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One stat that doesn't get much attention is takeaways.
Pavel Datsyuk led the league last year by a wide margin. This year, he's lapping the competition with an NHL record (stat's been kept for three seasons) 132 takeaways through Friday. Closest is Dallas' Mike Modano with 78.
Datsyuk isn't the only player who's averaging 100 takeaways per season ... he's the only player to reach 100 takeaways in a season.
Through the three years that the takeaway stat has been kept by the NHL, here are the players:

Takeaway Leaders

Past Three Years (through Friday)
1. Pavel Datsyuk, Det, 309
2. Marian Hossa, Pit, 230
3. John Madden, NJ, 214
4. Andrei Markov, Mon, 209
5. Daniel Alfredsson, Ott, 207
6. Mike Modano, Dal, 204
7. Martin St. Louis, TB, 201
8. Alexander Ovechkin, Was, 199