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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen

2021-22All 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 2021-22: Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), 93 TK.

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

2021-22

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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, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	93	80	1.16	56	24:39	4.0%▲3.7
2	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	78	78	1.00	58	23:54	99%▲6.8
3	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	74	80	0.93	85	23:22	93%▼7.2
4	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	74	79	0.94	43	23:32	16%▲4.6
5	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	68	82	0.83	97	26:09	50%▼14
6	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	60	78	0.77	58	23:08	91%▲28
7	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	59	82	0.72	37	20:36	64%▲26
8	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	59	78	0.76	79	25:47	47%▼16
9	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	52	82	0.63	56	25:05	93%▲11
10	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	52	50	1.04	63	23:28	95%
11	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	51	82	0.62	62	21:09	18%▼31
12	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	51	80	0.64	53	23:34	37%▼42
13	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	51	72	0.71	53	20:56	42%▲18
14	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	49	78	0.63	48	21:17	3.2%▲3
15	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	49	77	0.64	40	25:40	100%▲1
16	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	48	80	0.60	71	25:33	98%▼0.5
17	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	45	70	0.64	29	21:42	0.3%
18	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	45	70	0.64	84	24:53	99%▲4.3
19	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	45	66	0.68	34	25:22	62%▼1
20	Shayne GostisbehereDARI	ARI	44	82	0.54	78	22:11	96%▲16
21	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	43	81	0.53	35	20:38	18%▲13
22	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	43	74	0.58	43	18:48	85%▼7.8
23	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	43	61	0.70	73	24:55	50%▲34
24	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	42	78	0.54	55	23:49	99%▲2.4
25	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	41	82	0.50	48	23:02	100%▲0.6
26	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	41	76	0.54	42	25:15	100%
27	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	40	82	0.49	76	23:44	76%▼5.1
28	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	39	68	0.57	39	25:40	100%
29	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	38	82	0.46	58	21:25	—
30	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	38	81	0.47	62	21:18	53%▼22
31	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	38	80	0.47	63	23:36	9.4%▲6.2
32	Josh MansonDANA/COL	ANA/COL	38	67	0.57	43	18:59	32%▲16
33	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	37	81	0.46	79	19:48	100%
34	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	37	76	0.49	44	20:58	35%▲21
35	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	37	76	0.49	40	23:12	55%▼22
36	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	37	69	0.54	28	19:42	24%▲21
37	Duncan KeithDEDM	EDM	36	64	0.56	64	19:44	—
38	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	35	77	0.45	29	17:17	—
39	Hampus LindholmDANA/BOS	ANA/BOS	35	71	0.49	47	22:30	17%▲15
40	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	34	78	0.44	71	26:13	80%▲32
41	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	34	76	0.45	46	21:49	0.4%
42	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	33	71	0.46	67	25:03	69%▼13
43	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	32	82	0.39	56	21:59	4.1%▲3.7
44	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	32	79	0.41	25	19:42	0.3%
45	Nate SchmidtDWPG	WPG	32	77	0.42	66	20:13	4.9%▲4.5
46	Anton StralmanDARI	ARI	32	74	0.43	28	21:20	—
47	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	32	74	0.43	61	16:55	39%▲21
48	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	32	72	0.44	51	19:20	7.1%▲6.9
49	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	31	76	0.41	46	24:25	14%▲1.8
50	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	31	63	0.49	35	23:00	15%▼2.1
51	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	30	82	0.37	62	21:19	—
52	Nick LeddyDDET/STL	DET/STL	30	75	0.40	33	21:25	0.0%
53	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	30	72	0.42	19	17:28	0.8%
54	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	29	82	0.35	57	20:28	6.0%▲5
55	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	29	78	0.37	65	24:38	97%▲6.2
56	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	29	76	0.38	60	23:29	77%▲9.5
57	Ian ColeDCAR	CAR	29	75	0.39	48	17:09	4.9%▲4.3
58	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	29	59	0.49	68	26:12	83%▼12
59	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	28	77	0.36	57	18:01	25%▲22
60	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	27	80	0.34	51	24:01	100%▲1
61	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	27	80	0.34	82	21:28	98%▼1.2
62	Alexandre CarrierDNSH	NSH	27	77	0.35	39	20:59	14%▲12
63	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	27	77	0.35	68	21:08	32%▲31
64	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	27	75	0.36	51	20:43	0.1%
65	Jake MiddletonDSJS/MIN	SJS/MIN	27	66	0.41	19	18:41	5.7%▲5.3
66	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	27	64	0.42	39	19:49	24%▲18
67	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	26	81	0.32	49	17:54	83%▲10
68	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	26	79	0.33	42	22:19	43%▲32
69	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	26	79	0.33	63	23:40	99%▲3.2
70	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	26	71	0.37	24	22:27	7.3%▲6.8
71	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	26	64	0.41	53	19:36	38%▲36
72	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	25	73	0.34	48	20:41	89%▲12
73	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	25	52	0.48	23	18:40	0.1%
74	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	24	82	0.29	44	22:40	94%▼3.9
75	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	24	81	0.30	63	22:26	76%▼11
76	Alexander RomanovDMTL	MTL	24	79	0.30	78	20:24	15%▲15
77	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	24	73	0.33	28	23:26	5.0%▲4.3
78	Oliver KylingtonDCGY	CGY	24	73	0.33	56	18:10	—
79	Jacob BrysonDBUF	BUF	24	73	0.33	25	18:20	0.0%
80	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	23	82	0.28	35	22:17	23%▼19
81	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	23	80	0.29	55	22:58	67%▼7.1
82	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	23	78	0.29	39	22:28	98%▲5.2
83	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	23	77	0.30	51	18:18	—
84	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	23	76	0.30	44	19:21	0.1%
85	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	23	64	0.36	29	17:40	0.1%
86	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	22	80	0.28	34	22:17	41%▼5.9
87	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	22	66	0.33	35	19:03	3.2%▲3.1
88	Brett KulakDMTL/EDM	MTL/EDM	21	74	0.28	55	17:45	0.3%
89	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	21	73	0.29	41	18:44	0.1%
90	Mark PysykDBUF	BUF	21	68	0.31	20	17:49	—
91	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	21	67	0.31	28	21:39	9.0%▲8.6
92	Jake BeanDCBJ	CBJ	21	67	0.31	23	20:34	0.1%
93	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	21	55	0.38	17	19:09	4.1%▲3.7
94	Erik GudbransonDCGY	CGY	20	78	0.26	42	18:08	0.1%
95	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	20	76	0.26	55	22:03	37%▼31
96	Ben ChiarotDMTL/FLA	MTL/FLA	20	74	0.27	69	22:51	13%▲11
97	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	20	62	0.32	54	21:13	84%▲12
98	Dylan CoghlanDVGK	VGK	20	60	0.33	28	13:58	0.1%
99	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	19	82	0.23	46	23:39	—
100	Jamie DrysdaleDANA	ANA	19	81	0.23	49	19:53	55%▲46

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