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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Jake McCabe (BUF), 90 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 90 | 66 | 1.36 | 34%▼15 |
| 2 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 82 | 69 | 1.19 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 3 | Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 63 | 69 | 0.91 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Brandon MontourDBUF | BUF | 53 | 54 | 0.98 | 83%▲10 |
| 5 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 51 | 59 | 0.86 | 100%▲1 |
| 6 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 42 | 68 | 0.62 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 7 | Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 40 | 51 | 0.78 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 31 | 62 | 0.50 | — |
| 9 | Wayne SimmondsFBUF | BUF | 29 | 68 | 0.43 | — |
| 10 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 27 | 69 | 0.39 | 99% |
| 11 | Curtis LazarFBUF | BUF | 24 | 38 | 0.63 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Marcus JohanssonFBUF | BUF | 22 | 60 | 0.37 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Michael FrolikFBUF | BUF | 22 | 57 | 0.39 | — |
| 14 | Dominik KahunFBUF | BUF | 22 | 56 | 0.39 | — |
| 15 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 16 | Jimmy VeseyFBUF | BUF | 20 | 64 | 0.31 | — |
| 17 | Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | 19 | 13 | 1.46 | — |
| 18 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 16 | 54 | 0.30 | 14%▲14 |
| 19 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 15 | 52 | 0.29 | — |
| 20 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 11 | 59 | 0.19 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 8 | 31 | 0.26 | 14%▲12 |
| 22 | Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 7 | 29 | 0.24 | — |
| 23 | Vladimir SobotkaFBUF | BUF | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | — |
| 24 | John GilmourDBUF | BUF | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | — |
| 25 | Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | — |
| 26 | Jean-Sebastien DeaFBUF | BUF | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| 27 | Dalton SmithFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 28 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 100%▲1.3 |
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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