon Holmström at center ice — and later lines up Ozzy Wiesblatt
🚀 William Eklund knocks down Connor Bedard
🚨 Nathan Walker helicopters Adam Larsson between the benches — hit of the month
🔄 Fresh off Olympic action, Macklin Celebrini delivers a massive reverse hit on Nazem Kadri
🏅 Olympic gold medalist Jaccob Slavin crunches Nikita Kucherov late in a battle of Eastern contenders
🔥 Brady Tkachuk throws rival Scott Laughton to the ice

A shortened schedule — but no shortage of heavy hits.