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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Jaccob Slavin (CAR), 81 TK.

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2019-20

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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, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	81	68	1.19	49	23:24	16%▲4.6
2	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	57	70	0.81	61	18:54	99%▲6.8
3	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	55	71	0.77	54	22:14	91%▲28
4	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	52	56	0.93	68	24:31	95%
5	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	51	68	0.75	50	23:22	77%▲9.5
6	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	49	70	0.70	76	25:25	50%▼14
7	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	49	69	0.71	65	22:10	35%▲21
8	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	47	66	0.71	40	24:04	93%▲11
9	Ethan BearDEDM	EDM	44	71	0.62	84	21:58	0.0%
10	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	43	70	0.61	45	24:11	4.0%▲3.7
11	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	43	70	0.61	69	22:34	76%▼11
12	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	42	71	0.59	87	26:00	83%▼12
13	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	42	69	0.61	80	24:38	99%▲2.4
14	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	42	68	0.62	41	21:30	4.1%▲3.7
15	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	42	68	0.62	79	23:46	99%▲4.3
16	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	42	61	0.69	74	24:23	—
17	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	42	61	0.69	39	21:53	0.3%
18	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	41	59	0.69	54	18:02	85%▼7.8
19	Anton StralmanDFLA	FLA	40	69	0.58	48	21:04	—
20	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	38	70	0.54	63	21:10	53%▼22
21	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	38	70	0.54	39	21:19	9.0%▲8.6
22	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	37	67	0.55	74	22:59	50%▲34
23	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	37	67	0.55	68	23:10	97%▲6.2
24	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	37	56	0.66	42	20:15	18%▲13
25	Brady SkjeiDNYR/CAR	NYR/CAR	36	67	0.54	55	20:41	18%▼31
26	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	36	62	0.58	58	25:25	—
27	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	36	60	0.60	51	23:53	—
28	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	35	69	0.51	73	22:58	9.4%▲6.2
29	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	35	68	0.51	60	21:53	100%
30	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	34	69	0.49	68	25:47	98%▼0.5
31	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	34	64	0.53	52	20:27	—
32	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	34	57	0.60	40	21:01	100%▲1
33	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	33	64	0.52	41	23:00	37%▼42
34	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	33	59	0.56	39	21:41	4.9%▲4.5
35	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	32	71	0.45	32	20:01	24%▲21
36	Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL	TBL	32	70	0.46	34	18:54	—
37	Jake GardinerDCAR	CAR	32	68	0.47	39	16:40	—
38	Devon ToewsDNYI	NYI	32	68	0.47	57	20:31	62%▼1
39	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	32	63	0.51	47	23:59	100%
40	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	32	59	0.54	27	21:03	—
41	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	32	38	0.84	48	21:08	3.2%▲3
42	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	31	71	0.44	62	23:23	32%▲31
43	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	31	69	0.45	62	23:25	37%▼31
44	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	31	67	0.46	32	20:29	0.3%
45	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	31	61	0.51	80	25:44	47%▼16
46	Kris RussellDEDM	EDM	31	55	0.56	38	16:47	—
47	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	30	71	0.42	88	23:39	0.1%
48	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	29	56	0.52	37	25:17	80%▲32
49	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	28	60	0.47	25	16:34	0.1%
50	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	27	63	0.43	52	22:26	99%
51	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	26	71	0.37	54	23:27	69%▼13
52	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	26	68	0.38	52	21:01	—
53	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	26	68	0.38	48	17:49	0.1%
54	Nick HoldenDVGK	VGK	26	61	0.43	35	18:51	—
55	Mark PysykDFLA	FLA	26	58	0.45	15	12:45	—
56	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	25	70	0.36	65	18:50	61%▼11
57	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	25	69	0.36	66	19:42	—
58	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	25	50	0.50	32	20:42	7.3%▲6.8
59	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	25	45	0.56	38	20:07	93%▼7.2
60	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	24	69	0.35	39	20:34	55%▼22
61	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	24	69	0.35	46	15:49	7.1%▲6.9
62	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	24	58	0.41	71	22:10	0.2%
63	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	24	53	0.45	63	21:36	—
64	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	24	49	0.49	36	23:30	—
65	Joel EdmundsonDCAR	CAR	23	68	0.34	45	18:27	4.0%▲3.9
66	Nikita ZadorovDCOL	COL	23	64	0.36	35	17:46	39%▲21
67	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	23	64	0.36	39	19:02	3.2%▲3.1
68	Radko GudasDWSH	WSH	23	63	0.37	34	16:44	25%▲22
69	Travis DermottDTOR	TOR	23	56	0.41	44	17:19	—
70	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	22	69	0.32	53	20:09	67%▼7.1
71	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	22	68	0.32	39	18:04	0.1%
72	Olli MaattaDCHI	CHI	22	65	0.34	57	18:25	0.2%
73	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	22	65	0.34	46	22:46	99%▲3.2
74	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	22	61	0.36	48	20:29	0.0%
75	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	22	47	0.47	40	23:17	84%▲12
76	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	21	68	0.31	59	18:31	—
77	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	21	67	0.31	70	19:57	0.1%
78	Erik GustafssonDCHI/CGY	CHI/CGY	21	66	0.32	58	20:23	3.2%▲3.2
79	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	21	59	0.36	31	21:59	14%▲1.8
80	Travis HamonicDCGY	CGY	21	50	0.42	36	21:12	0.1%
81	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	21	50	0.42	41	20:38	32%▲16
82	Philippe MyersDPHI	PHI	21	50	0.42	32	17:06	0.1%
83	Chris TanevDVAN	VAN	20	69	0.29	45	19:32	6.0%▲5
84	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	20	69	0.29	35	22:30	0.1%
85	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	20	58	0.34	44	22:09	—
86	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	20	55	0.36	53	23:04	17%▲15
87	Radim SimekDSJS	SJS	20	48	0.42	36	17:11	—
88	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	19	70	0.27	39	19:56	94%▼3.9
89	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	19	69	0.28	27	24:38	—
90	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	19	69	0.28	40	18:57	0.1%
91	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	19	68	0.28	65	22:07	—
92	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	19	66	0.29	45	23:01	43%▲32
93	Jake McCabeDBUF	BUF	19	66	0.29	21	18:32	34%▼15
94	Marc StaalDNYR	NYR	19	52	0.37	34	17:39	—
95	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	18	70	0.26	40	20:18	—
96	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	18	70	0.26	39	20:22	98%▲5.2
97	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	18	69	0.26	86	23:08	13%▲11
98	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	18	68	0.26	43	20:41	—
99	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	18	67	0.27	28	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
100	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	18	65	0.28	79	24:00	—

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