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NHL Takeaways Leaders: New York Islanders
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 New York Islanders in 2026-27: Matthew Schaefer (NYI), 4 TK.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Takeaways leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TK | GP | Per game | GV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | 100% |
| 2 | Alexander RomanovDNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 5 | 15%▲15 |
| 3 | Emil HeinemanFNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 32%▲25 |
| 4 | Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Ondrej PalatFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 12%▲11 |
| 7 | Matias MaccelliFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 14%▲13 |
| 8 | Calum RitchieFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 31%▲31 |
| 9 | Kyle PalmieriFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 19%▲10 |
| 10 | Brayden SchennFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 11 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 12 | Anthony DuclairFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.3%▲3 |
| 13 | Bo HorvatFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 14 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 10%▼1.4 |
| 15 | Tony DeAngeloDNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 24%▲18 |
| 16 | Logan StanleyDNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 17 | Simon HolmstromFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 16%▲14 |
| 18 | Victor EklundFNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 36%▲35 |
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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