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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen

2017-18All 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 2017-18: Jaccob Slavin (CAR), 77 TK.

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2017-18

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Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.

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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	77	82	0.94	40	22:35	16%▲4.6
2	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	75	82	0.91	124	25:15	50%▼14
3	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	68	81	0.84	92	21:20	85%▼7.8
4	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	67	78	0.86	55	24:36	80%▲32
5	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	63	76	0.83	66	22:16	55%▼22
6	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	58	82	0.71	97	24:47	99%▲2.4
7	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	57	76	0.75	57	22:14	4.9%▲4.5
8	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	55	71	0.77	86	26:44	95%
9	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	54	82	0.66	51	23:08	35%▲21
10	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	54	82	0.66	43	22:37	37%▼42
11	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	54	78	0.69	41	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
12	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	53	79	0.67	89	25:20	47%▼16
13	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	50	82	0.61	46	24:47	—
14	Noah HanifinDCAR	CAR	50	79	0.63	58	18:52	53%▼22
15	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	48	80	0.60	60	20:21	32%▲16
16	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	48	73	0.66	68	23:41	—
17	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	46	77	0.60	67	25:51	93%▲11
18	Trevor van RiemsdykDCAR	CAR	45	79	0.57	19	17:03	0.8%
19	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	44	82	0.54	97	24:07	—
20	Ryan McDonaghDNYR/TBL	NYR/TBL	44	63	0.70	60	23:20	7.3%▲6.8
21	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	42	82	0.51	129	24:29	—
22	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	42	73	0.58	74	22:54	—
23	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	41	82	0.50	102	23:30	0.1%
24	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	41	62	0.66	39	25:26	—
25	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	40	82	0.49	99	23:23	50%▲34
26	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	39	82	0.48	105	22:32	—
27	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	38	81	0.47	70	23:35	77%▲9.5
28	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	38	65	0.58	24	20:54	0.3%
29	Mark PysykDFLA	FLA	35	82	0.43	63	18:46	—
30	Colin MillerDVGK	VGK	35	82	0.43	56	19:21	0.0%
31	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	35	80	0.44	43	20:37	0.4%
32	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	35	76	0.46	71	20:24	0.0%
33	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	34	82	0.41	73	23:50	—
34	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	34	76	0.45	79	21:36	76%▼5.1
35	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	34	69	0.49	79	24:20	—
36	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	33	44	0.75	33	23:21	—
37	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	32	82	0.39	77	21:26	4.1%▲3.7
38	Justin BraunDSJS	SJS	32	81	0.40	35	21:20	—
39	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	32	78	0.41	47	19:16	3.2%▲3
40	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	32	77	0.42	42	22:35	100%
41	Marc StaalDNYR	NYR	32	72	0.44	43	18:32	—
42	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	31	82	0.38	93	24:04	0.2%
43	Dougie HamiltonDCGY	CGY	31	82	0.38	72	21:32	84%▲12
44	Anton StralmanDTBL	TBL	31	80	0.39	29	21:29	—
45	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	31	70	0.44	56	24:17	—
46	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	30	76	0.39	40	20:09	24%▲21
47	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	30	75	0.40	59	24:28	98%▼0.5
48	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	29	82	0.35	53	23:41	43%▲32
49	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	29	75	0.39	38	17:14	89%▲12
50	Mike GreenDDET	DET	29	66	0.44	68	22:05	—
51	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	28	82	0.34	72	22:15	69%▼13
52	Travis HamonicDCGY	CGY	28	74	0.38	46	20:42	0.1%
53	Jacob TroubaDWPG	WPG	28	55	0.51	54	21:54	76%▼11
54	Brady SkjeiDNYR	NYR	27	82	0.33	62	21:02	18%▼31
55	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	27	67	0.40	47	24:51	14%▲1.8
56	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	27	66	0.41	43	22:51	—
57	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	27	63	0.43	36	17:31	83%▼12
58	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	26	82	0.32	92	24:09	36%▼27
59	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	26	76	0.34	50	19:41	9.4%▲6.2
60	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	26	76	0.34	45	19:14	0.3%
61	Nick HoldenDNYR/BOS	NYR/BOS	26	73	0.36	39	19:00	—
62	Kevan MillerDBOS	BOS	26	68	0.38	27	19:28	—
63	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	26	63	0.41	52	21:56	23%▼19
64	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	26	61	0.43	24	16:44	0.1%
65	Ben HuttonDVAN	VAN	26	61	0.43	43	18:25	—
66	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	25	81	0.31	71	20:12	—
67	Nick JensenDDET	DET	25	81	0.31	54	16:15	0.1%
68	Deryk EngellandDVGK	VGK	25	79	0.32	53	20:17	—
69	Stephen JohnsDDAL	DAL	25	75	0.33	44	17:33	—
70	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	25	68	0.37	35	18:24	10%▼1.4
71	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	25	61	0.41	42	20:21	91%▲28
72	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	25	60	0.42	53	14:34	93%▼7.2
73	Marco ScandellaDBUF	BUF	24	82	0.29	41	23:19	—
74	Andy GreeneDNJD	NJD	24	81	0.30	37	21:07	—
75	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	24	81	0.30	27	19:23	—
76	Derrick PouliotDVAN	VAN	24	71	0.34	67	17:51	0.0%
77	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	24	69	0.35	63	22:44	17%▲15
78	Kevin ShattenkirkDNYR	NYR	24	46	0.52	61	20:16	—
79	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	23	78	0.29	52	21:27	96%▲16
80	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	23	61	0.38	20	24:33	10%▲8.2
81	Brendan SmithDNYR	NYR	23	44	0.52	46	17:10	—
82	Karl AlznerDMTL	MTL	22	82	0.27	90	20:05	—
83	Michael Del ZottoDVAN	VAN	22	82	0.27	67	20:48	—
84	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	22	82	0.27	52	23:49	0.1%
85	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	22	81	0.27	48	20:27	99%▲3.2
86	Troy StecherDVAN	VAN	22	68	0.32	27	18:49	0.2%
87	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	22	63	0.35	44	22:09	97%▲6.2
88	Ben LovejoyDNJD	NJD	22	57	0.39	27	16:35	—
89	Brad HuntDVGK	VGK	22	45	0.49	11	16:39	—
90	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	21	80	0.26	57	22:25	0.0%
91	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	21	79	0.27	60	15:22	98%▲5.2
92	Ian ColeDPIT/CBJ	PIT/CBJ	21	67	0.31	27	17:47	4.9%▲4.3
93	Haydn FleuryDCAR	CAR	21	67	0.31	34	16:48	0.1%
94	Nikita ZaitsevDTOR	TOR	21	60	0.35	76	22:13	—
95	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	20	81	0.25	55	22:33	—
96	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	20	81	0.25	36	16:04	—
97	Brandon MontourDANA	ANA	20	80	0.25	51	20:28	83%▲10
98	Dion PhaneufDOTT/LAK	OTT/LAK	20	79	0.25	52	20:00	—
99	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	20	78	0.26	72	19:04	—
100	Jack JohnsonDCBJ	CBJ	20	77	0.26	23	19:33	—

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