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NHL Blocked Shots per 60 Leaders
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks skaters by blocked shots per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden.
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. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time.
Leader in 2017-18: Kris Russell (EDM), 9.00 BLK/60.
Blocked Shots per 60 leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK/60 | BLK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris RussellDEDM | EDM | 9.00 | 1,487 | 223 | — |
| 2 | Patrik NemethDCOL | COL | 8.22 | 1,350 | 185 | — |
| 3 | Alexander EdlerDVAN | VAN | 7.17 | 1,699 | 203 | — |
| 4 | Niklas HjalmarssonDARI | ARI | 7.13 | 994 | 118 | — |
| 5 | Stephen JohnsDDAL | DAL | 7.07 | 1,316 | 155 | — |
| 6 | Alec MartinezDLAK | LAK | 7.02 | 1,760 | 206 | — |
| 7 | Dan GirardiDTBL | TBL | 6.95 | 1,339 | 155 | — |
| 8 | Michael StoneDCGY | CGY | 6.90 | 1,373 | 158 | — |
| 9 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 6.90 | 1,532 | 176 | 24%▲21 |
| 10 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 6.65 | 1,470 | 163 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 11 | Andy GreeneDNJD | NJD | 6.59 | 1,711 | 188 | — |
| 12 | Nate ProsserDMIN | MIN | 6.57 | 767 | 84 | — |
| 13 | David SchlemkoDMTL | MTL | 6.46 | 668 | 72 | — |
| 14 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 6.43 | 1,569 | 168 | — |
| 15 | Mark BorowieckiDOTT | OTT | 6.38 | 761 | 81 | — |
| 16 | Josh GorgesDBUF | BUF | 6.38 | 508 | 54 | — |
| 17 | Calvin de HaanDNYI | NYI | 6.30 | 619 | 65 | — |
| 18 | Joel EdmundsonDSTL | STL | 6.29 | 1,431 | 150 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 19 | Jordie BennDMTL | MTL | 6.28 | 1,461 | 153 | — |
| 20 | Francois BeaucheminDANA | ANA | 6.26 | 1,160 | 121 | — |
| 21 | Christian FolinDLAK | LAK | 6.25 | 1,018 | 106 | — |
| 22 | Brent SeabrookDCHI | CHI | 6.23 | 1,636 | 170 | — |
| 23 | Brandon DavidsonDNYI | NYI | 6.23 | 858 | 89 | — |
| 24 | Greg PaterynDDAL | DAL | 6.20 | 1,432 | 148 | — |
| 25 | Radko GudasDPHI | PHI | 6.16 | 1,197 | 123 | 25%▲22 |
| 26 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 6.08 | 1,657 | 168 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 27 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 6.08 | 1,066 | 108 | — |
| 28 | Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 6.08 | 1,382 | 140 | 23%▼19 |
| 29 | Nikita ZaitsevDTOR | TOR | 6.03 | 1,333 | 134 | — |
| 30 | Carl GunnarssonDSTL | STL | 6.01 | 1,018 | 102 | — |
| 31 | Luke SchennDARI | ARI | 6.01 | 1,049 | 105 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 32 | Steven SantiniDNJD | NJD | 6.00 | 730 | 73 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Andrew MacDonaldDPHI | PHI | 6.00 | 1,310 | 131 | — |
| 34 | Dion PhaneufDLAK | LAK | 5.85 | 1,580 | 154 | — |
| 35 | Ian ColeDCBJ | CBJ | 5.84 | 1,191 | 116 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 36 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 5.83 | 843 | 82 | — |
| 37 | Ron HainseyDTOR | TOR | 5.80 | 1,749 | 169 | — |
| 38 | Derek ForbortDLAK | LAK | 5.77 | 1,621 | 156 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Johnny BoychukDNYI | NYI | 5.74 | 1,171 | 112 | — |
| 40 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 5.72 | 1,826 | 174 | — |
| 41 | Danny DeKeyserDDET | DET | 5.68 | 1,321 | 125 | — |
| 42 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 5.67 | 1,503 | 142 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 43 | Joakim RyanDSJS | SJS | 5.66 | 1,039 | 98 | — |
| 44 | Adam McQuaidDBOS | BOS | 5.63 | 597 | 56 | — |
| 45 | Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 5.62 | 1,602 | 150 | — |
| 46 | Gabriel BourqueFCOL | COL | 5.60 | 632 | 59 | — |
| 47 | Derrick PouliotDVAN | VAN | 5.59 | 1,267 | 118 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 5.58 | 764 | 71 | — |
| 49 | Ryan MurrayDCBJ | CBJ | 5.55 | 811 | 75 | — |
| 50 | Luca SbisaDVGK | VGK | 5.53 | 586 | 54 | — |
| 51 | Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 5.47 | 911 | 83 | 0.0% |
| 52 | David SavardDCBJ | CBJ | 5.47 | 1,570 | 143 | — |
| 53 | Ben LovejoyDNJD | NJD | 5.46 | 946 | 86 | — |
| 54 | Oscar KlefbomDEDM | EDM | 5.41 | 1,508 | 136 | — |
| 55 | Jack JohnsonDCBJ | CBJ | 5.38 | 1,505 | 135 | — |
| 56 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 5.37 | 659 | 59 | — |
| 57 | Cody CeciDOTT | OTT | 5.36 | 1,914 | 171 | 0.3% |
| 58 | Thomas HickeyDNYI | NYI | 5.29 | 1,247 | 110 | — |
| 59 | Roman PolakDTOR | TOR | 5.29 | 953 | 84 | — |
| 60 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 5.29 | 1,577 | 139 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 61 | Justin BraunDSJS | SJS | 5.28 | 1,728 | 152 | — |
| 62 | Karl AlznerDMTL | MTL | 5.25 | 1,647 | 144 | — |
| 63 | Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 5.22 | 839 | 73 | 0.1% |
| 64 | Ben ChiarotDWPG | WPG | 5.17 | 871 | 75 | 13%▲11 |
| 65 | Jordan OesterleDCHI | CHI | 5.16 | 1,128 | 97 | — |
| 66 | Dennis SeidenbergDNYI | NYI | 5.15 | 501 | 43 | — |
| 67 | Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 5.14 | 1,577 | 135 | — |
| 68 | Fredrik ClaessonDOTT | OTT | 5.13 | 982 | 84 | — |
| 69 | Johnny OduyaDPHI | PHI | 5.13 | 890 | 76 | — |
| 70 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 5.12 | 1,981 | 169 | 36%▼27 |
| 71 | Alexei EmelinDNSH | NSH | 5.10 | 1,283 | 109 | — |
| 72 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 5.09 | 1,497 | 127 | 10%▲8.2 |
| 73 | Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 5.09 | 1,816 | 154 | — |
| 74 | Erik GudbransonDVAN | VAN | 5.07 | 958 | 81 | 0.1% |
| 75 | Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 5.07 | 1,954 | 165 | — |
| 76 | Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 5.06 | 831 | 70 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 77 | Gustav OlofssonDMIN | MIN | 5.04 | 524 | 44 | — |
| 78 | Trevor van RiemsdykDCAR | CAR | 5.03 | 1,347 | 113 | 0.8% |
| 79 | Kevan MillerDBOS | BOS | 5.03 | 1,323 | 111 | — |
| 80 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 5.03 | 1,824 | 153 | 69%▼13 |
| 81 | Justin FalkDBUF | BUF | 5.03 | 740 | 62 | — |
| 82 | Haydn FleuryDCAR | CAR | 5.01 | 1,125 | 94 | 0.1% |
| 83 | Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 4.99 | 937 | 78 | — |
| 84 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 4.99 | 1,852 | 154 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 85 | Jacob TroubaDWPG | WPG | 4.98 | 1,204 | 100 | 76%▼11 |
| 86 | Jay BouwmeesterDSTL | STL | 4.94 | 705 | 58 | — |
| 87 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 4.90 | 1,028 | 84 | — |
| 88 | Tom PyattFOTT | OTT | 4.90 | 1,138 | 93 | — |
| 89 | Alex PietrangeloDSTL | STL | 4.90 | 2,007 | 164 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 90 | Jakub JerabekDWSH | WSH | 4.90 | 588 | 48 | — |
| 91 | Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 4.87 | 1,244 | 101 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 92 | Travis HamonicDCGY | CGY | 4.86 | 1,532 | 124 | 0.1% |
| 93 | Marc MethotDDAL | DAL | 4.85 | 644 | 52 | — |
| 94 | Anton LindholmDCOL | COL | 4.84 | 632 | 51 | — |
| 95 | Matt IrwinDNSH | NSH | 4.82 | 672 | 54 | — |
| 96 | Alex BiegaDVAN | VAN | 4.81 | 661 | 53 | — |
| 97 | Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 4.80 | 1,649 | 132 | 0.4% |
| 98 | Mark PysykDFLA | FLA | 4.80 | 1,538 | 123 | — |
| 99 | Mike MathesonDFLA | FLA | 4.76 | 1,728 | 137 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 100 | Tony DeAngeloDNYR | NYR | 4.76 | 530 | 42 | 24%▲18 |
Minimum sample: 492 minutes (it scales with games played). 289 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Blocked Shots per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most.
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