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Originally Posted by united
Of the 279 forwards with the most shot attempts last season (5v5), Bennett ranks T-149th, having had 20.7% of his shot attempts blocked by an opposing player.
The NHL leader, Mitch Marner, had 31.1% of his shots blocked, while at the opposite end, Nikolay Goldobin had just 12.5% of his shots blocked.
Of the Flames, Sean Monahan had 25.9% of his shots blocked, while Elias Lindholm had 18.7% of his shots blocked.
Per Natural Stat Trick.
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My intuitive reaction to this is that all this indicates is which players are more willing to fire the puck because they have a high degree of confidence in their shooting skill, and which players are more likely to hold off and wait for a high-chance opportunity to score before letting er' rip. I don't have any data on this, but how much do you want to bet that Alex Tanguay barely ever had any of his shots blocked?