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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Washington Capitals
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 Washington Capitals in 2020-21: John Carlson (WSH), 69 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 69 | 52 | 1.33 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Zdeno CharaDWSH | WSH | 67 | 55 | 1.22 | — |
| 3 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 65 | 53 | 1.23 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 61 | 56 | 1.09 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 5 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 50 | 51 | 0.98 | 35%▲21 |
| 6 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 49 | 46 | 1.07 | — |
| 7 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 8 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 30 | 56 | 0.54 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 9 | Michael RafflFWSH | WSH | 28 | 44 | 0.64 | — |
| 10 | Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 27 | 56 | 0.48 | 52%▲15 |
| 11 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 27 | 55 | 0.49 | — |
| 12 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 27 | 53 | 0.51 | — |
| 13 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 27 | 20 | 1.35 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 25 | 47 | 0.53 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 15 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 23 | 45 | 0.51 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 16 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 20 | 53 | 0.38 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | — |
| 18 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 18 | 41 | 0.44 | — |
| 19 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 16 | 44 | 0.36 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Daniel CarrFWSH | WSH | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | — |
| 21 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | — |
| 22 | Daniel SprongFWSH | WSH | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | — |
| 23 | Brian PinhoFWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | — |
| 24 | Philippe MailletFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 25 | Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 26 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 34%▲27 |
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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