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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Forwards

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks forwards only by takeaways, so centres and wingers are not mixed with defensemen.

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: the forward slots' view of takeaways.

Leader in 2017-18: Connor McDavid (EDM), 111 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: Forwards, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	111	82	1.35	67	21:33	100%▲1.5
2	Jeff SkinnerFCAR	CAR	93	82	1.13	62	16:42	0.1%
3	Nick SchmaltzFCHI	CHI	86	78	1.10	31	18:14	94%▲4.4
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	85	82	1.04	50	16:23	99%▲1.3
5	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	82	79	1.04	63	22:04	97%▲7
6	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	81	82	0.99	48	19:01	14%▲9.3
7	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	81	76	1.07	69	19:09	28%▲20
8	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	78	82	0.95	46	18:43	24%▲20
9	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	78	78	1.00	84	19:19	100%
10	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	75	78	0.96	73	18:59	82%▲11
11	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	70	81	0.86	51	20:08	97%▼1.8
12	Mats ZuccarelloFNYR	NYR	69	80	0.86	58	18:55	51%▲29
13	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	68	82	0.83	54	16:41	99%▼0.8
14	Blake ColemanFNJD	NJD	68	79	0.86	21	14:24	38%▼24
15	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	66	80	0.82	79	19:49	100%
16	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	65	82	0.79	84	21:22	88%▼5.4
17	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	65	82	0.79	88	17:46	84%▲11
18	Ryan O'ReillyFBUF	BUF	65	81	0.80	39	20:49	84%▲5
19	Nick BoninoFNSH	NSH	64	71	0.90	33	15:38	—
20	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	63	82	0.77	66	19:49	22%▲18
21	Craig SmithFNSH	NSH	61	79	0.77	28	15:23	—
22	Cody EakinFVGK	VGK	60	80	0.75	31	14:32	—
23	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	60	79	0.76	45	18:06	84%▲3.2
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	59	78	0.76	53	17:55	99%▲1.2
25	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	59	77	0.77	48	17:30	24%▼21
26	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	59	62	0.95	59	18:08	99%
27	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	59	58	1.02	57	20:40	93%▲9.6
28	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	58	79	0.73	44	19:15	20%▲13
29	Rick NashFNYR/BOS	NYR/BOS	58	71	0.82	38	17:03	—
30	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	58	68	0.85	76	19:43	73%▲0.7
31	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	57	78	0.73	29	15:15	94%▼5.5
32	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	56	82	0.68	42	19:44	28%▲7.8
33	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	56	82	0.68	81	19:51	96%
34	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	56	82	0.68	23	19:37	95%▲7.5
35	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	56	82	0.68	26	16:19	97%▲2.3
36	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	56	77	0.73	58	17:36	0.5%
37	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	55	78	0.71	52	18:33	—
38	Riley NashFBOS	BOS	55	76	0.72	14	15:25	—
39	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	55	64	0.86	42	19:26	—
40	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	54	82	0.66	70	22:05	0.5%
41	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	54	82	0.66	37	16:58	23%▲17
42	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	54	82	0.66	88	19:12	17%▲12
43	Sam BennettFCGY	CGY	54	82	0.66	32	14:24	84%▲4.3
44	Derek RyanFCAR	CAR	54	80	0.68	48	15:36	—
45	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	54	78	0.69	31	20:09	50%▲32
46	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	54	67	0.81	47	17:55	—
47	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	53	74	0.72	42	19:41	0.3%
48	Nick BjugstadFFLA	FLA	52	82	0.63	49	15:07	0.1%
49	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	52	82	0.63	35	16:09	4.9%▲4
50	Kyle BrodziakFSTL	STL	52	81	0.64	18	13:28	—
51	Kevin HayesFNYR	NYR	52	76	0.68	63	17:21	0.0%
52	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	51	82	0.62	57	19:30	—
53	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	51	82	0.62	69	18:24	—
54	Jake VirtanenFVAN	VAN	51	75	0.68	32	11:59	—
55	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	51	74	0.69	39	18:25	—
56	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	51	74	0.69	42	18:41	19%▲13
57	Chris TierneyFSJS	SJS	50	82	0.61	55	16:00	—
58	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	50	82	0.61	76	17:58	100%▲1.1
59	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	49	82	0.60	78	19:56	96%▲9.3
60	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	49	72	0.68	63	17:58	98%▲1.4
61	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFVGK	VGK	49	72	0.68	25	12:20	—
62	James NealFVGK	VGK	49	71	0.69	32	17:11	—
63	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	49	67	0.73	65	17:28	99%▲1.7
64	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	48	82	0.59	26	17:49	—
65	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	48	82	0.59	37	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
66	Elias LindholmFCAR	CAR	48	81	0.59	34	17:54	43%▲4.7
67	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	48	81	0.59	40	14:52	82%▼8
68	Joel ArmiaFWPG	WPG	48	79	0.61	16	12:36	3.3%▲3.1
69	Victor RaskFCAR	CAR	48	71	0.68	39	15:23	—
70	David PerronFVGK	VGK	48	70	0.69	33	17:49	0.2%
71	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	47	82	0.57	33	20:11	80%▲0.9
72	Matt DucheneFOTT/COL	OTT/COL	47	82	0.57	40	18:20	62%▼17
73	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	47	82	0.57	33	16:53	13%▲8.6
74	Blake ComeauFCOL	COL	47	79	0.59	29	15:52	—
75	Leo KomarovFTOR	TOR	47	74	0.64	42	15:47	—
76	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	47	60	0.78	33	20:41	99%
77	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	46	82	0.56	85	16:35	—
78	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	46	82	0.56	50	20:08	—
79	Carl HagelinFPIT	PIT	46	81	0.57	25	15:57	—
80	Michael GrabnerFNYR/NJD	NYR/NJD	46	80	0.57	33	14:49	—
81	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	46	79	0.58	41	18:33	—
82	Jimmy VeseyFNYR	NYR	46	79	0.58	46	14:20	—
83	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	46	74	0.62	45	18:42	0.1%
84	Joonas DonskoiFSJS	SJS	46	66	0.70	33	14:58	—
85	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	46	62	0.74	45	18:05	77%▲15
86	Paul ByronFMTL	MTL	45	82	0.55	36	16:08	—
87	Tomas TatarFDET/VGK	DET/VGK	45	82	0.55	45	16:16	—
88	Brandon SaadFCHI	CHI	45	82	0.55	16	17:30	—
89	Connor BrownFTOR	TOR	45	82	0.55	26	15:01	6.6%▲5.1
90	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	45	81	0.56	30	18:58	99%▲0.5
91	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	45	76	0.59	62	17:53	—
92	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	45	62	0.73	17	19:24	11%▲11
93	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	45	56	0.80	64	21:26	—
94	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	44	82	0.54	23	18:29	—
95	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	55	19:15	—
96	Gustav NyquistFDET	DET	44	82	0.54	44	17:51	0.0%
97	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	44	81	0.54	58	19:40	—
98	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	44	80	0.55	100	19:25	—
99	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	44	79	0.56	66	18:49	—
100	Erik HaulaFVGK	VGK	44	76	0.58	37	17:22	12%▲8.7

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