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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by total blocked shots this season, regular season only.
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. Blocks are a common peripheral category. Defensemen supply most of them; the forwards and defensemen splits below help when you need one position.
Leader for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18: Marco Scandella (BUF), 114 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | 114 | 82 | 1.39 | — |
| 2 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 111 | 73 | 1.52 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 3 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 79 | 53 | 1.49 | 34%▼15 |
| 4 | Nathan BeaulieuDBUF | BUF | 65 | 59 | 1.10 | — |
| 5 | Justin FalkDBUF | BUF | 62 | 46 | 1.35 | — |
| 6 | Josh GorgesDBUF | BUF | 54 | 34 | 1.59 | — |
| 7 | Ryan O'ReillyFBUF | BUF | 48 | 81 | 0.59 | 84%▲5 |
| 8 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 47 | 80 | 0.59 | — |
| 9 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 99% |
| 10 | Victor AntipinDBUF | BUF | 41 | 47 | 0.87 | — |
| 11 | Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | 37 | 37 | 1.00 | — |
| 12 | Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | — |
| 13 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 35 | 67 | 0.52 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 14 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 34 | 76 | 0.45 | — |
| 15 | Benoit PouliotFBUF | BUF | 34 | 74 | 0.46 | — |
| 16 | Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | 33 | 69 | 0.48 | — |
| 17 | Jacob JosefsonFBUF | BUF | 33 | 39 | 0.85 | — |
| 18 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 32 | 71 | 0.45 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 19 | Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | 23 | 48 | 0.48 | 8.3%▲6.5 |
| 20 | Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | 23 | 18 | 1.28 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Jordan NolanFBUF | BUF | 17 | 69 | 0.25 | — |
| 22 | Matt TennysonDBUF | BUF | 11 | 15 | 0.73 | — |
| 23 | Taylor FedunDBUF | BUF | 10 | 7 | 1.43 | — |
| 24 | Justin BaileyFBUF | BUF | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | — |
| 25 | Brendan GuhleDBUF | BUF | 8 | 18 | 0.44 | — |
| 26 | Matt MoulsonFBUF | BUF | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | — |
| 27 | Danny O'ReganFBUF | BUF | 6 | 21 | 0.29 | — |
| 28 | Seth GriffithFBUF | BUF | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | — |
| 29 | Nick BaptisteFBUF | BUF | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | — |
| 30 | Kyle CriscuoloFBUF | BUF | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | — |
| 31 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 14%▲12 |
| 32 | Hudson FaschingFBUF | BUF | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | — |
| 33 | Zach RedmondDBUF | BUF | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | — |
| 34 | Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
How to read it
Total blocked shots this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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