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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Brandon Montour (BUF), 121 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon MontourDBUF | BUF | 121 | 82 | 1.48 | 83%▲10 |
| 2 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 121 | 78 | 1.55 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 3 | Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | 116 | 65 | 1.78 | 0.4% |
| 4 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 99 | 59 | 1.68 | 34%▼15 |
| 5 | Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | 75 | 63 | 1.19 | — |
| 6 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 66 | 82 | 0.80 | 100%▲1 |
| 7 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 51 | 77 | 0.66 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 8 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 99% |
| 9 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 44 | 73 | 0.60 | — |
| 10 | Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | 36 | 38 | 0.95 | — |
| 11 | Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | 33 | 74 | 0.45 | 8.3%▲6.5 |
| 12 | Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | 33 | 33 | 1.00 | — |
| 13 | Vladimir SobotkaFBUF | BUF | 30 | 69 | 0.43 | — |
| 14 | Conor ShearyFBUF | BUF | 29 | 78 | 0.37 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 29 | 72 | 0.40 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 16 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 27 | 78 | 0.35 | — |
| 17 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | 20 | 73 | 0.27 | — |
| 19 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 14%▲12 |
| 20 | Patrik BerglundFBUF | BUF | 16 | 23 | 0.70 | — |
| 21 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 9 | 65 | 0.14 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 22 | Matt HunwickDBUF | BUF | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | — |
| 23 | Remi ElieFBUF | BUF | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | — |
| 24 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 14%▲14 |
| 25 | Will BorgenDBUF | BUF | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 4.1%▲3.8 |
| 26 | Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | — |
| 27 | Matt TennysonDBUF | BUF | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | — |
| 28 | Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | — |
| 29 | C.J. SmithFBUF | BUF | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | — |
| 30 | Danny O'ReganFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 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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