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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by takeaways.

A takeaway is a puck won from an opponent by a skater's own effort, as judged by the off-ice scorer. Smart two-way forwards with active sticks lead the league. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add takeaways.

Leader in 2025-26: Jackson LaCombe (ANA), 52 TK.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	52	82	0.63	110	24:15	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
2	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	45	71	0.63	118	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
3	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	44	72	0.61	80	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
4	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	43	82	0.52	93	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
5	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	42	76	0.55	90	21:57	21st	90th	4.8%▲4.6
6	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	40	80	0.50	105	23:20	54th	56th	99%
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	40	75	0.53	86	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
8	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	39	77	0.51	93	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
9	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	38	82	0.46	90	24:41	26th	89th	100%
10	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	37	75	0.49	102	23:36	63rd	87th	95%
11	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	36	82	0.44	88	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
12	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	36	80	0.45	95	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
13	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	36	80	0.45	92	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
14	Wyatt KaiserDCHI	CHI	36	77	0.47	89	19:37	4th	55th	6.5%▲6.2
15	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	36	71	0.51	98	22:36	87th	61st	53%▼22
16	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	36	70	0.51	84	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
17	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	36	55	0.65	65	23:38	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
18	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	35	77	0.45	92	22:12	70th	81st	37%▼42
19	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	35	75	0.47	125	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
20	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	34	82	0.41	108	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
21	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	34	74	0.46	116	27:44	41st	78th	100%
22	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	33	82	0.40	123	24:41	86th	96th	100%
23	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	33	81	0.41	94	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
24	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	33	81	0.41	96	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
25	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY/UTA	CGY/UTA	32	79	0.41	124	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
26	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	32	78	0.41	108	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
27	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	32	77	0.42	115	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
28	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	32	73	0.44	89	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
29	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	32	64	0.50	92	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
30	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	32	39	0.82	37	21:19	92nd	98th	16%▲4.6
31	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	31	82	0.38	70	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
32	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	31	67	0.46	81	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
33	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	30	82	0.37	113	22:37	28th	98th	18%▼31
34	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	30	82	0.37	112	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
35	Tyler KlevenDOTT	OTT	30	70	0.43	82	17:21	97th	23rd	8.0%▲7.9
36	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	29	82	0.35	112	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
37	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	29	82	0.35	99	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
38	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	29	81	0.36	88	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
39	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	29	80	0.36	59	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
40	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	29	72	0.40	68	20:08	97th	91st	4.1%▲3.4
41	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	29	69	0.42	88	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
42	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	29	68	0.43	64	22:22	99th	93rd	62%▼1
43	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	29	68	0.43	108	23:01	44th	61st	84%▲40
44	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	28	81	0.35	92	21:08	3rd	99th	9.0%▲7.7
45	Alexandre CarrierDMTL	MTL	28	73	0.38	50	19:05	46th	50th	14%▲12
46	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	28	71	0.39	82	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
47	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY/VGK	CGY/VGK	27	81	0.33	102	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
48	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	27	80	0.34	86	22:24	9th	90th	34%▼15
49	Justin FaulkDSTL/DET	STL/DET	27	78	0.35	64	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
50	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	27	76	0.36	77	20:49	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
51	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	27	66	0.41	66	21:49	32nd	79th	4.0%▲3.9
52	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	26	82	0.32	93	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
53	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	26	81	0.32	105	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
54	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	26	81	0.32	111	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
55	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	26	81	0.32	87	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
56	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	26	81	0.32	78	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
57	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	26	80	0.33	118	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
58	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	26	79	0.33	83	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
59	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	26	74	0.35	99	21:41	69th	66th	47%▼16
60	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	26	72	0.36	89	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
61	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	25	82	0.30	101	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
62	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	25	82	0.30	74	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
63	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	25	67	0.37	80	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
64	Drew HellesonDANA	ANA	25	60	0.42	43	16:58	61st	45th	9.6%▲9.5
65	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	25	57	0.44	59	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
66	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	24	80	0.30	57	18:53	68th	44th	16%▲11
67	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	24	78	0.31	94	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
68	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	24	68	0.35	80	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
69	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	23	82	0.28	80	21:27	36th	84th	5.7%▲5.5
70	Albert JohanssonDDET	DET	23	82	0.28	57	15:56	23rd	39th	4.8%▲4.8
71	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	23	82	0.28	76	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
72	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	23	80	0.29	89	20:12	85th	71st	18%▲13
73	Nick PerbixDNSH	NSH	23	79	0.29	96	19:07	24th	84th	0.1%
74	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	23	70	0.33	90	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
75	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	23	68	0.34	77	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
76	Uvis BalinskisDFLA	FLA	23	54	0.43	33	16:22	72nd	24th	4.0%▲3.9
77	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	22	82	0.27	105	21:12	15th	80th	35%▲21
78	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	22	82	0.27	103	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
79	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	22	82	0.27	84	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
80	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	22	82	0.27	96	20:27	25th	56th	20%▲18
81	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	22	81	0.27	89	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
82	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	22	81	0.27	79	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
83	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	22	79	0.28	80	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
84	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	22	78	0.28	87	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
85	Brian DumoulinDLAK	LAK	21	82	0.26	94	17:45	71st	37th	0.4%
86	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	21	82	0.26	90	19:29	44th	66th	3.3%▲2.9
87	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	21	70	0.30	64	18:45	86th	46th	22%▲17
88	Matt GrzelcykDCHI	CHI	21	69	0.30	46	16:58	5th	41st	0.1%
89	Ian MooreDANA	ANA	21	67	0.31	40	13:40	47th	28th	5.6%▲5.5
90	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	21	39	0.54	36	19:28	49th	88th	19%▲18
91	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	20	80	0.25	68	16:28	22nd	18th	0.1%
92	Carson SoucyDNYR/NYI	NYR/NYI	20	76	0.26	77	16:31	22nd	41st	0.1%
93	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	20	76	0.26	96	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
94	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	20	74	0.27	59	16:34	59th	44th	3.2%▲3.1
95	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	20	74	0.27	67	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
96	Tyler MyersDVAN/DAL	VAN/DAL	20	73	0.27	78	19:31	5th	55th	4.1%▲3.7
97	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	20	73	0.27	93	16:54	41st	32nd	22%▲21
98	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	20	72	0.28	68	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
99	Sam DickinsonDSJS	SJS	20	72	0.28	83	16:45	12th	18th	43%▲39
100	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	19	82	0.23	63	21:05	57th	49th	14%▲1.8

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