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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Forwards

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Auston Matthews (TOR), 92 BLK.

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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Forwards, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	BLK	GP	Per game
1	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	92	74	1.24	20:17	99%
2	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	89	80	1.11	20:33	87%▼5.5
3	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	87	82	1.06	20:18	0.5%
4	Garnet HathawayFBOS	BOS	83	84	0.99	11:48	4.8%▲4.6
5	Zach PariseFNYI	NYI	83	82	1.01	16:09	—
6	J.T. CompherFCOL	COL	82	82	1.00	20:32	4.0%▲3.9
7	Noel AcciariFTOR	TOR	81	77	1.05	14:19	3.3%▲3.1
8	Jason DickinsonFCHI	CHI	80	78	1.03	15:56	3.2%▲3
9	Nick BoninoFPIT	PIT	79	62	1.27	15:55	—
10	Phillip DanaultFLAK	LAK	75	82	0.91	18:20	4.9%▲4.5
11	Frank VatranoFANA	ANA	75	81	0.93	16:41	6.4%▲6.2
12	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	72	82	0.88	15:50	3.3%▲3.1
13	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	70	82	0.85	19:08	—
14	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	70	68	1.03	20:12	21%▲16
15	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	69	81	0.85	13:43	0.1%
16	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	69	77	0.90	17:26	78%▼7
17	Brandon TanevFSEA	SEA	68	82	0.83	14:13	0.1%
18	Christian DvorakFMTL	MTL	66	64	1.03	16:52	16%▲13
19	Noah CatesFPHI	PHI	65	82	0.79	17:46	18%▲15
20	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	64	82	0.78	17:43	—
21	Barclay GoodrowFNYR	NYR	64	82	0.78	14:10	0.1%
22	Charlie CoyleFBOS	BOS	63	82	0.77	16:59	49%▼11
23	Alexander WennbergFSEA	SEA	63	82	0.77	18:42	25%▼1.6
24	Dawson MercerFNJD	NJD	63	82	0.77	16:34	25%▲19
25	Tanner JeannotFTBL	TBL	62	76	0.82	14:15	6.5%▲6.1
26	Wade AllisonFPHI	PHI	62	60	1.03	12:54	—
27	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	61	81	0.75	19:17	97%▲2.3
28	Austin WatsonFOTT	OTT	61	75	0.81	10:14	—
29	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	61	70	0.87	17:37	12%▲11
30	Nic DowdFWSH	WSH	61	65	0.94	13:21	3.2%▲3.1
31	Mikael GranlundFPIT	PIT	60	79	0.76	17:50	52%▼12
32	Luke GlendeningFDAL	DAL	60	70	0.86	12:04	0.0%
33	Tyler MotteFNYR	NYR	60	62	0.97	12:34	—
34	Travis BoydFARI	ARI	59	82	0.72	16:32	—
35	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	58	81	0.72	14:32	0.1%
36	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	58	81	0.72	18:39	99%▲1.4
37	Lawson CrouseFARI	ARI	58	77	0.75	17:45	36%▲13
38	Mathieu OlivierFCBJ	CBJ	58	66	0.88	11:38	18%▲15
39	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	57	82	0.70	17:13	29%▼20
40	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	57	79	0.72	19:17	84%▲3.2
41	Scott LaughtonFPHI	PHI	57	78	0.73	18:17	5.6%▲5.5
42	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	56	82	0.68	21:06	100%▲0.5
43	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	56	81	0.69	19:01	17%▲13
44	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	56	67	0.84	18:46	99%▲1.4
45	Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL	MTL	56	34	1.65	17:14	—
46	Bo HorvatFNYI	NYI	55	79	0.70	20:39	90%▲1.2
47	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	55	78	0.71	19:00	82%▲10
48	Adam ErneFDET	DET	55	61	0.90	13:23	0.0%
49	Yanni GourdeFSEA	SEA	54	81	0.67	17:08	4.9%▲4
50	Erik HaulaFNJD	NJD	54	80	0.68	16:38	12%▲8.7
51	Jeff CarterFPIT	PIT	54	79	0.68	13:42	—
52	Andrew CoglianoFCOL	COL	54	79	0.68	12:37	—
53	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	54	78	0.69	17:24	—
54	Rickard RakellFPIT	PIT	53	82	0.65	18:26	83%▲11
55	Morgan FrostFPHI	PHI	53	81	0.65	16:21	23%▲17
56	Jack RoslovicFCBJ	CBJ	53	77	0.69	16:27	34%▲26
57	Curtis LazarFNJD	NJD	53	49	1.08	11:56	0.0%
58	Frederick GaudreauFMIN	MIN	52	82	0.63	16:03	0.2%
59	Eetu LuostarinenFFLA	FLA	51	82	0.62	15:59	12%▲10
60	Jack McBainFARI	ARI	51	82	0.62	13:59	17%▲15
61	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	51	81	0.63	19:01	94%▼4.2
62	Jakob SilfverbergFANA	ANA	51	81	0.63	15:11	—
63	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	51	81	0.63	20:41	92%▲7.7
64	Michael McLeodFNJD	NJD	51	80	0.64	12:15	—
65	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	51	78	0.65	20:12	51%▲29
66	Eeli TolvanenFSEA	SEA	51	61	0.84	14:31	35%▼9.7
67	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	50	82	0.61	17:28	24%▲20
68	Logan O'ConnorFCOL	COL	50	82	0.61	14:12	0.2%
69	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	50	81	0.62	17:54	85%▲2.5
70	Connor DewarFMIN	MIN	50	81	0.62	10:58	4.2%▲3.1
71	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	50	80	0.63	18:39	43%▲4.7
72	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	49	82	0.60	19:47	99%
73	Shane PintoFOTT	OTT	49	82	0.60	15:59	37%▲22
74	Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF	BUF	49	80	0.61	12:59	3.2%▲3
75	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	49	78	0.63	21:16	99%▲0.8
76	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	49	69	0.71	16:58	10%▲9.2
77	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	48	82	0.59	19:58	98%▲1.4
78	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	48	82	0.59	16:12	95%▲1.4
79	Matty BeniersFSEA	SEA	48	80	0.60	17:06	50%▼1.5
80	Viktor ArvidssonFLAK	LAK	48	77	0.62	17:06	33%▲23
81	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFTBL	TBL	48	73	0.66	11:17	—
82	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	48	68	0.71	21:13	97%▲7
83	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	48	59	0.81	16:18	40%▼17
84	Michael RasmussenFDET	DET	48	56	0.86	15:06	0.1%
85	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	47	82	0.57	20:09	100%▲2.4
86	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWPG	WPG	47	73	0.64	18:27	42%▲33
87	Teddy BluegerFVGK	VGK	47	63	0.75	12:55	4.8%▲4.6
88	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	46	82	0.56	15:39	5.7%▲5.5
89	Alexander KerfootFTOR	TOR	46	82	0.56	14:37	3.2%▲3.1
90	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	46	82	0.56	16:45	68%▲27
91	Nick PaulFTBL	TBL	46	80	0.57	16:10	8.1%▲7.7
92	Steven LorentzFSJS	SJS	46	80	0.57	11:50	0.0%
93	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	46	78	0.59	20:07	100%
94	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	46	74	0.62	19:09	94%▼5.5
95	Sean KuralyFCBJ	CBJ	46	71	0.65	15:04	0.2%
96	Alexey ToropchenkoFSTL	STL	46	69	0.67	12:05	0.1%
97	Adam HenriqueFANA	ANA	46	62	0.74	18:11	0.5%
98	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	46	58	0.79	16:34	51%▲19
99	Andrew CoppFDET	DET	45	82	0.55	18:09	9.2%▲7.8
100	Joel FarabeeFPHI	PHI	45	82	0.55	17:01	11%▲6.4

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