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NHL Giveaways Leaders: Washington Capitals
2021-22All 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 2021-22: John Carlson (WSH), 55 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 | 55 | 78 | 0.71 | 42 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 2 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 51 | 79 | 0.65 | 54 | — |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 50 | 77 | 0.65 | 32 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 4 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 44 | 78 | 0.56 | 36 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 5 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 44 | 76 | 0.58 | 37 | 35%▲21 |
| 6 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 44 | 76 | 0.58 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 44 | 72 | 0.61 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 36 | 79 | 0.46 | 14 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 9 | Marcus JohanssonFSEA/WSH | SEA/WSH | 27 | 69 | 0.39 | 26 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 25 | 74 | 0.34 | 13 | — |
| 11 | Daniel SprongFWSH/SEA | WSH/SEA | 24 | 63 | 0.38 | 20 | — |
| 12 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 20 | 76 | 0.26 | 23 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 13 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 19 | 72 | 0.26 | 30 | 0.8% |
| 14 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 18 | 44 | 0.41 | 19 | — |
| 15 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 14 | — |
| 16 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 15 | 33 | 0.45 | 8 | 59%▲33 |
| 17 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 14 | 64 | 0.22 | 28 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 18 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 13 | 47 | 0.28 | 25 | — |
| 19 | Johan LarssonFARI/WSH | ARI/WSH | 13 | 43 | 0.30 | 13 | — |
| 20 | Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | 13 | 52%▲15 |
| 21 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 12 | 71 | 0.17 | 38 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 10 | 68 | 0.15 | 15 | 34%▲27 |
| 23 | Matt IrwinDWSH | WSH | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 2 | — |
| 24 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 6 | 15 | 0.40 | 1 | — |
| 25 | Axel Jonsson-FjallbyFWSH | WSH | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 3 | — |
| 26 | Dennis CholowskiDWSH/SEA | WSH/SEA | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Brett LeasonFWSH | WSH | 4 | 36 | 0.11 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 1 | — |
| 29 | Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | — |
| 30 | Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 2 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 31 | Joe SnivelyFWSH | WSH | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 7 | — |
| 32 | Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 3 | 8.1%▲8 |
| 33 | Lucas JohansenDWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Mike VecchioneFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
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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