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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Forwards

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Auston Matthews (TOR), 78 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: Forwards, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	TK	GP	Per game	GV
1	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	78	70	1.11	48	20:58	99%
2	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	78	65	1.20	38	19:25	93%▲9.6
3	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	71	68	1.04	58	19:25	99%▲1.2
4	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	70	68	1.03	103	20:03	84%▲11
5	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	70	55	1.27	69	19:31	82%▲11
6	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	69	71	0.97	22	20:34	84%▲5
7	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	64	70	0.91	55	17:57	14%▲9.3
8	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	64	59	1.08	71	21:33	99%▲1.3
9	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	60	71	0.85	91	22:37	100%
10	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	58	71	0.82	41	17:55	—
11	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	58	70	0.83	40	19:47	0.3%
12	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	58	63	0.92	45	17:21	99%▲1.7
13	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	57	71	0.80	46	21:48	99%
14	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	56	69	0.81	82	20:36	97%▼1.8
15	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	55	70	0.79	30	15:30	—
16	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	54	65	0.83	39	20:28	77%▲15
17	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	54	63	0.86	37	18:52	24%▲20
18	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	53	69	0.77	76	18:44	—
19	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL	COL	53	69	0.77	17	13:25	—
20	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	53	68	0.78	24	18:27	51%▲19
21	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	53	64	0.83	75	21:52	100%▲1.5
22	Connor BrownFOTT	OTT	52	71	0.73	40	20:07	6.6%▲5.1
23	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	52	70	0.74	27	15:32	94%▲4.4
24	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	52	69	0.75	56	16:26	22%▲18
25	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	52	69	0.75	36	20:06	92%▲7.7
26	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	51	66	0.77	52	20:01	97%▲7
27	Vincent TrocheckFFLA/CAR	FLA/CAR	51	62	0.82	64	16:44	88%▼5.4
28	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	50	71	0.70	29	18:11	11%▲11
29	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	49	70	0.70	88	18:58	100%▲1.1
30	Charlie CoyleFBOS	BOS	48	70	0.69	33	16:47	49%▼11
31	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	48	70	0.69	14	14:04	4.9%▲4
32	Blake ColemanFNJD/TBL	NJD/TBL	48	66	0.73	21	16:43	38%▼24
33	Nick BoninoFNSH	NSH	47	67	0.70	22	16:31	—
34	Jason DickinsonFDAL	DAL	47	65	0.72	29	14:59	3.2%▲3
35	Joel ArmiaFMTL	MTL	47	58	0.81	27	17:14	3.3%▲3.1
36	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	46	66	0.70	30	14:34	93%▲20
37	Evander KaneFSJS	SJS	45	64	0.70	51	19:32	5.7%▲0.8
38	Barclay GoodrowFSJS/TBL	SJS/TBL	44	70	0.63	23	15:55	0.1%
39	Lars EllerFWSH	WSH	44	69	0.64	41	17:01	0.2%
40	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	44	68	0.65	44	19:12	13%▲8.6
41	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	44	68	0.65	66	22:06	99%▲1.4
42	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	44	61	0.72	22	18:44	—
43	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	43	71	0.61	81	21:15	96%
44	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	43	71	0.61	39	21:05	99%▲1.1
45	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	43	70	0.61	71	19:27	73%▲0.7
46	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	43	70	0.61	41	21:20	80%▲0.9
47	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	43	70	0.61	36	18:06	19%▲13
48	Kevin HayesFPHI	PHI	43	69	0.62	34	17:44	0.0%
49	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	42	71	0.59	64	17:06	5.8%▲4.6
50	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	42	69	0.61	45	18:18	—
51	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	42	69	0.61	70	18:46	17%▲12
52	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	42	68	0.62	41	18:13	99%▼0.8
53	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	42	61	0.69	53	15:52	100%
54	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	42	58	0.72	28	18:04	97%▲2.3
55	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	42	57	0.74	43	21:38	98%▲1.4
56	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	41	71	0.58	18	17:08	—
57	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	41	70	0.59	37	17:30	100%▲2.5
58	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	41	69	0.59	34	16:11	0.1%
59	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	41	68	0.60	57	19:25	9.7%▲9.2
60	Jordan GreenwayFMIN	MIN	41	67	0.61	30	14:10	0.3%
61	Taylor HallFARI/NJD	ARI/NJD	41	65	0.63	52	19:10	28%▲20
62	Dominik SimonFPIT	PIT	41	64	0.64	31	14:25	—
63	Ondrej KaseFANA/BOS	ANA/BOS	41	55	0.75	30	16:33	—
64	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	40	70	0.57	71	18:47	—
65	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	40	69	0.58	36	19:50	9.2%▲7.2
66	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	40	69	0.58	86	18:18	100%▲2.6
67	Jakob SilfverbergFANA	ANA	40	66	0.61	32	17:41	—
68	Brandon SaadFCHI	CHI	40	58	0.69	25	16:45	—
69	David PerronFSTL	STL	39	71	0.55	35	18:19	0.2%
70	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	39	70	0.56	49	21:02	0.5%
71	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	39	70	0.56	31	17:17	82%▼8
72	Warren FoegeleFCAR	CAR	39	68	0.57	30	13:43	4.0%▲3.9
73	Nick FolignoFCBJ	CBJ	39	67	0.58	35	18:40	4.1%▲3.6
74	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	39	59	0.66	18	16:55	3.3%▲2.8
75	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	39	54	0.72	25	20:02	50%▲32
76	Derek StepanFARI	ARI	38	70	0.54	28	17:39	—
77	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	38	70	0.54	33	19:43	43%▲4.7
78	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	38	69	0.55	53	21:13	100%▲0.9
79	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	38	68	0.56	54	16:54	—
80	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	38	68	0.56	24	17:03	—
81	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	38	68	0.56	64	16:56	36%▲7.6
82	Andrew MangiapaneFCGY	CGY	38	68	0.56	29	13:42	3.2%▲3.1
83	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	38	67	0.57	27	16:56	—
84	Valeri NichushkinFCOL	COL	38	65	0.58	18	14:04	60%
85	Kirby DachFCHI	CHI	38	64	0.59	16	14:16	12%▲12
86	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	38	63	0.60	27	17:42	9.2%▲7.8
87	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	38	48	0.79	28	14:18	0.1%
88	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	37	71	0.52	46	19:19	—
89	David KampfFCHI	CHI	37	70	0.53	17	13:40	0.0%
90	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	37	69	0.54	35	18:59	30%▲20
91	Tanner PearsonFVAN	VAN	37	69	0.54	33	16:31	0.0%
92	Jake VirtanenFVAN	VAN	37	69	0.54	31	13:05	—
93	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	37	66	0.56	48	17:17	24%▼21
94	Chandler StephensonFVGK/WSH	VGK/WSH	37	65	0.57	22	14:19	17%▲13
95	Travis ZajacFNJD	NJD	36	69	0.52	17	17:06	—
96	Kasperi KapanenFTOR	TOR	36	69	0.52	29	15:47	9.2%▲9
97	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	36	68	0.53	33	18:32	87%▼5.5
98	Riley SheahanFEDM	EDM	36	66	0.55	25	12:48	—
99	Oskar SundqvistFSTL	STL	36	57	0.63	11	14:23	0.0%
100	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	35	71	0.49	40	18:56	100%▲2

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