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NHL Giveaways Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 in 2020-21: Thomas Chabot (OTT), 82 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 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 82 | 49 | 1.67 | 18 | 83%▼12 |
| 2 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 75 | 55 | 1.36 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 75 | 55 | 1.36 | 19 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 4 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 74 | 56 | 1.32 | 56 | 100% |
| 5 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 71 | 56 | 1.27 | 56 | 100% |
| 6 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 69 | 55 | 1.25 | 6 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 7 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 69 | 55 | 1.25 | 53 | 99%▲1.3 |
| 8 | Nate SchmidtDVAN | VAN | 68 | 54 | 1.26 | 18 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 9 | Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 63 | 54 | 1.17 | 28 | — |
| 10 | Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 62 | 53 | 1.17 | 24 | — |
| 11 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 61 | 56 | 1.09 | 24 | 69%▼13 |
| 12 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 61 | 56 | 1.09 | 33 | 99%▲1.2 |
| 13 | Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 61 | 56 | 1.09 | 21 | 100%▲2.6 |
| 14 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 60 | 56 | 1.07 | 34 | 100% |
| 15 | Nikita ZaitsevDOTT | OTT | 60 | 55 | 1.09 | 7 | — |
| 16 | Johnny GaudreauFCGY | CGY | 59 | 56 | 1.05 | 23 | — |
| 17 | Chris TanevDCGY | CGY | 57 | 56 | 1.02 | 23 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 18 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 56 | 56 | 1.00 | 5 | 36%▼27 |
| 19 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 55 | 56 | 0.98 | 32 | 96%▲9.3 |
| 20 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 55 | 55 | 1.00 | 23 | 47%▼16 |
| 21 | Derek ForbortDWPG | WPG | 54 | 56 | 0.96 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 54 | 55 | 0.98 | 51 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 23 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 53 | 52 | 1.02 | 47 | 99% |
| 24 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 53 | 48 | 1.10 | 11 | — |
| 25 | Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 52 | 56 | 0.93 | 23 | 9.4%▲6.2 |
| 26 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 52 | 54 | 0.96 | 44 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 27 | TJ BrodieDTOR | TOR | 51 | 56 | 0.91 | 22 | — |
| 28 | John KlingbergDDAL | DAL | 51 | 53 | 0.96 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 51 | 41 | 1.24 | 9 | 13%▲11 |
| 30 | Mikael BacklundFCGY | CGY | 49 | 54 | 0.91 | 48 | 14%▲9.3 |
| 31 | Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | 49 | 54 | 0.91 | 8 | 15%▲15 |
| 32 | Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 49 | 53 | 0.92 | 17 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 33 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 48 | 55 | 0.87 | 16 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 34 | Dylan DeMeloDWPG | WPG | 48 | 52 | 0.92 | 9 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 35 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 47 | 56 | 0.84 | 36 | 50%▼14 |
| 36 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 47 | 56 | 0.84 | 36 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 37 | J.T. MillerFVAN | VAN | 47 | 53 | 0.89 | 29 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 38 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 47 | 52 | 0.90 | 39 | 95% |
| 39 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 46 | 56 | 0.82 | 25 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 40 | Tyler MyersDVAN | VAN | 46 | 55 | 0.84 | 22 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 41 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 33 | 80%▲0.9 |
| 42 | Cam AtkinsonFCBJ | CBJ | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 22 | — |
| 43 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 45 | 56 | 0.80 | 39 | 98%▲1.4 |
| 44 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 45 | 55 | 0.82 | 28 | 84%▲11 |
| 45 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 45 | 55 | 0.82 | 23 | 97%▲8.8 |
| 46 | K'Andre MillerDNYR | NYR | 45 | 53 | 0.85 | 33 | 64%▲26 |
| 47 | Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 45 | 50 | 0.90 | 41 | 67%▼8.3 |
| 48 | P.K. SubbanDNJD | NJD | 45 | 44 | 1.02 | 12 | — |
| 49 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 44 | 55 | 0.80 | 19 | 84%▲12 |
| 50 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 44 | 54 | 0.81 | 19 | 32%▲31 |
| 51 | Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 44 | 53 | 0.83 | 20 | 99%▲0.8 |
| 52 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 44 | 51 | 0.86 | 20 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 53 | Tyson BarrieDEDM | EDM | 43 | 56 | 0.77 | 16 | — |
| 54 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 43 | 56 | 0.77 | 20 | 80%▲32 |
| 55 | Mike ReillyDOTT/BOS | OTT/BOS | 43 | 55 | 0.78 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 56 | Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA | FLA | 43 | 55 | 0.78 | 37 | 17%▲12 |
| 57 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 43 | 52 | 0.83 | 31 | 100%▲2.5 |
| 58 | Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 42 | 56 | 0.75 | 12 | 23%▼19 |
| 59 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 42 | 56 | 0.75 | 9 | 37%▼31 |
| 60 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 42 | 56 | 0.75 | 14 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 61 | Brady SkjeiDCAR | CAR | 42 | 52 | 0.81 | 21 | 18%▼31 |
| 62 | Mark GiordanoDCGY | CGY | 41 | 56 | 0.73 | 21 | — |
| 63 | Jamie OleksiakDDAL | DAL | 41 | 56 | 0.73 | 17 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 64 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 41 | 56 | 0.73 | 30 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 65 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 41 | 55 | 0.75 | 17 | — |
| 66 | Nikita ZadorovDCHI | CHI | 41 | 55 | 0.75 | 16 | 39%▲21 |
| 67 | Max DomiFCBJ | CBJ | 41 | 54 | 0.76 | 18 | 5.8%▲4.6 |
| 68 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 41 | 51 | 0.80 | 30 | 99%▼0.8 |
| 69 | Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 41 | 43 | 0.95 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | 8 | 22%▲12 |
| 71 | Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | 40 | 55 | 0.73 | 17 | 67%▼7.1 |
| 72 | Ryan GetzlafFANA | ANA | 40 | 48 | 0.83 | 24 | — |
| 73 | Patrik LaineFCBJ/WPG | CBJ/WPG | 40 | 46 | 0.87 | 9 | 9.7%▲9.2 |
| 74 | Rasmus AnderssonDCGY | CGY | 39 | 56 | 0.70 | 16 | 94%▼3.9 |
| 75 | Maxime ComtoisFANA | ANA | 39 | 55 | 0.71 | 20 | — |
| 76 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 39 | 54 | 0.72 | 19 | — |
| 77 | Pavel BuchnevichFNYR | NYR | 39 | 54 | 0.72 | 30 | 36%▲7.6 |
| 78 | Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 38 | 44 | 0.86 | 21 | 96% |
| 79 | Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 37 | 56 | 0.66 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 80 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 37 | 56 | 0.66 | 48 | 99% |
| 81 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 37 | 56 | 0.66 | 33 | 100%▲2 |
| 82 | Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | 37 | 54 | 0.69 | 38 | 7.8%▲0.9 |
| 83 | Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 37 | 50 | 0.74 | 10 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 84 | Jack RoslovicFCBJ | CBJ | 37 | 48 | 0.77 | 19 | 34%▲26 |
| 85 | Noah HanifinDCGY | CGY | 37 | 47 | 0.79 | 19 | 53%▼22 |
| 86 | Jani HakanpääDANA/CAR | ANA/CAR | 36 | 57 | 0.63 | 3 | — |
| 87 | Marc StaalDDET | DET | 36 | 56 | 0.64 | 9 | — |
| 88 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 36 | 56 | 0.64 | 20 | 99% |
| 89 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 36 | 56 | 0.64 | 13 | 100%▲1 |
| 90 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 36 | 55 | 0.65 | 38 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 91 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 42 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 92 | Jamie BennFDAL | DAL | 36 | 52 | 0.69 | 18 | 22%▲18 |
| 93 | Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 36 | 47 | 0.77 | 8 | 10%▲6.1 |
| 94 | Calvin de HaanDCHI | CHI | 36 | 44 | 0.82 | 15 | — |
| 95 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 35 | 56 | 0.63 | 24 | 55%▼22 |
| 96 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 35 | 55 | 0.64 | 27 | 98%▼0.9 |
| 97 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 35 | 54 | 0.65 | 16 | 50%▲32 |
| 98 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 35 | 53 | 0.66 | 25 | 91%▲28 |
| 99 | Sean MonahanFCGY | CGY | 35 | 50 | 0.70 | 28 | 19%▲13 |
| 100 | Caleb JonesDEDM | EDM | 35 | 33 | 1.06 | 9 | 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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