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NHL Giveaways Leaders: Washington Capitals
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by giveaways, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
A giveaway is a puck lost to the opponent through a player's own error. Puck carriers who handle it most give it away most, so stars appear near the top of this list. Giveaways are a negative category in a few leagues. Since 2024-25 the league records about twice as many as before, so compare within a season only.
Leader for the Washington Capitals in 2017-18: John Carlson (WSH), 97 GV.
- Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.
Giveaways leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | GV | GP | Per game | TK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 97 | 82 | 1.18 | 58 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 73 | 68 | 1.07 | 18 | — |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 71 | 82 | 0.87 | 25 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 4 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 66 | 79 | 0.84 | 44 | — |
| 5 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 58 | 81 | 0.72 | 44 | — |
| 6 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 51 | 82 | 0.62 | 54 | 35%▲21 |
| 7 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 47 | 81 | 0.58 | 39 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 44 | 81 | 0.54 | 17 | — |
| 9 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 44 | 78 | 0.56 | 40 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 10 | Michal KempnyDCHI/WSH | CHI/WSH | 41 | 53 | 0.77 | 9 | — |
| 11 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 39 | 74 | 0.53 | 51 | — |
| 12 | Madison BoweyDWSH | WSH | 38 | 51 | 0.75 | 11 | — |
| 13 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 37 | 73 | 0.51 | 28 | — |
| 14 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 34 | 56 | 0.61 | 23 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 15 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 33 | 63 | 0.52 | 13 | — |
| 16 | Jakub JerabekDMTL/WSH | MTL/WSH | 32 | 36 | 0.89 | 4 | — |
| 17 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 17 | — |
| 18 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 18 | 75 | 0.24 | 16 | — |
| 19 | Chandler StephensonFWSH | WSH | 16 | 67 | 0.24 | 24 | 17%▲13 |
| 20 | Alex ChiassonFWSH | WSH | 16 | 61 | 0.26 | 29 | — |
| 21 | Taylor ChorneyDWSH/CBJ | WSH/CBJ | 12 | 25 | 0.48 | 4 | — |
| 22 | Jay BeagleFWSH | WSH | 10 | 79 | 0.13 | 25 | — |
| 23 | Aaron NessDWSH | WSH | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | — |
| 24 | Nathan WalkerFWSH/EDM | WSH/EDM | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Anthony PelusoFWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Tyler GraovacFWSH | WSH | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 3 | — |
| 28 | Liam O'BrienFWSH | WSH | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Shane GersichFWSH | WSH | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | — |
How to read it
Pucks given away by the player's own error, as credited by the scorer.
How reliable is it?
More touches mean more giveaways: the leaders are often the best puck carriers, not the worst.
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