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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by blocked shots.

A blocked shot is an opponent's shot attempt stopped by a skater before it reaches the net. Shutdown defensemen and penalty killers dominate, because they spend the most time in front of their own goal. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2025-26: Jake McCabe (TOR), 190 BLK.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	BLK	GP	Per game
1	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	190	80	2.38	22:24	9th	90th	34%▼15
2	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	188	80	2.35	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
3	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	185	82	2.26	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
4	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	180	82	2.20	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
5	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	179	82	2.18	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
6	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	176	81	2.17	19:17	61st	77th	27%▼7.7
7	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	175	79	2.22	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
8	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	172	77	2.23	22:12	70th	81st	37%▼42
9	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	167	82	2.04	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
10	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	163	82	1.99	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
11	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	160	82	1.95	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
12	Alexandre CarrierDMTL	MTL	155	73	2.12	19:05	46th	50th	14%▲12
13	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	154	78	1.97	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
14	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	152	81	1.88	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
15	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	151	82	1.84	18:16	81st	24th	4.9%▲4.3
16	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	150	82	1.83	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
17	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	150	81	1.85	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
18	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	150	78	1.92	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
19	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	149	81	1.84	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
20	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	149	80	1.86	17:41	78th	43rd	8.1%▲7.6
21	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	148	80	1.85	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
22	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	148	76	1.95	20:49	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
23	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	148	72	2.06	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
24	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	148	70	2.11	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
25	Matt RoyDWSH	WSH	146	79	1.85	20:37	55th	69th	9.0%▲8.3
26	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	145	74	1.96	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
27	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	142	63	2.25	20:31	95th	98th	24%▲21
28	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	140	82	1.71	20:27	25th	56th	20%▲18
29	Zach WhitecloudDCGY	CGY	140	78	1.79	20:19	69th	69th	7.3%▲6.7
30	Connor MurphyDEDM	EDM	138	80	1.73	17:32	6th	50th	6.0%▲5.1
31	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	137	82	1.67	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
32	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	137	79	1.73	19:36	54th	72nd	10%▲8.2
33	Marcus PetterssonDVAN	VAN	136	82	1.66	21:27	1st	86th	6.6%▲6.2
34	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	135	82	1.65	19:29	44th	66th	3.3%▲2.9
35	Andrew PeekeDBOS	BOS	135	77	1.75	19:23	38th	53rd	6.5%▲6.2
36	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	134	82	1.63	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
37	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	133	80	1.66	20:34	77th	81st	7.3%▲6.9
38	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	132	78	1.69	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
39	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	132	77	1.71	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
40	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	129	69	1.87	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
41	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	128	82	1.56	24:15	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
42	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	128	67	1.91	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
43	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	127	73	1.74	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
44	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	126	62	2.03	20:17	63rd	85th	5.0%▲4.3
45	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	125	82	1.52	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
46	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	125	81	1.54	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
47	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	125	78	1.60	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
48	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	124	82	1.51	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
49	Tyler MyersDDAL	DAL	121	73	1.66	19:31	5th	55th	4.1%▲3.7
50	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	120	81	1.48	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
51	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	120	74	1.62	16:34	59th	44th	3.2%▲3.1
52	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	119	81	1.47	21:08	3rd	99th	9.0%▲7.7
53	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	118	77	1.53	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
54	Ryan LindgrenDSEA	SEA	118	76	1.55	18:20	13th	64th	0.1%
55	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	118	75	1.57	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
56	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	117	75	1.56	17:30	52nd	50th	5.7%▲5.3
57	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	116	71	1.63	22:36	87th	61st	53%▼22
58	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	115	66	1.74	21:49	32nd	79th	4.0%▲3.9
59	Cody CeciDLAK	LAK	114	82	1.39	17:34	71st	47th	0.3%
60	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	114	80	1.43	23:20	54th	56th	99%
61	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	114	78	1.46	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
62	Simon BenoitDTOR	TOR	114	73	1.56	17:18	9th	31st	4.9%▲4.4
63	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	112	80	1.40	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
64	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	112	73	1.53	18:26	52nd	40th	31%▲29
65	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	111	82	1.35	18:29	79th	62nd	4.0%▲3.9
66	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	111	82	1.35	24:41	26th	89th	100%
67	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	111	57	1.95	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
68	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	109	82	1.33	21:27	36th	84th	5.7%▲5.5
69	Brett KulakDCOL	COL	108	83	1.30	18:58	80th	46th	0.3%
70	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	106	78	1.36	16:56	16th	28th	7.1%▲6.9
71	Ty EmbersonDEDM	EDM	106	72	1.47	15:31	38th	22nd	0.1%
72	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	106	71	1.49	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
73	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	104	82	1.27	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
74	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	104	68	1.53	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
75	Brenden DillonDNJD	NJD	103	82	1.26	18:00	35th	42nd	9.7%▲9.1
76	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	103	72	1.43	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
77	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	103	67	1.54	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
78	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	102	81	1.26	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
79	Yan KuznetsovDCGY	CGY	102	57	1.79	20:05	17th	59th	7.2%▲7.1
80	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	101	82	1.23	24:41	86th	96th	100%
81	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	101	68	1.49	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
82	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	100	82	1.22	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
83	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	99	79	1.25	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
84	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	99	76	1.30	21:57	21st	90th	4.8%▲4.6
85	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	99	75	1.32	18:03	21st	56th	4.1%▲3.8
86	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	99	61	1.62	17:37	87th	71st	4.1%▲3.7
87	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	98	81	1.21	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
88	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	98	80	1.23	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
89	Brandon CarloDTOR	TOR	98	55	1.78	19:22	11th	81st	0.3%
90	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	97	68	1.43	16:14	51st	38th	0.8%
91	Jeremy LauzonDVGK	VGK	97	68	1.43	17:11	90th	43rd	24%▲22
92	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	95	82	1.16	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
93	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	95	82	1.16	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
94	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	95	81	1.17	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
95	Nick PerbixDNSH	NSH	95	79	1.20	19:07	24th	84th	0.1%
96	Kaedan KorczakDVGK	VGK	95	78	1.22	15:58	88th	35th	7.5%▲7.3
97	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	95	78	1.22	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
98	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	94	81	1.16	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
99	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	94	78	1.21	21:33	80th	54th	55%▲46
100	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	94	75	1.25	26:37	70th	82nd	100%

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