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NHL Blocked Shots per 60 Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Alec Martinez (VGK), 8.43 BLK/60.

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NHL Blocked Shots per 60 Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	BLK/60		BLK	GP
1	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	8.43	1,196	168	53	—
2	Austin WatsonFOTT	OTT	7.20	408	49	34	—
3	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	6.99	644	75	35	—
4	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	6.98	1,100	128	56	23%▼19
5	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	6.67	1,107	123	50	6.0%▲5.1
6	Matt IrwinDBUF	BUF	6.62	390	43	24	—
7	Travis HamonicDVAN	VAN	6.60	736	81	38	0.1%
8	Ian ColeDMIN	MIN	6.58	857	94	54	4.9%▲4.3
9	Ilya LyubushkinDARI	ARI	6.55	659	72	42	0.1%
10	Joshua BrownDOTT	OTT	6.53	368	40	26	0.0%
11	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	6.51	1,087	118	52	—
12	Calvin de HaanDCHI	CHI	6.23	819	85	44	—
13	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	6.17	817	84	38	76%▼11
14	Andy GreeneDNYI	NYI	6.14	967	99	55	—
15	David SavardDTBL	TBL	6.10	1,072	109	54	—
16	Noel AcciariFFLA	FLA	5.99	631	63	41	3.3%▲3.1
17	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	5.94	1,091	108	56	0.1%
18	Derek ForbortDWPG	WPG	5.94	1,162	115	56	0.0%
19	Niklas HjalmarssonDARI	ARI	5.82	712	69	41	—
20	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	5.76	791	76	41	24%▲21
21	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	5.71	851	81	47	—
22	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	5.63	683	64	32	37%▼42
23	Kurtis MacDermidFLAK	LAK	5.62	374	35	28	0.0%
24	Jordie BennDWPG	WPG	5.32	575	51	39	—
25	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	5.31	1,029	91	54	0.1%
26	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	5.28	1,251	110	55	—
27	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	5.28	1,217	107	56	6.0%▲5
28	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	5.26	1,095	96	50	7.3%▲6.8
29	Robert BortuzzoDSTL	STL	5.19	567	49	40	—
30	Radim SimekDSJS	SJS	5.17	568	49	40	—
31	Andrej SekeraDDAL	DAL	5.17	719	62	46	—
32	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	5.14	1,285	110	56	—
33	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	5.13	1,193	102	54	10%▲8.2
34	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	5.06	1,257	106	56	10%▼1.4
35	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	5.06	854	72	47	61%▼11
36	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	5.03	1,288	108	56	—
37	Jarred TinordiDBOS	BOS	5.01	359	30	21	—
38	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	5.00	1,189	99	53	5.0%▲4.3
39	Jordan OesterleDARI	ARI	4.99	770	64	43	—
40	Niko MikkolaDSTL	STL	4.96	436	36	30	4.9%▲4.4
41	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	4.95	909	75	51	7.3%▲6.7
42	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	4.93	1,144	94	53	—
43	Ryan MurrayDNJD	NJD	4.90	893	73	48	—
44	Alexandre CarrierDNSH	NSH	4.88	381	31	19	14%▲12
45	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	4.86	864	70	47	10%▲6.1
46	Jani HakanpääDCAR	CAR	4.85	1,027	83	57	—
47	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	4.81	1,298	104	56	37%▼31
48	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	4.79	1,002	80	41	4.0%▲3.7
49	Erik GudbransonDNSH	NSH	4.76	806	64	45	0.1%
50	Juuso VälimäkiDCGY	CGY	4.76	756	60	49	0.1%
51	Victor MeteDOTT	OTT	4.75	442	35	28	—
52	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	4.75	847	67	44	9.0%▲8.3
53	Olli MaattaDLAK	LAK	4.72	674	53	41	0.2%
54	Jon MerrillDMTL	MTL	4.70	895	70	49	—
55	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	4.69	754	59	46	98%▼1.2
56	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	4.69	832	65	52	0.1%
57	Caleb JonesDEDM	EDM	4.68	449	35	33	0.1%
58	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	4.60	1,147	88	56	7.1%▲6.9
59	Dean KukanDCBJ	CBJ	4.59	497	38	35	—
60	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	4.59	1,256	96	56	15%▼2.1
61	Haydn FleuryDANA	ANA	4.56	724	55	47	0.1%
62	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	4.55	949	72	54	25%▲22
63	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	4.54	832	63	35	—
64	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	4.54	1,400	106	56	36%▼27
65	Gaetan HaasFEDM	EDM	4.51	386	29	34	—
66	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	4.50	1,359	102	55	99%▲6.8
67	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	4.50	414	31	23	32%▲16
68	Justin BraunDPHI	PHI	4.46	982	73	53	—
69	Sami VatanenDDAL	DAL	4.43	664	49	39	—
70	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	4.43	773	57	40	3.2%▲3.1
71	Jacob LarssonDANA	ANA	4.43	800	59	46	—
72	Brett KulakDMTL	MTL	4.37	741	54	46	0.3%
73	Tyler MotteFVAN	VAN	4.37	384	28	24	—
74	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	4.37	1,195	87	52	16%▲4.6
75	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	4.35	1,158	84	55	—
76	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	4.33	1,067	77	55	41%▼5.9
77	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	4.32	1,264	91	54	—
78	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	4.31	738	53	41	21%▲16
79	Nathan BeaulieuDWPG	WPG	4.30	418	30	25	—
80	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	4.30	893	64	51	—
81	Patrik NemethDCOL	COL	4.29	937	67	52	—
82	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	4.29	1,413	101	56	80%▲32
83	Brandon TanevFPIT	PIT	4.29	462	33	32	0.1%
84	Libor HajekDNYR	NYR	4.29	672	48	44	—
85	Cody CeciDPIT	PIT	4.28	981	70	53	0.3%
86	Luke GlendeningFDET	DET	4.28	799	57	54	0.0%
87	Ethan BearDEDM	EDM	4.27	772	55	43	0.0%
88	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	4.26	1,169	83	48	98%▼0.5
89	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	4.25	917	65	53	0.1%
90	Nikita ZadorovDCHI	CHI	4.20	1,056	74	55	39%▲21
91	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	4.18	1,435	100	56	69%▼13
92	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	4.17	1,207	84	56	—
93	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	4.17	1,194	83	54	93%▼7.2
94	Kevan MillerDBOS	BOS	4.16	534	37	28	—
95	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	4.16	505	35	27	0.3%
96	Jeremy LauzonDBOS	BOS	4.15	767	53	41	24%▲22
97	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	4.13	1,119	77	53	64%▲26
98	Dylan GambrellFSJS	SJS	4.13	785	54	49	—
99	Tucker PoolmanDWPG	WPG	4.12	714	49	39	—
100	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	4.08	1,103	75	55	4.0%▲3.9

Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.

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Blocked Shots per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.

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