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A look at various NHL leaders at the Olympic break

Leaders in blocked shots
1. D. Seidenberg FLA 128
2. A. Sutton NYI 119
3. B. Clark COL 111
4. R. Hamrlik MTL 103
5. G. Zanon MIN 101
6. K. Ballard FLA 96
7. D. Girardi NYR 95
8. A. Ward CAR 94
8. J. Spacek MTL 94
8. T. Gilbert EDM 94

Leaders in shooting % (min. ten games)
1. D. Jones COL 18.9%
2. H. Sedin VAN 17.5%
3. J. Lupul ANA 17.5%
4. M. Knuble WAS 16.2%
5. N. Antropov ATL 15.1%
6. M. Erat NSH 14.1%
7. S. Crosby PIT 13.2%
7. J. Jokinen CAR 13.2%
9. T. Fleischmann WSH 12.9%
10. M. Moulson NYI 12.6%

Best penalty taken/drawn differentials
1. D. Brown LA 7/27 +30
2. Z. Parise NJ 7/27 +20
3. P. Datsyuk DET 3/23 +20
4. N. Hagman CGY 5/24 +19
5. C. Clutterbuck MIN 6/22 +16
5. R. Kesler VAN 12/28 +16
5. N. Kulemin TOR 1/17 +16
8. P. Kane CHI 6/21 +15
8. P. Prucha PHX 5/20 +15
8. M. St. Louis 4/19 +15

Worst penalty taken/drawn differentials
1. J. Pitkanen CAR 27/7 -20
2. H. Gill MTL 21/3 -18
3. R. Regehr CGY 20/3 -17
4. A. Ward CAR 22/6 -16
4. P. Kubina ATL 16/0 -16
6. C. Schubert ATL 21/6 -15
6. N. Boynton ANA 17/2 -15
8. R. Getzlaf ANA 23/10 -13
8. M. Carkner OTT 19/6 -13
8. A. Sutton NYI 18/5 -13

Shot total = shots + missed shots
1. Z. Parise NJ 177+54 = 231
2. A. Ovechkin WSH 161+64 = 225
3. J. Carter PHI 132+82 = 214
4. J. Blake ANA 155+47 = 202
5. O. Jokinen NYR 142+58 = 200
6. P. Kessel TOR 138+58 = 196
7. H. Zetterberg DET 136+57 = 193
8. J. Iginla CGY 124+68 = 192
9. R. Vrbata PHX 155+36 = 191
9. A. Semin WSH 133+58 = 191

Points per 60 Minutes of 5v5 Ice Time
1. A. Ovechkin WSH 4.12
2. H. Sedin VAN 3.79
3. D. Sedin VAN 3.77
4. S. Crosby PIT 3.35
5. A. Semin WSH 3.33
6. N. Backstrom WSH 3.01
7. I. Kovalchuk NJ 2.89
8. M. Gaborik NYR 2.88
9. M. Knuble WSH 2.85
10. L. Eriksson DAL 2.84

Feel free to add comments on these uncommon statistics.

Source: Behind The Net

Comment 1
I think the fact that Hamrlik and Spacek are up there in blocked shots needs to get people to shut up about them being liabilities to the Canadiens.

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