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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by plus/minus, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
Plus/minus adds one for every even-strength or shorthanded goal the team scores with the player on the ice and subtracts one for every one allowed. Power-play goals for do not count; empty-net goals do. Plus/minus is still a category in many leagues but it mostly reflects team quality and goaltending. The per-60 view helps compare players with different minutes.
Leader in 2025-26: Nathan MacKinnon (COL), 57 +/-.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 57 | 80 | 0.71 | 127 | 53 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 2 | Martin NecasFCOL | COL | 47 | 78 | 0.60 | 100 | 38 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 3 | Sam MalinskiDCOL | COL | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 40 | 8 | 55%▲32 |
| 4 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 43 | 77 | 0.56 | 130 | 44 | 100% |
| 5 | John MarinoDUTA | UTA | 42 | 80 | 0.53 | 36 | 4 | 18%▲13 |
| 6 | Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 42 | 79 | 0.53 | 31 | 5 | 32%▲16 |
| 7 | J.J. MoserDTBL | TBL | 41 | 79 | 0.52 | 29 | 7 | 22%▲19 |
| 8 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 41 | 78 | 0.53 | 41 | 13 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 9 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 38 | 71 | 0.54 | 52 | 23 | 51%▲19 |
| 10 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 101 | 29 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 11 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 37 | 68 | 0.54 | 24 | 3 | 62%▼1 |
| 12 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 78 | 12 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 13 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 34 | 71 | 0.48 | 74 | 36 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 14 | Brent BurnsDCOL | COL | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 35 | 12 | 50%▼14 |
| 15 | Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 41 | 6 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 16 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 32 | 75 | 0.43 | 79 | 20 | 100%▲1 |
| 17 | Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 32 | 70 | 0.46 | 48 | 21 | 57%▲40 |
| 18 | Nate SchmidtDUTA | UTA | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 22 | 5 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 19 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 30 | 82 | 0.37 | 32 | 6 | 37%▼31 |
| 20 | Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 35 | 6 | 16%▲11 |
| 21 | Jonathan AspirotDBOS | BOS | 30 | 61 | 0.49 | 13 | 3 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 22 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 29 | 81 | 0.36 | 88 | 51 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 23 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 29 | 60 | 0.48 | 35 | 14 | 50%▲32 |
| 24 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 27 | 65 | 0.42 | 43 | 13 | 56%▲44 |
| 25 | Noah CatesFPHI | PHI | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 47 | 18 | 18%▲15 |
| 26 | Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 26 | 74 | 0.35 | 33 | 11 | 11%▲11 |
| 27 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 26 | 60 | 0.43 | 73 | 28 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 28 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 95 | 21 | 100% |
| 29 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 54 | 14 | 26%▲20 |
| 30 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 24 | 79 | 0.30 | 66 | 33 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 31 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 23 | 74 | 0.31 | 90 | 27 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 32 | Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 96 | 45 | 100% |
| 33 | Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 22 | 81 | 0.27 | 30 | 5 | 10%▲6.1 |
| 34 | Robert ThomasFSTL | STL | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 64 | 25 | 93%▲20 |
| 35 | Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 88 | 26 | 100%▲2.1 |
| 36 | Fraser MintenFBOS | BOS | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 35 | 17 | 47%▲38 |
| 37 | Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 21 | 73 | 0.29 | 70 | 22 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 38 | Claude GirouxFOTT | OTT | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 49 | 14 | 30%▲20 |
| 39 | Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 61 | 23 | 68%▲27 |
| 40 | Lawson CrouseFUTA | UTA | 20 | 81 | 0.25 | 44 | 24 | 36%▲13 |
| 41 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 20 | 80 | 0.25 | 60 | 26 | 99% |
| 42 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 20 | 76 | 0.26 | 52 | 25 | 59%▲33 |
| 43 | Viktor ArvidssonFBOS | BOS | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 54 | 25 | 33%▲23 |
| 44 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 39 | 10 | 91%▲28 |
| 45 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 19 | 67 | 0.28 | 38 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 46 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 19 | 62 | 0.31 | 18 | 4 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 47 | Parker KellyFCOL | COL | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 35 | 21 | 11%▲5.6 |
| 48 | Nikita ZadorovDBOS | BOS | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 22 | 2 | 39%▲21 |
| 49 | Alexander NikishinDCAR | CAR | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 33 | 11 | 67%▲8.1 |
| 50 | Brock FaberDMIN | MIN | 18 | 80 | 0.23 | 51 | 15 | 94%▼4.2 |
| 51 | Matt RoyDWSH | WSH | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 19 | 2 | 9.0%▲8.3 |
| 52 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 18 | 77 | 0.23 | 74 | 19 | 100%▲1 |
| 53 | Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 18 | 76 | 0.24 | 85 | 42 | 100% |
| 54 | Marcus JohanssonFMIN | MIN | 18 | 75 | 0.24 | 49 | 15 | 0.7% |
| 55 | Damon SeversonDCBJ | CBJ | 18 | 71 | 0.25 | 32 | 8 | 9.4%▲6.2 |
| 56 | Nick SchmaltzFUTA | UTA | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 74 | 33 | 94%▲4.4 |
| 57 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 138 | 48 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 58 | Mitch MarnerFVGK | VGK | 17 | 81 | 0.21 | 80 | 24 | 99%▲1.3 |
| 59 | Parker WotherspoonDPIT | PIT | 17 | 80 | 0.21 | 30 | 3 | 20%▲19 |
| 60 | Justin SourdifFWSH | WSH | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 35 | 15 | 17%▲16 |
| 61 | Mason LohreiDBOS | BOS | 17 | 73 | 0.23 | 26 | 7 | 22%▲21 |
| 62 | Mason MarchmentFCBJ/SEA | CBJ/SEA | 17 | 68 | 0.25 | 45 | 19 | 47%▲34 |
| 63 | Samuel GirardDCOL/PIT | COL/PIT | 17 | 60 | 0.28 | 19 | 3 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 64 | Ian ColeDUTA | UTA | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 23 | 3 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 65 | Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | EDM | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 37 | 19 | 70%▲61 |
| 66 | Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 16 | 78 | 0.21 | 30 | 14 | 4.2%▲3.1 |
| 67 | Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 16 | 70 | 0.23 | 51 | 19 | 82%▲10 |
| 68 | Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL | STL | 16 | 70 | 0.23 | 51 | 21 | 80%▲46 |
| 69 | Jake SandersonDOTT | OTT | 16 | 67 | 0.24 | 54 | 14 | 99%▲2.9 |
| 70 | Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 16 | 53 | 0.30 | 44 | 15 | 84%▲7.1 |
| 71 | Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 16 | 43 | 0.37 | 6 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 72 | Jack DruryFCOL | COL | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 27 | 10 | 5.6%▲5.4 |
| 73 | Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 42 | 11 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 74 | Moritz SeiderDDET | DET | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 60 | 10 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 75 | Brock NelsonFCOL | COL | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 65 | 33 | 88%▼3.6 |
| 76 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 27 | 5 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 77 | Jordan SpenceDOTT | OTT | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 31 | 7 | 21%▲17 |
| 78 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 62 | 30 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 79 | Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | CAR | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 17 | 2 | 4.1%▲3.4 |
| 80 | Emil AndraeDPHI | PHI | 15 | 61 | 0.25 | 13 | 2 | 8.8%▲8.6 |
| 81 | Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 15 | 50 | 0.30 | 12 | 4 | 4.8%▲4.7 |
| 82 | Joel EdmundsonDLAK | LAK | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 23 | 2 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 83 | Ivan ProvorovDCBJ | CBJ | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 31 | 9 | 36%▼27 |
| 84 | Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 73 | 36 | 97%▼0.6 |
| 85 | Philip BrobergDSTL | STL | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 34 | 6 | 66%▲50 |
| 86 | A.J. GreerFFLA | FLA | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 32 | 17 | 7.5%▲5.8 |
| 87 | Travis KonecnyFPHI | PHI | 14 | 77 | 0.18 | 68 | 27 | 92%▲9.6 |
| 88 | Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 14 | 67 | 0.21 | 25 | 13 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 89 | Kaapo KakkoFSEA | SEA | 14 | 65 | 0.22 | 40 | 13 | 18%▲16 |
| 90 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 14 | 48 | 0.29 | 21 | 6 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 91 | Yakov TreninFMIN | MIN | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 23 | 6 | 22%▲16 |
| 92 | Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 39 | 12 | 19%▲17 |
| 93 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 59 | 23 | 100% |
| 94 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 88 | 38 | 100% |
| 95 | Michael AmadioFOTT | OTT | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 35 | 15 | 3.3%▲2.6 |
| 96 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 61 | 11 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 97 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 13 | 65 | 0.20 | 97 | 35 | 100% |
| 98 | Pius SuterFSTL | STL | 13 | 64 | 0.20 | 29 | 13 | 4.1%▲3.3 |
| 99 | Mathieu OlivierFCBJ | CBJ | 13 | 61 | 0.21 | 26 | 15 | 18%▲15 |
| 100 | Dylan HollowayFSTL | STL | 13 | 59 | 0.22 | 51 | 22 | 95%▲9.4 |
How to read it
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
How reliable is it?
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