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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 in 2020-21: Alec Martinez (VGK), 168 BLK.

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2020-21

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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	BLK	GP	Per game
1	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	168	53	3.17	22:34	—
2	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	128	56	2.29	19:39	23%▼19
3	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	123	50	2.46	22:09	6.0%▲5.1
4	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	118	52	2.27	20:54	—
5	Derek ForbortDWPG	WPG	115	56	2.05	20:45	0.0%
6	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	110	56	1.96	22:57	—
7	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	110	55	2.00	22:44	—
8	David SavardDTBL	TBL	109	54	2.02	19:51	—
9	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	108	56	1.93	23:00	—
10	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	108	56	1.93	19:29	0.1%
11	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	107	56	1.91	21:44	6.0%▲5
12	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	106	56	1.89	22:26	10%▼1.4
13	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	106	56	1.89	25:00	36%▼27
14	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	104	56	1.86	23:11	37%▼31
15	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	102	55	1.85	24:42	99%▲6.8
16	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	102	54	1.89	22:05	10%▲8.2
17	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	101	56	1.80	25:14	80%▲32
18	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	100	56	1.79	25:38	69%▼13
19	Andy GreeneDNYI	NYI	99	55	1.80	17:35	—
20	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	99	53	1.87	22:26	5.0%▲4.3
21	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	96	56	1.71	22:26	15%▼2.1
22	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	96	50	1.92	21:54	7.3%▲6.8
23	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	94	56	1.68	26:09	50%▼14
24	Ian ColeDMIN	MIN	94	54	1.74	15:53	4.9%▲4.3
25	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	94	53	1.77	21:35	—
26	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	91	54	1.69	23:25	—
27	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	91	54	1.69	19:03	0.1%
28	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	89	56	1.59	23:23	99%
29	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	88	56	1.57	20:29	7.1%▲6.9
30	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	87	56	1.55	24:16	55%▼22
31	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	87	53	1.64	24:46	62%▼1
32	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	87	52	1.67	22:59	16%▲4.6
33	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	86	56	1.54	23:33	99%▲3.2
34	Calvin de HaanDCHI	CHI	85	44	1.93	18:37	—
35	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	84	56	1.50	21:33	—
36	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	84	55	1.53	21:04	—
37	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	84	38	2.21	21:29	76%▼11
38	Jani HakanpääDCAR	CAR	83	57	1.46	18:01	—
39	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	83	56	1.48	26:23	22%▲12
40	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	83	54	1.54	22:07	93%▼7.2
41	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	83	48	1.73	24:21	98%▼0.5
42	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	82	55	1.49	22:48	0.3%
43	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	81	47	1.72	18:06	—
44	Travis HamonicDVAN	VAN	81	38	2.13	19:22	0.1%
45	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	80	51	1.57	24:00	97%▲6.2
46	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	80	41	1.95	24:26	4.0%▲3.7
47	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	77	55	1.40	19:24	41%▼5.9
48	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	77	53	1.45	21:07	64%▲26
49	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	76	41	1.85	19:18	24%▲21
50	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	75	55	1.36	20:03	4.0%▲3.9
51	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	75	51	1.47	22:17	0.1%
52	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	75	51	1.47	17:49	7.3%▲6.7
53	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	75	35	2.14	18:24	—
54	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	74	55	1.35	22:05	4.1%▲3.7
55	Nikita ZadorovDCHI	CHI	74	55	1.35	19:12	39%▲21
56	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	74	54	1.37	21:11	7.3%▲6.9
57	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	74	54	1.37	21:58	32%▲31
58	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	73	56	1.30	21:03	3.2%▲3
59	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	73	56	1.30	21:58	98%▲5.2
60	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	73	55	1.33	21:53	67%▼7.1
61	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	73	54	1.35	25:03	93%▲11
62	Justin BraunDPHI	PHI	73	53	1.38	18:32	—
63	Ryan MurrayDNJD	NJD	73	48	1.52	18:37	—
64	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	72	54	1.33	17:34	25%▲22
65	Nate SchmidtDVAN	VAN	72	54	1.33	20:06	4.9%▲4.5
66	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	72	49	1.47	26:17	83%▼12
67	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	72	47	1.53	18:10	61%▼11
68	Ilya LyubushkinDARI	ARI	72	42	1.71	15:42	0.1%
69	Cody CeciDPIT	PIT	70	53	1.32	18:31	0.3%
70	Jon MerrillDMTL	MTL	70	49	1.43	18:15	—
71	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	70	47	1.49	18:23	10%▲6.1
72	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	69	52	1.33	23:36	95%
73	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	69	52	1.33	23:47	99%▲2.4
74	Niklas HjalmarssonDARI	ARI	69	41	1.68	17:22	—
75	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	68	56	1.21	21:13	94%▼3.9
76	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	68	49	1.39	22:17	8.3%▲7.7
77	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	68	48	1.42	22:42	—
78	Zdeno CharaDWSH	WSH	67	55	1.22	18:19	—
79	Patrik NemethDCOL	COL	67	52	1.29	18:01	—
80	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	67	44	1.52	19:15	9.0%▲8.3
81	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	65	56	1.16	22:11	—
82	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	65	55	1.18	24:39	47%▼16
83	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	65	53	1.23	17:18	0.1%
84	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	65	52	1.25	16:00	0.1%
85	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	64	55	1.16	22:43	84%▲12
86	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	64	51	1.25	17:31	—
87	Marco ScandellaDSTL	STL	64	49	1.31	19:57	—
88	Erik GudbransonDNSH	NSH	64	45	1.42	17:55	0.1%
89	Jordan OesterleDARI	ARI	64	43	1.49	17:54	—
90	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	64	32	2.00	21:20	37%▼42
91	Noel AcciariFFLA	FLA	63	41	1.54	15:24	3.3%▲3.1
92	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	63	35	1.80	23:46	—
93	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	62	52	1.19	20:44	18%▼31
94	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	62	50	1.24	20:29	83%▲10
95	Andrej SekeraDDAL	DAL	62	46	1.35	15:38	—
96	Brenden DillonDWSH	WSH	61	56	1.09	18:57	9.7%▲9.1
97	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	61	55	1.11	23:37	76%▼5.1
98	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	60	55	1.09	22:44	0.1%
99	Alexander RomanovDMTL	MTL	60	54	1.11	17:15	15%▲15
100	Juuso VälimäkiDCGY	CGY	60	49	1.22	15:26	0.1%

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