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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen

2024-25All 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 2024-25: Jaccob Slavin (CAR), 61 TK.

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

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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Defensemen, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	61	80	0.76	78	21:34	97th	83rd	16%▲4.6
2	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	60	80	0.75	113	25:43	96th	77th	100%▲1
3	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	56	82	0.68	109	22:44	24th	63rd	99%▲3.1
4	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	55	82	0.67	128	23:28	99th	48th	100%
5	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	53	82	0.65	97	23:16	3rd	98th	9.0%▲7.7
6	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	53	80	0.66	98	24:27	56th	92nd	99%▲2.9
7	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	52	81	0.64	159	24:10	36th	49th	93%▼7.2
8	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	51	82	0.62	127	24:30	70th	61st	67%▼7.1
9	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	49	81	0.60	120	26:45	34th	89th	100%
10	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	47	74	0.64	97	21:57	19th	72nd	64%▲26
11	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	44	82	0.54	140	23:14	36th	82nd	95%
12	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	43	80	0.54	107	25:05	27th	92nd	85%▼7.8
13	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	40	82	0.49	67	16:50	99th	16th	61%▼11
14	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	40	74	0.54	76	23:15	16th	79th	99%▲6.8
15	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	39	73	0.53	105	24:14	33rd	56th	100%▲1
16	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	37	80	0.46	72	22:57	95th	87th	42%▲18
17	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	37	78	0.47	77	21:24	6th	77th	15%▼2.1
18	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	37	74	0.50	100	23:32	33rd	94th	47%▼16
19	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	36	82	0.44	104	20:57	98th	80th	50%▼14
20	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	36	79	0.46	112	23:34	61st	78th	99%▲2.4
21	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	36	77	0.47	104	19:32	35th	59th	22%▲21
22	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	36	71	0.51	108	23:16	50th	31st	98%▼1.2
23	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	36	70	0.51	76	18:31	97th	5th	96%▲16
24	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	36	60	0.60	58	21:07	51st	82nd	3.2%▲3
25	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	35	76	0.46	81	24:35	95th	82nd	62%▼1
26	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	35	75	0.47	78	22:18	8th	87th	98%▲9.6
27	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	35	74	0.47	80	21:04	62nd	51st	99%
28	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	35	65	0.54	83	22:12	99th	68th	77%▲9.5
29	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	33	82	0.40	55	21:11	32nd	56th	23%▼19
30	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	33	71	0.46	86	21:09	81st	38th	84%▲40
31	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	33	60	0.55	64	21:08	77th	90th	4.0%▲3.9
32	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	32	82	0.39	101	21:53	47th	72nd	18%▼31
33	Matt GrzelcykDPIT	PIT	32	82	0.39	85	20:37	34th	85th	0.1%
34	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	32	80	0.40	78	24:23	83rd	49th	99%▲3.2
35	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	32	80	0.40	112	21:33	88th	38th	53%▼22
36	Marcus PetterssonDPIT/VAN	PIT/VAN	32	78	0.41	88	21:41	43rd	63rd	6.6%▲6.2
37	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	32	77	0.42	126	25:07	84th	54th	98%▲5.2
38	Ty EmbersonDEDM	EDM	32	76	0.42	47	15:07	80th	9th	0.1%
39	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	32	74	0.43	78	21:05	59th	40th	10%▼1.4
40	Dmitry KulikovDFLA	FLA	32	70	0.46	78	19:16	96th	56th	3.2%▲3.1
41	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	31	80	0.39	99	23:01	49th	56th	83%▼12
42	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	31	71	0.44	61	20:48	53rd	71st	4.1%▲3.7
43	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	30	82	0.37	85	25:04	20th	94th	100%▲0.6
44	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	30	81	0.37	107	23:59	32nd	61st	94%▼3.9
45	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	30	80	0.38	109	22:11	55th	66th	37%▼31
46	Tyler KlevenDOTT	OTT	30	79	0.38	64	14:28	40th	22nd	8.0%▲7.9
47	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	30	69	0.43	72	22:04	80th	43rd	32%▲31
48	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	29	82	0.35	89	21:32	84th	56th	5.7%▲5.5
49	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	29	82	0.35	120	23:21	21st	68th	36%▼27
50	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	29	78	0.37	118	23:23	57th	63rd	88%▲8.6
51	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	29	78	0.37	109	25:32	39th	82nd	94%▼4.2
52	Jacob TroubaDANA/NYR	ANA/NYR	29	77	0.38	90	20:31	9th	97th	76%▼11
53	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	29	76	0.38	68	15:57	73rd	26th	55%▲32
54	Johnathan KovacevicDNJD	NJD	28	81	0.35	100	19:49	77th	71st	0.1%
55	Brian DumoulinDANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	28	80	0.35	53	19:33	10th	67th	0.4%
56	Nate SchmidtDFLA	FLA	28	80	0.35	88	16:32	91st	11th	4.9%▲4.5
57	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	28	78	0.36	100	22:27	69th	77th	55%▼22
58	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	28	77	0.36	95	21:04	69th	63rd	43%▲32
59	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	28	70	0.40	85	19:03	12th	57th	9.4%▲6.2
60	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	28	67	0.42	105	22:00	91st	51st	91%▲28
61	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	28	50	0.56	67	25:10	64th	77th	99%▲4.3
62	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	27	66	0.41	59	17:00	51st	22nd	0.1%
63	Declan ChisholmDMIN	MIN	27	66	0.41	83	17:00	38th	67th	0.1%
64	Jake WalmanDSJS/EDM	SJS/EDM	27	65	0.42	80	22:46	10th	70th	33%▲30
65	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	27	64	0.42	86	23:45	68th	91st	37%▼42
66	Jake BeanDCGY	CGY	27	64	0.42	46	15:05	25th	5th	0.1%
67	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	26	82	0.32	71	19:11	64th	65th	14%▲11
68	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	26	81	0.32	86	21:14	28th	78th	13%▲11
69	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	26	79	0.33	82	18:53	98th	51st	4.1%▲3.4
70	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	26	79	0.33	73	21:19	32nd	53rd	53%▲30
71	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	26	78	0.33	91	21:07	25th	89th	42%▲33
72	Olli MaattaDUTA/DET	UTA/DET	26	77	0.34	104	19:33	78th	64th	0.2%
73	Connor CliftonDBUF	BUF	26	73	0.36	67	16:03	18th	45th	7.4%▲6.7
74	Seth JonesDCHI/FLA	CHI/FLA	26	63	0.41	82	24:38	13th	85th	80%▲32
75	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	26	50	0.52	72	23:40	40th	93rd	97%▲6.2
76	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	25	82	0.30	118	20:17	82nd	28th	4.9%▲4.3
77	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	25	82	0.30	57	17:40	59th	43rd	0.8%
78	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	25	81	0.31	104	20:37	34th	92nd	39%▲21
79	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	25	81	0.31	97	22:59	15th	72nd	83%▲10
80	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	25	79	0.32	119	23:05	84th	57th	93%▲11
81	Brett PesceDNJD	NJD	25	72	0.35	62	21:19	77th	56th	0.3%
82	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	25	71	0.35	106	22:24	88th	47th	4.0%▲3.7
83	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	25	68	0.37	97	25:44	54th	53rd	100%
84	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	25	67	0.37	90	20:28	73rd	41st	20%▲18
85	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	25	63	0.40	52	20:31	71st	68th	8.3%▲7.7
86	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	25	62	0.40	79	22:05	26th	80th	89%▲12
87	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	24	82	0.29	115	20:22	87th	89th	7.3%▲6.8
88	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	24	78	0.31	63	16:17	89th	9th	96%▲10
89	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	24	73	0.33	86	20:51	76th	44th	9.0%▲8.6
90	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	24	73	0.33	85	21:23	28th	77th	4.8%▲4.6
91	Dante FabbroDCBJ/NSH	CBJ/NSH	24	68	0.35	78	20:54	39th	80th	3.2%▲3.1
92	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	24	64	0.38	81	22:18	56th	75th	15%▲15
93	Cody CeciDSJS/DAL	SJS/DAL	23	85	0.27	77	21:13	10th	95th	0.3%
94	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	23	82	0.28	89	18:47	21st	59th	7.1%▲6.9
95	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	23	82	0.28	81	20:32	86th	26th	0.3%
96	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	23	77	0.30	85	17:17	68th	45th	8.1%▲7.6
97	Uvis BalinskisDFLA	FLA	23	76	0.30	49	14:51	95th	7th	4.0%▲3.9
98	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	23	73	0.32	62	20:35	92nd	28th	4.0%▲3.9
99	Wyatt KaiserDCHI	CHI	23	57	0.40	60	18:07	2nd	28th	6.5%▲6.2
100	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	23	56	0.41	57	23:31	99th	97th	50%▲34

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