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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by takeaways, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
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. Takeaways are a category in some deep leagues. Recording changed in 2024-25 (about a third fewer takeaways league-wide), so compare players within a season.
Leader for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18: Ryan O'Reilly (BUF), 65 TK.
- Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.
Takeaways leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TK | GP | Per game | GV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan O'ReillyFBUF | BUF | 65 | 81 | 0.80 | 39 | 84%▲5 |
| 2 | Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 42 | 80 | 0.53 | 25 | — |
| 3 | Evander KaneFBUF/SJS | BUF/SJS | 40 | 78 | 0.51 | 50 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 4 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 38 | 67 | 0.57 | 61 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 5 | Benoit PouliotFBUF | BUF | 35 | 74 | 0.47 | 31 | — |
| 6 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 29 | 99% |
| 7 | Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 41 | — |
| 8 | Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 24 | 76 | 0.32 | 28 | — |
| 9 | Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 20 | — |
| 10 | Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 12 | 8.3%▲6.5 |
| 11 | Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 18 | 71 | 0.25 | 12 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 12 | Scott WilsonFBUF/DET/PIT | BUF/DET/PIT | 14 | 69 | 0.20 | 14 | — |
| 13 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 26 | 34%▼15 |
| 14 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 12 | 73 | 0.16 | 47 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 15 | Jordan NolanFBUF | BUF | 10 | 69 | 0.14 | 15 | — |
| 16 | Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | 8 | 37 | 0.22 | 23 | — |
| 17 | Danny O'ReganFSJS/BUF | SJS/BUF | 8 | 21 | 0.38 | 6 | — |
| 18 | Jacob JosefsonFBUF | BUF | 7 | 39 | 0.18 | 8 | — |
| 19 | Nathan BeaulieuDBUF | BUF | 6 | 59 | 0.10 | 30 | — |
| 20 | Victor AntipinDBUF | BUF | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 13 | — |
| 21 | Nick BaptisteFBUF | BUF | 4 | 33 | 0.12 | 8 | — |
| 22 | Justin BaileyFBUF | BUF | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 2 | — |
| 23 | Justin FalkDBUF | BUF | 3 | 46 | 0.07 | 12 | — |
| 24 | Josh GorgesDBUF | BUF | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 7 | — |
| 25 | Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 9 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Kyle CriscuoloFBUF | BUF | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 2 | — |
| 27 | Seth GriffithFBUF | BUF | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 6 | — |
| 28 | Brendan GuhleDBUF | BUF | 1 | 18 | 0.06 | 9 | — |
| 29 | Matt TennysonDBUF | BUF | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 6 | — |
| 30 | Matt MoulsonFBUF | BUF | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 1 | — |
| 31 | Zach RedmondDBUF | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Taylor FedunDBUF | BUF | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 4 | — |
| 33 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 5 | 14%▲12 |
| 34 | Hudson FaschingFBUF | BUF | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | — |
How to read it
Pucks won from an opponent, as credited by the scorer.
How reliable is it?
Scorer judgment drives the totals: arena bias was large before 2024-25, when recording was centralised.
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