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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2018-19All 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 Pittsburgh Penguins in 2018-19: Evgeni Malkin (PIT), 64 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 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 64 | 68 | 0.94 | 84 | 82%▲11 |
| 2 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 63 | 65 | 0.97 | 76 | 47%▼16 |
| 3 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 54 | 79 | 0.68 | 67 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 4 | Riley SheahanFPIT/FLA | PIT/FLA | 49 | 82 | 0.60 | 23 | — |
| 5 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 42 | 100% |
| 6 | Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 39 | 76 | 0.51 | 51 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Nick BjugstadFFLA/PIT | FLA/PIT | 37 | 64 | 0.58 | 39 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Jared McCannFFLA/PIT | FLA/PIT | 35 | 78 | 0.45 | 44 | 72%▲1.9 |
| 9 | Derick BrassardFPIT/COL/FLA | PIT/COL/FLA | 35 | 70 | 0.50 | 28 | — |
| 10 | Phil KesselFPIT | PIT | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 78 | — |
| 11 | Dominik SimonFPIT | PIT | 33 | 71 | 0.46 | 33 | — |
| 12 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 30 | 72 | 0.42 | 27 | 85%▲2.5 |
| 13 | Carl HagelinFLAK/WSH/PIT | LAK/WSH/PIT | 30 | 58 | 0.52 | 19 | — |
| 14 | Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 25 | 69 | 0.36 | 18 | — |
| 15 | Marcus PetterssonDPIT/ANA | PIT/ANA | 24 | 84 | 0.29 | 43 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 16 | Matt CullenFPIT | PIT | 24 | 71 | 0.34 | 19 | — |
| 17 | Tanner PearsonFPIT/VAN/LAK | PIT/VAN/LAK | 21 | 80 | 0.26 | 23 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Derek GrantFANA/PIT | ANA/PIT | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 14 | — |
| 19 | Daniel SprongFANA/PIT | ANA/PIT | 18 | 63 | 0.29 | 32 | — |
| 20 | Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT | PIT | 17 | 43 | 0.40 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Olli MaattaDPIT | PIT | 16 | 60 | 0.27 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Jack JohnsonDPIT | PIT | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 32 | — |
| 23 | Juuso RiikolaDPIT | PIT | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | 16 | — |
| 24 | Jean-Sebastien DeaFNJD/PIT | NJD/PIT | 13 | 23 | 0.57 | 7 | — |
| 25 | Erik GudbransonDVAN/PIT | VAN/PIT | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 31 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Jamie OleksiakDPIT/DAL | PIT/DAL | 10 | 57 | 0.18 | 38 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 27 | Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 7 | 18 | 0.39 | 10 | — |
| 28 | Teddy BluegerFPIT | PIT | 6 | 28 | 0.21 | 7 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 29 | Garrett WilsonFPIT | PIT | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Justin SchultzDPIT | PIT | 5 | 29 | 0.17 | 27 | — |
| 31 | Joseph BlandisiFPIT/ANA | PIT/ANA | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Zach TrotmanDPIT | PIT | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 5 | — |
| 33 | Adam JohnsonFPIT | PIT | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 | — |
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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