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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Forwards
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by blocked shots, so they are not buried under the defensemen.
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 forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together.
Leader in 2018-19: Luke Glendening (DET), 102 BLK.
Blocked Shots: forwards leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 102 | 78 | 1.31 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Alexander RadulovFDAL | DAL | 83 | 70 | 1.19 | — |
| 3 | Brandon TanevFWPG | WPG | 81 | 80 | 1.01 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Frank VatranoFFLA | FLA | 74 | 81 | 0.91 | 6.4%▲6.2 |
| 5 | Ryan GetzlafFANA | ANA | 74 | 67 | 1.10 | — |
| 6 | Adam HenriqueFANA | ANA | 71 | 82 | 0.87 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Jamie BennFDAL | DAL | 71 | 78 | 0.91 | 22%▲18 |
| 8 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 71 | 77 | 0.92 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 9 | Zach PariseFMIN | MIN | 71 | 74 | 0.96 | — |
| 10 | Nick BoninoFNSH | NSH | 70 | 81 | 0.86 | — |
| 11 | Boone JennerFCBJ | CBJ | 70 | 77 | 0.91 | 21%▲16 |
| 12 | Barclay GoodrowFSJS | SJS | 68 | 82 | 0.83 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 68 | 73 | 0.93 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Carl SoderbergFCOL | COL | 67 | 82 | 0.82 | — |
| 15 | Magnus PaajarviFOTT | OTT | 67 | 80 | 0.84 | — |
| 16 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 66 | 82 | 0.80 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 17 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 66 | 81 | 0.81 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Radek FaksaFDAL | DAL | 65 | 81 | 0.80 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Tomas HertlFSJS | SJS | 64 | 77 | 0.83 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 20 | Devin ShoreFANA | ANA | 64 | 76 | 0.84 | — |
| 21 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 64 | 73 | 0.88 | 50%▲32 |
| 22 | Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | 63 | 82 | 0.77 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 23 | Vladislav NamestnikovFNYR | NYR | 62 | 78 | 0.79 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Aleksander BarkovFFLA | FLA | 61 | 82 | 0.74 | 97%▲7 |
| 25 | Cedric PaquetteFTBL | TBL | 61 | 80 | 0.76 | — |
| 26 | Joe PavelskiFSJS | SJS | 61 | 75 | 0.81 | — |
| 27 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 60 | 81 | 0.74 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 28 | Sean CouturierFPHI | PHI | 60 | 80 | 0.75 | 9.2%▲7.2 |
| 29 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 60 | 68 | 0.88 | 99% |
| 30 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 60 | 65 | 0.92 | — |
| 31 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 59 | 72 | 0.82 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 32 | J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 59 | 66 | 0.89 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 33 | Colton SceviourFFLA | FLA | 58 | 59 | 0.98 | — |
| 34 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 56 | 82 | 0.68 | 84%▲11 |
| 35 | Charlie CoyleFBOS | BOS | 56 | 81 | 0.69 | 49%▼11 |
| 36 | Mark JankowskiFCGY | CGY | 56 | 79 | 0.71 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Ryan KeslerFANA | ANA | 56 | 60 | 0.93 | — |
| 38 | Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 88%▼3.6 |
| 39 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 24%▲20 |
| 40 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 55 | 69 | 0.80 | — |
| 41 | Brad RichardsonFARI | ARI | 55 | 66 | 0.83 | — |
| 42 | Par LindholmFWPG | WPG | 55 | 65 | 0.85 | — |
| 43 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 54 | 82 | 0.66 | 99% |
| 44 | Alex IafalloFLAK | LAK | 54 | 82 | 0.66 | 4.3%▲3 |
| 45 | Chris TierneyFOTT | OTT | 54 | 81 | 0.67 | — |
| 46 | Blake WheelerFWPG | WPG | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | — |
| 47 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 96%▲9.3 |
| 48 | Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ | CBJ | 52 | 82 | 0.63 | 42%▲33 |
| 49 | Logan CoutureFSJS | SJS | 52 | 81 | 0.64 | — |
| 50 | Oskar LindblomFPHI | PHI | 52 | 81 | 0.64 | — |
| 51 | Richard PanikFARI | ARI | 52 | 75 | 0.69 | — |
| 52 | Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 52 | 75 | 0.69 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 53 | Tyler MotteFVAN | VAN | 52 | 74 | 0.70 | — |
| 54 | Joakim NordstromFBOS | BOS | 52 | 70 | 0.74 | — |
| 55 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 52 | 63 | 0.83 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 56 | Matt CalvertFCOL | COL | 51 | 82 | 0.62 | — |
| 57 | Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 51 | 82 | 0.62 | 29%▼20 |
| 58 | Nick CousinsFARI | ARI | 51 | 81 | 0.63 | 0.1% |
| 59 | Jared McCannFPIT | PIT | 51 | 78 | 0.65 | 72%▲1.9 |
| 60 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 51 | 77 | 0.66 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 61 | Pierre-Edouard BellemareFVGK | VGK | 51 | 76 | 0.67 | — |
| 62 | Nick FolignoFCBJ | CBJ | 51 | 73 | 0.70 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 63 | Derek StepanFARI | ARI | 51 | 72 | 0.71 | — |
| 64 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 51 | 71 | 0.72 | 87%▼5.5 |
| 65 | Brian BoyleFNSH | NSH | 50 | 73 | 0.68 | — |
| 66 | Jason DickinsonFDAL | DAL | 50 | 67 | 0.75 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 67 | Alexander SteenFSTL | STL | 50 | 65 | 0.77 | — |
| 68 | Antoine RousselFVAN | VAN | 50 | 65 | 0.77 | — |
| 69 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 49 | 82 | 0.60 | 51%▲19 |
| 70 | Chris KreiderFNYR | NYR | 49 | 79 | 0.62 | 62%▲29 |
| 71 | Bobby RyanFOTT | OTT | 49 | 78 | 0.63 | — |
| 72 | Adam LowryFWPG | WPG | 49 | 78 | 0.63 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 73 | Eric FehrFMIN | MIN | 48 | 72 | 0.67 | — |
| 74 | Gabriel BourqueFCOL | COL | 48 | 55 | 0.87 | — |
| 75 | Tyler SeguinFDAL | DAL | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 22%▲19 |
| 76 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 100% |
| 77 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 99% |
| 78 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 47 | 81 | 0.58 | 0.2% |
| 79 | Jesper FastFNYR | NYR | 47 | 66 | 0.71 | — |
| 80 | Brett HowdenFNYR | NYR | 47 | 66 | 0.71 | 16%▲15 |
| 81 | Scott LaughtonFPHI | PHI | 46 | 82 | 0.56 | 5.6%▲5.5 |
| 82 | Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | 46 | 82 | 0.56 | 4.3%▲2.7 |
| 83 | Dylan StromeFCHI | CHI | 46 | 78 | 0.59 | 83%▲11 |
| 84 | Kyle BrodziakFEDM | EDM | 46 | 70 | 0.66 | — |
| 85 | Tom PyattFOTT | OTT | 46 | 37 | 1.24 | — |
| 86 | Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 17%▲12 |
| 87 | Travis KonecnyFPHI | PHI | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 92%▲9.6 |
| 88 | Jonathan ToewsFCHI | CHI | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 0.3% |
| 89 | Riley SheahanFFLA | FLA | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | — |
| 90 | Patrik LaineFWPG | WPG | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 9.7%▲9.2 |
| 91 | Mattias JanmarkFDAL | DAL | 44 | 81 | 0.54 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 44 | 81 | 0.54 | 36%▲13 |
| 93 | Nate ThompsonFMTL | MTL | 44 | 78 | 0.56 | — |
| 94 | Blake ColemanFNJD | NJD | 44 | 78 | 0.56 | 38%▼24 |
| 95 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 44 | 73 | 0.60 | — |
| 96 | Frans NielsenFDET | DET | 44 | 72 | 0.61 | — |
| 97 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 44 | 69 | 0.64 | 97%▲2.3 |
| 98 | Tobias RiederFEDM | EDM | 44 | 67 | 0.66 | — |
| 99 | Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 4.2%▲3.4 |
| 100 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 99%▲1.3 |
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Total blocked shots this season, all situations.
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