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NHL Takeaways Leaders: Washington Capitals
2021-22All 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 Washington Capitals in 2021-22: Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH), 54 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 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 54 | 79 | 0.68 | 51 | — |
| 2 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 42 | 78 | 0.54 | 55 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 3 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 38 | 71 | 0.54 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 37 | 76 | 0.49 | 44 | 35%▲21 |
| 5 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 37 | 72 | 0.51 | 44 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 36 | 78 | 0.46 | 44 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 7 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 32 | 77 | 0.42 | 50 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 8 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 30 | 72 | 0.42 | 19 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 28 | 64 | 0.44 | 14 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 10 | Marcus JohanssonFSEA/WSH | SEA/WSH | 26 | 69 | 0.38 | 27 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 25 | 47 | 0.53 | 13 | — |
| 12 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 23 | 76 | 0.30 | 44 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 23 | 76 | 0.30 | 20 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 14 | Daniel SprongFWSH/SEA | WSH/SEA | 20 | 63 | 0.32 | 24 | — |
| 15 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 19 | 44 | 0.43 | 18 | — |
| 16 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 15 | 68 | 0.22 | 10 | 34%▲27 |
| 17 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 14 | 79 | 0.18 | 36 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 18 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 15 | — |
| 19 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 13 | 74 | 0.18 | 25 | — |
| 20 | Johan LarssonFARI/WSH | ARI/WSH | 13 | 43 | 0.30 | 13 | — |
| 21 | Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | 13 | 52%▲15 |
| 22 | Brett LeasonFWSH | WSH | 9 | 36 | 0.25 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 8 | 33 | 0.24 | 15 | 59%▲33 |
| 24 | Joe SnivelyFWSH | WSH | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 1 | — |
| 25 | Axel Jonsson-FjallbyFWSH | WSH | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 5 | — |
| 26 | Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 1 | 8.1%▲8 |
| 27 | Matt IrwinDWSH | WSH | 2 | 17 | 0.12 | 7 | — |
| 28 | Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 1 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 29 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 6 | — |
| 30 | Dennis CholowskiDWSH/SEA | WSH/SEA | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 3 | — |
| 32 | Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | — |
| 33 | Lucas JohansenDWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Mike VecchioneFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | — |
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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