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NHL Giveaways Leaders: Washington Capitals
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 for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21: Zdeno Chara (WSH), 32 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 | Zdeno CharaDWSH | WSH | 32 | 55 | 0.58 | 14 | — |
| 2 | Jakub VranaFWSH/DET | WSH/DET | 31 | 50 | 0.62 | 20 | — |
| 3 | Anthony ManthaFDET/WSH | DET/WSH | 30 | 56 | 0.54 | 11 | 52%▲15 |
| 4 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 29 | 53 | 0.55 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 5 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 28 | 53 | 0.53 | 28 | — |
| 6 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 27 | 56 | 0.48 | 13 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 7 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 25 | 51 | 0.49 | 30 | 35%▲21 |
| 8 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 25 | 46 | 0.54 | 12 | — |
| 9 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 24 | 55 | 0.44 | 33 | — |
| 10 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 21 | 52 | 0.40 | 24 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 11 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 20 | 45 | 0.44 | 11 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 12 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 20 | 44 | 0.45 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 19 | 41 | 0.46 | 16 | — |
| 14 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 16 | 56 | 0.29 | 21 | — |
| 15 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 16 | 47 | 0.34 | 20 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 16 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 38 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 17 | Richard PanikFWSH/DET | WSH/DET | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 16 | — |
| 18 | Daniel SprongFWSH | WSH | 13 | 42 | 0.31 | 11 | — |
| 19 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 10 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 20 | Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD/WSH | NJD/WSH | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 3 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 21 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 8 | 53 | 0.15 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Michael RafflFPHI/WSH | PHI/WSH | 8 | 44 | 0.18 | 12 | — |
| 23 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 7 | 21 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Daniel CarrFWSH | WSH | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 | — |
| 25 | Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | — |
| 26 | Philippe MailletFWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 4 | — |
| 28 | Brian PinhoFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 34%▲27 |
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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