most block shots by a rookie defenseman in a playoff

Zach Whitecloud has blocked the most shots by a rookie defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 45 blocks in 2019-20.

	NAME	BKS	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Zach Whitecloud Z. Whitecloud	45	2019-20	VGK	20	2	1	3	+1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	10.0	0	0		51	2	9	16:58
2	Zach Whitecloud Z. Whitecloud	39	2020-21	VGK	19	1	3	4	+3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6.3	0	0		31	5	7	17:02
3	Johnny Boychuk J. Boychuk	39	2009-10	BOS	13	2	4	6	0	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	32	6.3	0	0		29	5	2	26:10
4	Adam McQuaid A. McQuaid	32	2010-11	BOS	23	0	4	4	+8	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0.0	0	0		30	0	9	13:02
5	Colton Parayko C. Parayko	31	2015-16	STL	20	2	5	7	+1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	42	4.8	0	0		25	16	8	20:07
6	Niklas Hjalmarsson N. Hjalmarsson	31	2008-09	CHI	17	0	1	1	-2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.0	0	0		9	6	7	16:37
7	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	28	2018-19	DAL	13	2	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	6.5	0	0		5	7	20	25:31
8	Kurt Sauer K. Sauer	28	2002-03	ANA	21	1	1	2	+3	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	12.5	0	1	0.0	28	11	23	20:45
9	Colin White C. White	28	2000-01	NJD	25	0	3	3	+7	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0.0	0	0		68	22	14	16:45
10	Vladislav Gavrikov V. Gavrikov	27	2019-20	CBJ	10	1	2	3	-4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	0	0		20	3	5	23:21
11	P.K. Subban	27	2009-10	MTL	14	1	7	8	+2	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	23	4.3	0	0		12	0	7	20:44
12	Nicklas Grossmann N. Grossmann	25	2007-08	DAL	18	1	1	2	+3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7.1	0	0		34	7	11	18:37
13	Andy Delmore A. Delmore	25	1999-00	PHI	18	5	2	7	0	14	1	1	0	0	1	1	31	16.1	0	0		16	5	21	17:33
14	Kevan Miller K. Miller	24	2013-14	BOS	11	0	2	2	+2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0	0	0		45	2	5	19:26
15	Jonathon Blum J. Blum	24	2010-11	NSH	12	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.0	0	0		14	3	5	18:51
16	Logan Stanley L. Stanley	22	2020-21	WPG	8	2	1	3	+6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14.3	0	0		21	0	13	15:23
17	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	22	2017-18	BOS	12	1	4	5	+2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	12.5	0	0		30	3	12	24:00
18	Slava Voynov S. Voynov	22	2011-12	LAK	20	1	2	3	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3.6	1	1	100.0	40	2	13	19:32
19	Anton Volchenkov A. Volchenkov	22	2002-03	OTT	17	1	1	2	+3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	5.9	0	0		34	5	10	13:31
20	Colin White C. White	22	1999-00	NJD	23	1	5	6	+9	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	4.3	0	0		69	16	16	14:25
21	Roman Josi R. Josi	21	2011-12	NSH	10	0	0	0	-4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.0	0	0		3	0	2	18:48
22	Dan Girardi D. Girardi	21	2006-07	NYR	10	0	0	0	-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	0	0		21	3	1	19:52
23	Francois Beauchemin F. Beauchemin	20	2005-06	ANA	16	3	6	9	0	11	3	4	0	0	0	0	35	8.6	0	0		28	11	17	27:26
24	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	19	2019-20	VAN	17	2	14	16	-2	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	30	6.7	0	0		2	14	29	22:48
25	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	19	2016-17	ANA	14	2	6	8	+1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	24	8.3	0	0		5	0	14	17:25

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Kings	18	14	9	45	-2
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Flames	18	20	4	40	-14
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