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. #NHL #NHLHits #HockeyHits #NHLHighlights #Hockey