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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Washington Capitals
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 Washington Capitals in 2017-18: Brooks Orpik (WSH), 168 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 168 | 81 | 2.07 | — |
| 2 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 3 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 116 | 82 | 1.41 | 35%▲21 |
| 4 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 98 | 68 | 1.44 | — |
| 5 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 82 | 53 | 1.55 | — |
| 6 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 69 | 81 | 0.85 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 62 | 75 | 0.83 | — |
| 8 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 55 | 63 | 0.87 | — |
| 9 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 54 | 74 | 0.73 | — |
| 10 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 51 | 81 | 0.63 | — |
| 11 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 51 | 78 | 0.65 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 12 | Jakub JerabekDWSH | WSH | 48 | 36 | 1.33 | — |
| 13 | Jay BeagleFWSH | WSH | 44 | 79 | 0.56 | — |
| 14 | Madison BoweyDWSH | WSH | 42 | 51 | 0.82 | — |
| 15 | Chandler StephensonFWSH | WSH | 33 | 67 | 0.49 | 17%▲13 |
| 16 | Alex ChiassonFWSH | WSH | 29 | 61 | 0.48 | — |
| 17 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 26 | 79 | 0.33 | — |
| 18 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 26 | 56 | 0.46 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 19 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 24 | 70 | 0.34 | — |
| 20 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 21 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 16 | 73 | 0.22 | — |
| 22 | Aaron NessDWSH | WSH | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | — |
| 23 | Shane GersichFWSH | WSH | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | — |
| 24 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | — |
| 25 | Tyler GraovacFWSH | WSH | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | — |
| 26 | Liam O'BrienFWSH | WSH | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Anthony PelusoFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 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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