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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2024-25All situationsThrough 85 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 2024-25: Bowen Byram (BUF), 117 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 117 | 82 | 1.43 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 2 | Connor CliftonDBUF | BUF | 116 | 73 | 1.59 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 3 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 113 | 82 | 1.38 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 4 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 109 | 79 | 1.38 | 53%▲30 |
| 5 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 98 | 73 | 1.34 | 100%▲1 |
| 6 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 93 | 62 | 1.50 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 7 | Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 63 | 76 | 0.83 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 8 | Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | 51 | 48 | 1.06 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Jacob Bernard-DockerDBUF | BUF | 50 | 40 | 1.25 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 47 | 56 | 0.84 | 39%▲32 |
| 11 | Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 36 | 62 | 0.58 | 26%▲25 |
| 12 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 35 | 79 | 0.44 | 26%▲20 |
| 13 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 32 | 81 | 0.40 | 19%▲17 |
| 14 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 31 | 76 | 0.41 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 15 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 29 | 75 | 0.39 | 56%▲44 |
| 16 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 29 | 34 | 0.85 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 23 | 74 | 0.31 | 45%▲29 |
| 18 | Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 19 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 22 | 73 | 0.30 | 23%▲17 |
| 20 | JJ PeterkaFBUF | BUF | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 75%▲37 |
| 21 | Sam LaffertyFBUF | BUF | 16 | 60 | 0.27 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 25%▲24 |
| 24 | Isak RosenFBUF | BUF | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 14%▲14 |
| 25 | Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 0 | 3 | 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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