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Originally Posted by IgiTang
And then the X-factor of NHL shot blocking leader, holds NHL record for shots blocked. (BTW, what exactly is the record? Blocks in a game or season?)
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The NHL only started tracking blocked shots in 2005-06, so it's a relatively small sample size.
On Thursday, in Boston, Russell blocked 15 shots in the game, which is the most for any one player since the NHL started tracking the stat.
The most in one season was Anton Volchenkov with 273 blocks in the 2006-07 season. Right now, Russell is at 226. If he plays every game remaining and blocks at least an average of 3 per game, he'll pass that number. So far this season, he is averaging about 3.5 blocks per game.