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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Defensemen

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Oscar Klefbom (EDM), 180 BLK.

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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Defensemen, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	BLK	GP	Per game
1	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	180	62	2.90	25:25	—
2	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	163	68	2.40	20:41	—
3	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	162	59	2.75	22:37	—
4	Chris TanevDVAN	VAN	159	69	2.30	19:32	6.0%▲5
5	Andy GreeneDNYI	NYI	155	63	2.46	19:33	—
6	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	150	69	2.17	18:57	0.1%
7	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	148	60	2.47	23:53	—
8	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	141	71	1.99	23:27	69%▼13
9	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	139	68	2.04	22:24	10%▼1.4
10	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	138	58	2.38	21:15	6.0%▲5.1
11	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	134	70	1.91	23:03	—
12	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	133	71	1.87	20:01	24%▲21
13	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	131	67	1.96	23:10	97%▲6.2
14	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	128	70	1.83	22:34	76%▼11
15	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	128	69	1.86	23:08	13%▲11
16	Johnny BoychukDNYI	NYI	128	64	2.00	17:17	—
17	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	127	69	1.84	23:25	37%▼31
18	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	123	56	2.20	25:17	80%▲32
19	Ian ColeDCOL	COL	122	65	1.88	17:42	4.9%▲4.3
20	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	121	58	2.09	22:09	—
21	Mark BorowieckiDOTT	OTT	120	53	2.26	17:56	—
22	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	117	67	1.75	19:57	0.1%
23	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	117	61	1.92	24:23	—
24	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	117	51	2.29	21:30	—
25	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	115	70	1.64	25:25	50%▼14
26	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	115	59	1.95	21:03	—
27	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	114	65	1.75	24:00	—
28	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	112	69	1.62	21:33	5.0%▲4.3
29	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	111	69	1.61	24:51	36%▼27
30	Olli MaattaDCHI	CHI	110	65	1.69	18:25	0.2%
31	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	110	53	2.08	21:36	—
32	Travis HamonicDCGY	CGY	110	50	2.20	21:12	0.1%
33	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	108	69	1.57	24:38	99%▲2.4
34	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	108	69	1.57	25:47	98%▼0.5
35	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	108	68	1.59	21:30	4.1%▲3.7
36	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	107	68	1.57	23:24	16%▲4.6
37	Ethan BearDEDM	EDM	106	71	1.49	21:58	0.0%
38	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	106	64	1.66	23:00	37%▼42
39	Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH	WSH	105	64	1.64	15:44	3.3%▲2.9
40	Ron HainseyDOTT	OTT	102	64	1.59	20:41	—
41	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	102	62	1.65	22:34	10%▲8.2
42	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	101	68	1.49	21:01	—
43	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	101	55	1.84	16:47	—
44	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	101	50	2.02	20:42	7.3%▲6.8
45	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	100	70	1.43	18:07	9.0%▲8.3
46	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	100	68	1.47	23:22	77%▲9.5
47	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	99	70	1.41	20:22	98%▲5.2
48	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	98	66	1.48	24:04	93%▲11
49	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	97	70	1.39	20:18	—
50	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	97	69	1.41	22:58	9.4%▲6.2
51	Jack JohnsonDPIT	PIT	97	67	1.45	19:28	—
52	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	97	67	1.45	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
53	Anton StralmanDFLA	FLA	96	69	1.39	21:04	—
54	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	96	67	1.43	20:41	18%▼31
55	Korbinian HolzerDNSH	NSH	96	49	1.96	16:02	—
56	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	96	49	1.96	23:30	—
57	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	95	63	1.51	22:26	99%
58	Roman PolakDDAL	DAL	94	41	2.29	16:40	—
59	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	93	69	1.35	24:38	—
60	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	92	70	1.31	18:54	99%▲6.8
61	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	92	70	1.31	21:19	9.0%▲8.6
62	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	92	69	1.33	18:59	41%▼5.9
63	Patrik NemethDDET	DET	92	64	1.44	22:02	—
64	Joel EdmundsonDCAR	CAR	91	68	1.34	18:27	4.0%▲3.9
65	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	91	61	1.49	25:44	47%▼16
66	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	91	61	1.49	21:53	0.3%
67	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	91	59	1.54	21:41	4.9%▲4.5
68	Mirco MuellerDNJD	NJD	91	50	1.82	17:39	—
69	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	90	68	1.32	22:07	—
70	Jake McCabeDBUF	BUF	90	66	1.36	18:32	34%▼15
71	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	89	70	1.27	24:11	4.0%▲3.7
72	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	89	70	1.27	21:10	53%▼22
73	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	88	69	1.28	22:30	0.1%
74	Jordan OesterleDARI	ARI	88	58	1.52	17:01	—
75	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	87	67	1.30	25:49	22%▲12
76	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	87	64	1.36	20:27	—
77	Deryk EngellandDVGK	VGK	86	49	1.76	17:33	—
78	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	85	71	1.20	26:00	83%▼12
79	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	85	64	1.33	19:02	3.2%▲3.1
80	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	84	70	1.20	18:50	61%▼11
81	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	84	69	1.22	19:24	6.6%▲6.2
82	Matt NiskanenDPHI	PHI	84	68	1.24	21:54	—
83	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	84	68	1.24	23:46	99%▲4.3
84	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	84	67	1.25	22:59	50%▲34
85	Justin BraunDPHI	PHI	84	62	1.35	17:16	—
86	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	83	70	1.19	19:56	94%▼3.9
87	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	83	68	1.22	18:31	—
88	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	83	38	2.18	21:08	3.2%▲3
89	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	82	69	1.19	22:10	35%▲21
90	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	82	69	1.19	22:48	8.3%▲7.7
91	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	82	49	1.67	19:50	23%▼19
92	Sami VatanenDNJD	NJD	80	47	1.70	21:45	—
93	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	79	71	1.11	23:39	0.1%
94	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	79	69	1.14	20:09	67%▼7.1
95	Cody CeciDTOR	TOR	79	56	1.41	20:32	0.3%
96	Robert HaggDPHI	PHI	79	49	1.61	15:36	—
97	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	78	71	1.10	23:23	32%▲31
98	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	77	59	1.31	20:09	5.7%▲5.5
99	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	77	56	1.38	20:15	18%▲13
100	Dmitry KulikovDWPG	WPG	77	51	1.51	20:01	3.2%▲3.1

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