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NHL Blocked Shots Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 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 2025-26: Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), 154 BLK.
Blocked Shots leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | BLK | GP | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 154 | 78 | 1.97 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 2 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 95 | 81 | 1.17 | 53%▲30 |
| 3 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 93 | 82 | 1.13 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 4 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 90 | 79 | 1.14 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 5 | Logan StanleyDBUF | BUF | 84 | 76 | 1.11 | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 6 | Conor TimminsDBUF | BUF | 81 | 39 | 2.08 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 7 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 79 | 77 | 1.03 | 100%▲1 |
| 8 | Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 75 | 81 | 0.93 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 9 | Luke SchennDBUF | BUF | 57 | 50 | 1.14 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 10 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 48 | 81 | 0.59 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 11 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 19%▲17 |
| 12 | Michael KesselringDBUF | BUF | 38 | 34 | 1.12 | 8.9%▲8.3 |
| 13 | Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | 37 | 46 | 0.80 | 3.2%▲3.2 |
| 14 | Sam CarrickFBUF | BUF | 35 | 73 | 0.48 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 34 | 81 | 0.42 | 26%▲20 |
| 16 | Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 61%▲44 |
| 17 | Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 31 | 43 | 0.72 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 30 | 60 | 0.50 | 25%▲24 |
| 19 | Tanner PearsonFBUF | BUF | 27 | 56 | 0.48 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 27 | 44 | 0.61 | 39%▲32 |
| 21 | Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 45%▲29 |
| 22 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 22 | 65 | 0.34 | 56%▲44 |
| 23 | Jordan GreenwayFBUF | BUF | 22 | 40 | 0.55 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Jason ZuckerFBUF | BUF | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 23%▲17 |
| 25 | Josh DunneFBUF | BUF | 16 | 34 | 0.47 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 26%▲25 |
| 27 | Justin DanforthFBUF | BUF | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Konsta HeleniusFBUF | BUF | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 40%▲37 |
| 29 | Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Mason GeertsenFBUF | BUF | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Trevor KuntarFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
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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