most takeaway by a rookie defenseman in a stanley cup

Brian Rafalski has the most takeaways by a rookie defenseman in a Stanley Cup Finals, with 10 taken.

NAMETKASEASONSERIESTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSGVATOI/GP
1Brian Rafalski
B. Rafalski
10
1999-00
Stanley Cup Finals
6
1
3
4
+3
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
16.7
0
0
6
8
11
23:52
2Colin White
C. White
6
1999-00
Stanley Cup Finals
6
0
1
1
+2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0.0
0
0
29
6
7
17:54
3Colin White
C. White
5
2000-01
Stanley Cup Finals
7
0
0
0
-4
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
0
0
18
7
3
15:33
4Matt Greene
M. Greene
4
2005-06
Stanley Cup Finals
7
0
1
1
+1
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
9
7
6
10:29
5Bowen Byram
B. Byram
3
2021-22
Stanley Cup Finals
6
0
2
2
+3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0.0
0
0
17
9
4
23:17
6Connor Clifton
C. Clifton
3
2018-19
Stanley Cup Finals
6
1
1
2
-1
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
0
0
13
9
2
13:13
7Christian Djoos
C. Djoos
3
2017-18
Stanley Cup Finals
5
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
2
6
6
9:38
8Kurt Sauer
K. Sauer
3
2002-03
Stanley Cup Finals
7
0
0
0
-4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
10
6
5
18:11
9Torey Krug
T. Krug
1
2012-13
Stanley Cup Finals
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0.0
0
0
10
6
1
15:12
10Chris Tanev
C. Tanev
1
2010-11
Stanley Cup Finals
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
6
4
14:28
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50
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17
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49
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20
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9
49
4
20
18
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46
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1/11
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3
7
69
72
25
9
8
58
29
25
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21
20
20
3
43
6
19
18
4
42
-18
17
18
8
42
-39
17
18
7
41
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15
21
4
34
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17
11
12
46
-2
20
16
6
46
-4
19
14
7
45
-8
18
14
9
45
-2
21
18
3
45
-10
20
18
3
43
-19
18
20
4
40
-14
16
20
5
37
-26
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
25
15
4
54
-5
25
13
3
53
32
23
13
6
52
0
22
16
3
47
-1
21
15
4
46
-1
22
18
2
46
-3
19
15
7
45
-1
20
16
5
45
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25
14
3
53
13
23
15
4
50
0
22
15
6
50
17
21
12
7
49
8
20
12
9
49
4
22
18
2
46
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20
18
6
46
-4
18
16
7
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