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NHL Giveaways Leaders: Washington Capitals
2018-19All 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 2018-19: John Carlson (WSH), 87 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 | 87 | 80 | 1.09 | 55 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 80 | 82 | 0.98 | 53 | 35%▲21 |
| 3 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 73 | 80 | 0.91 | 40 | — |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 70 | 81 | 0.86 | 47 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 63 | 81 | 0.78 | 59 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 62 | 80 | 0.78 | 53 | — |
| 7 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 62 | 76 | 0.82 | 46 | — |
| 8 | Nick JensenDDET/WSH | DET/WSH | 61 | 80 | 0.76 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Jakub VranaFWSH | WSH | 50 | 82 | 0.61 | 41 | — |
| 10 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 47 | 71 | 0.66 | 21 | — |
| 11 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 44 | 63 | 0.70 | 43 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 12 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 38 | 69 | 0.55 | 46 | — |
| 13 | Madison BoweyDWSH/DET | WSH/DET | 34 | 50 | 0.68 | 9 | — |
| 14 | Brooks OrpikDWSH | WSH | 31 | 53 | 0.58 | 5 | — |
| 15 | Andre BurakovskyFWSH | WSH | 29 | 76 | 0.38 | 28 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 16 | Brett ConnollyFWSH | WSH | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 33 | — |
| 17 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 29 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 18 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 22 | 45 | 0.49 | 10 | — |
| 19 | Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH | WSH | 20 | 26 | 0.77 | 3 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 20 | Carl HagelinFLAK/WSH/PIT | LAK/WSH/PIT | 19 | 58 | 0.33 | 30 | — |
| 21 | Travis BoydFWSH | WSH | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 14 | — |
| 22 | Chandler StephensonFWSH | WSH | 11 | 64 | 0.17 | 18 | 17%▲13 |
| 23 | Devante Smith-PellyFWSH | WSH | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 7 | — |
| 24 | Dmitrij JaskinFWSH | WSH | 6 | 37 | 0.16 | 13 | — |
| 25 | Tyler LewingtonDWSH | WSH | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Nathan WalkerFWSH | WSH | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.1% |
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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