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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
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 for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21: Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF), 68 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 68 | 49 | 1.39 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 2 | Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | 53 | 46 | 1.15 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 51 | 48 | 1.06 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 100%▲1 |
| 5 | Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 43 | 38 | 1.13 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Matt IrwinDBUF | BUF | 43 | 24 | 1.79 | — |
| 7 | Tobias RiederFBUF | BUF | 34 | 44 | 0.77 | — |
| 8 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 27 | 54 | 0.50 | 99% |
| 9 | Cody EakinFBUF | BUF | 20 | 46 | 0.43 | — |
| 10 | Riley SheahanFBUF | BUF | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | — |
| 11 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 15 | 21 | 0.71 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 12 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 15 | 13 | 1.15 | 34%▼15 |
| 13 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 14 | 35 | 0.40 | — |
| 14 | Will BorgenDBUF | BUF | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 4.1%▲3.8 |
| 15 | Anders BjorkFBUF | BUF | 13 | 45 | 0.29 | — |
| 16 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 12 | 56 | 0.21 | 14%▲14 |
| 17 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 12 | 53 | 0.23 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | 14%▲12 |
| 19 | Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | 11 | 41 | 0.27 | 90%▲3.9 |
| 20 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 21 | Steven FogartyFBUF | BUF | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | — |
| 22 | Drake CaggiulaFBUF | BUF | 9 | 38 | 0.24 | — |
| 23 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 8 | 38 | 0.21 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 24 | Brandon DavidsonDBUF | BUF | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | — |
| 25 | Arttu RuotsalainenFBUF | BUF | 4 | 17 | 0.24 | — |
| 26 | Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | — |
| 27 | Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | — |
| 28 | Jean-Sebastien DeaFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 29 | C.J. SmithFBUF | 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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