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NHL Projected Takeaways Today

Takeaways showcase elite defensive skill and puck-reading ability. Our projections identify which players are expected to strip pucks and create turnovers tonight. Selke-caliber forwards and puck-moving defensemen typically lead this category.

Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 7:41 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 256 players

What is a takeaway? A takeaway occurs when a player gains possession of the puck directly from an opponent through stick work, positioning, or anticipation—without a hit or blocked shot.

Takeaway factors

- Two-way skill: Elite defensive players read plays better - Active stick: Players with quick hands force more turnovers - PK role: Penalty killers pressure puck carriers - Ice time: More minutes = more takeaway opportunities

Fantasy value

Takeaways are a niche category in some leagues. When available, target Selke-caliber forwards and puck-moving D-men.

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Pro Tip: Selke Trophy candidates like Patrice Bergeron types consistently lead in takeaways. Target two-way centers for this category.

Sorted by Projected Takeaways

256 players
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PlayerTeamPosOppRost%TKGAPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Cam Fowler
STLD@ MIN32.0%0.000.000.300.301.500.100.900.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.4021.3026.502.90
Rickard Rakell
PITLWvs LV79.0%0.000.300.400.602.501.400.900.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.700.000.0018.9021.406.50
Shea Theodore
LVD@ PIT89.8%0.000.100.400.602.000.001.500.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3023.6028.506.60
Anthony Duclair
NYILWvs FLA10.3%0.000.200.300.501.200.100.700.300.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.0013.4016.704.70
Connor Murphy
CHID@ UTA5.1%0.000.100.100.200.801.001.400.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1016.4020.802.70
Noel Acciari
PITRWvs LV0.2%0.000.100.200.401.201.200.800.100.000.000.000.000.004.503.900.000.2013.2017.903.90
Brad Marchand
FLALW@ NYI97.6%0.000.500.501.002.900.700.300.700.100.000.000.000.000.000.200.00-0.3018.1022.108.00
Frank Vatrano
ANALWvs CGY28.4%0.000.100.100.101.801.600.700.600.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.00-0.2012.3017.202.70
Zach Bogosian
MINDvs STL0.2%0.000.000.200.200.800.900.900.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1015.1018.302.80
Jack Eichel
LVC@ PIT99.8%0.000.400.901.303.700.600.600.200.000.000.000.000.007.608.400.000.4021.4022.6011.20
Marcus Foligno
MINLWvs STL7.6%0.000.100.100.201.002.600.700.700.000.000.000.000.000.200.200.00-0.2013.0015.702.50
Sam Reinhart
FLARW@ NYI99.8%0.000.400.400.802.400.900.600.100.100.000.000.100.000.801.400.00-0.3021.4024.406.60
Evan Rodrigues
FLAC@ NYI20.7%0.000.200.300.402.501.000.400.600.000.000.000.000.005.606.700.00-0.3017.3022.204.40
Mikael Backlund
CGYC@ ANA23.3%0.000.300.500.702.600.300.400.200.000.000.000.000.0010.108.900.000.2017.8024.006.70
Sam Bennett
FLAC@ NYI86.6%0.000.300.400.702.701.800.401.000.000.000.000.000.007.008.100.00-0.2018.5022.606.20
Justin Faulk
STLD@ MIN75.3%0.000.200.400.502.200.701.700.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.4027.706.50
Noah Hanifin
LVD@ PIT66.5%0.000.000.400.402.200.701.700.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.3028.005.60
Ryan Hartman
MINCvs STL31.2%0.000.300.300.502.000.701.300.400.100.000.000.000.005.607.200.000.0016.7018.006.00
Vinnie Hinostroza
MINRWvs STL0.1%0.000.100.200.301.000.600.400.200.000.000.000.000.000.400.400.00-0.1010.3012.502.40
Teuvo Teravainen
CHILW@ UTA27.1%0.000.200.200.401.200.400.500.100.100.000.000.000.000.801.000.00-0.5018.2022.303.20
Jonathan Toews
WPGC@ SJ15.8%0.000.100.200.401.400.200.400.500.100.000.000.000.007.904.500.00-0.3015.1019.403.00
Sergei Bobrovsky
FLAG@ NYI89.9%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.70
Nick Foligno
CHILW@ UTA5.9%0.000.000.200.200.702.100.600.400.000.000.000.000.003.803.800.000.0013.0017.702.30
Seth Jones
FLAD@ NYI81.2%0.000.100.400.502.000.901.100.400.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1023.4027.205.70
Brandon Saad
LVLW@ PIT0.1%0.000.100.100.201.700.200.400.300.000.000.000.000.000.200.500.00-0.1013.9018.202.70
Alexander Wennberg
SJCvs WPG29.6%0.000.200.500.601.100.301.100.200.100.000.000.000.007.008.800.00-0.2020.8023.704.90
Jason Dickinson
CHIC@ UTA4.2%0.000.100.100.301.001.100.700.200.000.000.000.000.007.207.000.00-0.2015.6021.402.50
John Klingberg
SJDvs WPG42.5%0.000.200.200.401.500.601.100.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2021.2022.104.70
Anthony Mantha
PITRWvs LV47.5%0.000.400.400.801.700.600.500.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.400.000.2015.0017.506.60
Tomas Nosek
FLAC@ NYI0.0%0.000.100.200.201.001.300.500.200.000.000.000.000.003.403.500.000.0010.6015.802.40
Gustav Nyquist
WPGRW@ SJ4.0%0.000.000.300.301.400.500.400.200.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.00-0.2013.0017.102.90
Aaron Ekblad
FLAD@ NYI63.4%0.000.000.300.301.401.201.500.700.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2022.5027.803.80
Dmitry Kulikov
FLAD@ NYI3.2%0.000.000.100.100.801.400.900.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2016.9023.802.60
Reilly Smith
LVRW@ PIT7.4%0.000.200.200.301.300.400.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.300.700.00-0.2013.8018.602.70
Brayden McNabb
LVD@ PIT19.7%0.000.000.100.101.002.002.700.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1020.7026.104.00
Tanner Pearson
WPGLW@ SJ0.1%0.000.200.100.201.001.200.500.400.000.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.1010.9016.102.90
Luke Schenn
WPGD@ SJ7.4%0.000.000.200.200.702.501.100.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2013.8018.302.20
Tyler Toffoli
SJRWvs WPG59.3%0.000.300.400.702.300.600.400.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.300.00-0.1015.8019.505.90
Mikael Granlund
ANACvs CGY48.3%0.000.300.400.602.000.500.700.400.100.000.000.000.006.106.700.00-0.2019.0023.005.40
Jared Spurgeon
MINDvs STL30.4%0.000.100.200.301.101.001.600.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0024.504.10
Joel Hanley
CGYD@ ANA0.1%0.000.000.100.100.500.601.300.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1014.4022.302.30
Jeff Petry
FLAD@ NYI5.6%0.000.000.100.100.700.900.800.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2014.9020.001.60
Colton Sissons
LVC@ PIT0.1%0.000.100.100.201.001.500.700.200.000.000.000.000.005.304.300.00-0.2011.9017.201.90
Kevin Hayes
PITCvs LV0.1%0.000.100.100.301.501.200.300.200.000.000.000.000.002.303.000.00-0.1012.6016.302.80
Chris Kreider
ANALWvs CGY57.4%0.000.400.300.602.100.900.400.300.100.000.000.000.000.300.400.000.0017.0021.405.90
Mats Zuccarello
MINRWvs STL54.3%0.000.300.600.901.700.300.400.200.100.000.000.000.000.400.400.00-0.1018.9018.806.70
Casey Cizikas
NYICvs FLA4.0%0.000.100.100.300.701.800.700.200.000.000.000.000.004.403.400.000.0011.7016.602.70
Ross Johnston
ANALWvs CGY4.9%0.000.100.200.300.603.000.301.700.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.009.7013.601.90
Anders Lee
NYILWvs FLA40.6%0.000.200.400.602.401.000.500.400.100.000.000.000.001.100.800.000.1015.5019.305.90
Scott Mayfield
NYIDvs FLA3.3%0.000.000.100.100.700.901.201.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.4022.902.40
Adam Pelech
NYIDvs FLA5.0%0.000.100.100.201.300.701.900.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1020.9027.004.20
Ryan Pulock
NYIDvs FLA18.0%0.000.100.400.401.200.702.100.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2021.1027.505.50
Erik Karlsson
PITDvs LV88.0%0.000.100.600.702.000.301.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1023.7023.906.30
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
NYICvs FLA18.2%0.000.200.200.500.901.400.800.000.000.000.000.100.008.805.300.000.0015.5021.404.10
Mark Stone
LVRW@ PIT96.1%0.000.500.901.402.200.400.800.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.5019.6021.1010.90
Radko Gudas
ANADvs CGY30.3%0.000.000.200.301.403.602.000.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1016.7021.604.20
Brayden Schenn
STLC@ MIN28.8%0.000.200.200.401.602.200.400.700.000.000.000.000.006.805.000.00-0.5016.7021.703.00
Ian Cole
UTADvs CHI14.6%0.000.000.200.300.801.001.600.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.3018.4023.503.90
Kris Letang
PITDvs LV66.4%0.000.100.400.501.401.401.300.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0022.905.00
Olli Maatta
UTADvs CHI0.1%0.000.000.100.100.600.200.800.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1013.8018.201.70
Evgeni Malkin
PITCvs LV86.9%0.000.300.701.002.200.400.300.600.100.000.000.000.002.202.700.000.3017.6019.708.00
Bryan Rust
PITRWvs LV88.5%0.000.400.400.802.200.401.200.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.000.0020.1023.207.50
Oskar Sundqvist
STLC@ MIN0.1%0.000.100.200.300.701.000.400.300.000.000.000.000.003.903.800.00-0.5013.2018.801.30
Dylan DeMelo
WPGD@ SJ15.5%0.000.100.300.301.001.201.400.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1021.6027.004.00
Barclay Goodrow
SJLWvs WPG0.1%0.000.100.100.200.801.300.700.400.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.00-0.2011.5015.901.80
Tomas Hertl
LVC@ PIT92.8%0.000.400.500.802.701.500.500.300.200.000.000.000.009.406.900.00-0.1017.5019.807.50
Robby Fabbri
STLLW@ MIN0.1%0.000.100.200.301.201.800.500.600.000.000.000.000.000.700.500.00-0.2013.2017.102.50
Ryan Reaves
SJRWvs WPG0.5%0.000.100.000.100.402.600.300.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.208.0011.100.50
Vladimir Tarasenko
MINRWvs STL24.7%0.000.300.300.601.900.600.400.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.00-0.1015.0017.105.50
Jonathan Drouin
NYILWvs FLA17.9%0.000.100.300.401.100.200.400.100.000.000.000.000.002.001.800.000.0017.2019.903.20
Alex Killorn
ANARWvs CGY6.5%0.000.100.200.301.900.800.500.500.000.000.000.000.000.601.100.00-0.1016.2021.803.70
Ondrej Palat
NYILWvs FLA4.1%0.000.100.200.301.001.801.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.0013.1018.203.20
Nazem Kadri
CGYC@ ANA81.2%0.000.200.600.903.000.600.400.300.000.000.000.000.007.807.300.00-0.3019.5022.506.90
Bo Horvat
NYICvs FLA93.9%0.000.600.401.002.900.900.600.600.100.000.000.000.0010.707.600.000.2020.5023.309.10
Ben Hutton
LVD@ PIT4.0%0.000.100.200.301.200.500.900.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1014.7018.903.50
Andre Burakovsky
CHIRW@ UTA20.5%0.000.200.400.601.300.300.500.200.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.00-0.5017.2020.303.80
Marcus Johansson
MINLWvs STL37.3%0.000.300.500.801.400.400.200.100.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.3015.9019.205.90
Dmitry Orlov
SJDvs WPG36.2%0.000.000.400.501.001.401.000.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2021.4023.603.80
Nate Schmidt
UTADvs CHI8.2%0.000.100.300.301.101.201.000.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.4020.1027.604.20
Connor Hellebuyck
WPGG@ SJ97.5%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.50
Adam Lowry
WPGC@ SJ7.4%0.000.100.300.401.201.600.700.300.000.000.000.000.007.405.700.000.1014.4020.703.70
Mark Scheifele
WPGC@ SJ99.7%0.000.600.901.402.400.300.500.200.100.000.000.000.008.008.500.000.0021.3021.5010.20
Brandon Tanev
UTALWvs CHI3.3%0.000.000.000.100.903.300.600.500.000.000.000.000.000.100.300.00-0.209.4014.401.10
Jacob Trouba
ANADvs CGY70.2%0.000.200.300.402.001.602.100.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.5028.305.80
Lawson Crouse
UTARWvs CHI31.3%0.000.300.300.601.903.100.600.300.000.000.000.000.000.500.700.000.3016.6023.005.90
Anthony DeAngelo
NYIDvs FLA44.9%0.000.100.400.401.700.400.800.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.8023.004.30
Clayton Keller
UTALWvs CHI98.7%0.000.300.701.002.900.200.400.300.000.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.3019.0022.308.90
Matt Grzelcyk
CHID@ UTA8.3%0.000.000.200.200.900.400.700.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1017.0021.902.10
Rasmus Andersson
LVD@ PIT95.8%0.000.200.300.502.200.501.800.700.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1023.9033.106.60
David Rittich
NYIGvs FLA18.7%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.40
Matthew Tkachuk
FLARW@ NYI94.0%0.000.500.601.103.701.500.301.000.200.000.000.000.000.100.200.00-0.2018.7021.709.50
Alex Nedeljkovic
SJGvs WPG16.3%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.10
Gustav Forsling
FLAD@ NYI46.8%0.000.000.300.301.300.601.100.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1022.7027.103.50
Nick Schmaltz
UTARWvs CHI91.4%0.000.400.601.002.600.300.600.400.100.000.000.000.005.405.600.000.3019.7023.808.60
A.J. Greer
FLALW@ NYI12.4%0.000.200.200.301.402.600.301.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.1011.7016.603.60
Tyler Bertuzzi
CHILW@ UTA75.0%0.000.500.300.802.200.800.300.400.200.000.000.000.000.900.900.00-0.4018.4020.506.20
MacKenzie Weegar
CGYD@ ANA86.9%0.000.100.400.402.202.002.500.800.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.4023.2031.805.70
Joel Eriksson Ek
MINCvs STL89.1%0.000.300.500.802.601.200.300.300.100.000.000.000.009.209.700.000.2019.2020.907.60
Mikhail Sergachev
UTADvs CHI97.7%0.000.200.500.702.100.501.300.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.4028.906.80
Mathew Barzal
NYIRWvs FLA87.4%0.000.300.600.901.900.400.700.500.000.000.000.000.003.705.100.000.2020.8021.607.60

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We analyze historical takeaway rates, defensive role, penalty kill usage, opponent turnover tendencies, and ice time to project takeaway leaders for tonight.
Selke-caliber two-way forwards and active-stick defensemen lead in takeaways. Players like Mark Stone, Mika Zibanejad, and puck-moving D-men excel in this category.
In leagues that count takeaways, they're valuable but often overlooked. Two-way players who rack up takeaways often contribute across multiple categories.
Puck-moving defensemen with active sticks can accumulate significant takeaways. However, two-way forwards typically lead due to their forechecking role.

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