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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by plus/minus.

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. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add plus/minus.

Leader in 2025-26: Sam Malinski (COL), 43 +/-.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	43	82	0.52	40	8	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
2	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	42	80	0.53	36	4	20:12	85th	71st	18%▲13
3	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	42	79	0.53	31	5	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
4	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	41	79	0.52	29	7	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
5	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	41	78	0.53	41	13	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
6	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	37	68	0.54	24	3	22:22	99th	93rd	62%▼1
7	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	36	82	0.44	78	12	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
8	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	33	82	0.40	35	12	18:53	99th	51st	50%▼14
9	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	32	82	0.39	41	6	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
10	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	32	75	0.43	79	20	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
11	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	31	82	0.38	22	5	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
12	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	30	82	0.37	32	6	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
13	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	30	80	0.38	35	6	18:53	68th	44th	16%▲11
14	Jonathan AspirotDBOS	BOS	30	61	0.49	13	3	16:44	40th	75th	4.8%▲4.6
15	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	25	82	0.30	95	21	24:41	86th	96th	100%
16	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	22	81	0.27	30	5	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
17	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	21	73	0.29	70	22	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
18	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	20	80	0.25	60	26	23:20	54th	56th	99%
19	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	19	70	0.27	39	10	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
20	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	19	62	0.31	18	4	20:17	63rd	85th	5.0%▲4.3
21	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	18	81	0.22	22	2	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
22	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	18	81	0.22	33	11	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
23	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	18	80	0.23	51	15	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
24	Matt RoyDWSH	WSH	18	79	0.23	19	2	20:37	55th	69th	9.0%▲8.3
25	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	18	77	0.23	74	19	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
26	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	18	71	0.25	32	8	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
27	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	17	80	0.21	30	3	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
28	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	17	73	0.23	26	7	16:54	41st	32nd	22%▲21
29	Samuel GirardDCOL/PIT	COL/PIT	17	60	0.28	19	3	18:06	92nd	41st	9.0%▲8.6
30	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	16	82	0.20	23	3	18:16	81st	24th	4.9%▲4.3
31	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	16	67	0.24	54	14	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
32	Zach MetsaDBUF	BUF	16	43	0.37	6	2	10:58	59th	11th	0.1%
33	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	15	82	0.18	42	11	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
34	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	15	82	0.18	60	10	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
35	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	15	81	0.19	27	5	19:17	61st	77th	27%▼7.7
36	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	15	73	0.21	31	7	18:44	91st	30th	21%▲17
37	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	15	72	0.21	17	2	20:08	97th	91st	4.1%▲3.4
38	Emil AndraeDPHI	PHI	15	61	0.25	13	2	15:20	75th	21st	8.8%▲8.6
39	Emil LillebergDTBL	TBL	15	50	0.30	12	4	17:18	88th	40th	4.8%▲4.7
40	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	14	82	0.17	23	2	18:29	79th	62nd	4.0%▲3.9
41	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	14	82	0.17	31	9	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
42	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	14	81	0.17	34	6	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
43	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	14	48	0.29	21	6	19:15	84th	85th	7.3%▲6.8
44	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	13	82	0.16	59	23	24:41	26th	89th	100%
45	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	13	69	0.19	61	11	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
46	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	12	81	0.15	37	11	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
47	Denton MateychukDCBJ	CBJ	12	75	0.16	31	13	19:11	73rd	62nd	42%▲40
48	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	12	72	0.17	25	9	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
49	Nils LundkvistDDAL	DAL	12	52	0.23	11	3	16:29	77th	51st	5.6%▲5.5
50	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	11	82	0.13	40	8	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
51	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	11	55	0.20	50	13	19:14	95th	34th	96%▲16
52	Mike ReillyDCAR	CAR	11	42	0.26	9	1	14:58	95th	6th	0.1%
53	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	10	44	0.23	14	1	21:23	78th	90th	8.3%▲7.7
54	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	9	81	0.11	29	8	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
55	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	9	78	0.12	15	5	16:56	16th	28th	7.1%▲6.9
56	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	9	78	0.12	37	7	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
57	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	9	77	0.12	63	9	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
58	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	9	76	0.12	27	3	20:49	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
59	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	9	71	0.13	60	14	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
60	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	8	80	0.10	20	4	20:34	77th	81st	7.3%▲6.9
61	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	8	75	0.11	66	15	23:36	63rd	87th	95%
62	Zach BogosianDMIN	MIN	8	41	0.20	6	2	14:33	43rd	32nd	0.4%
63	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	8	39	0.21	8	1	21:19	92nd	98th	16%▲4.6
64	Josh MahuraDSEA	SEA	8	23	0.35	3	1	15:40	19th	31st	0.1%
65	Chris TanevDTOR	TOR	8	11	0.73	2	0	17:58	13th	92nd	6.0%▲5
66	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	7	82	0.09	19	3	21:27	36th	84th	5.7%▲5.5
67	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	7	75	0.09	81	22	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
68	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	7	72	0.10	37	8	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
69	Vincent DesharnaisDSJS	SJS	7	53	0.13	7	1	18:11	12th	46th	0.3%
70	Maxwell CrozierDTBL	TBL	7	35	0.20	10	1	16:01	84th	6th	5.6%▲5.5
71	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	6	81	0.07	31	9	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
72	Kaedan KorczakDVGK	VGK	6	78	0.08	16	3	15:58	88th	35th	7.5%▲7.3
73	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	6	77	0.08	55	14	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
74	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	6	68	0.09	14	3	16:14	51st	38th	0.8%
75	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	6	57	0.11	31	7	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
76	Lian BichselDDAL	DAL	6	50	0.12	8	4	15:40	61st	43rd	22%▲21
77	Joel NystromDCAR	CAR	6	38	0.16	10	1	15:11	96th	15th	4.0%▲4
78	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	6	37	0.16	3	1	17:46	65th	49th	0.1%
79	Egor ZamulaDCBJ/PHI	CBJ/PHI	6	33	0.18	3	0	13:04	65th	26th	0.1%
80	Theo LindsteinDSTL	STL	6	17	0.35	4	2	15:46	74th	33rd	12%▲12
81	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	5	80	0.06	47	12	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
82	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	5	74	0.07	26	4	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
83	Ryker EvansDSEA	SEA	5	67	0.07	17	8	17:48	15th	24th	14%▲13
84	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	5	66	0.08	14	1	21:49	32nd	79th	4.0%▲3.9
85	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	5	55	0.09	53	9	23:38	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
86	Connor CliftonDPIT	PIT	5	50	0.10	6	2	16:46	71st	24th	7.4%▲6.7
87	Declan CarlileDTBL	TBL	5	42	0.12	3	1	14:47	86th	6th	3.3%▲3.1
88	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	5	39	0.13	11	2	19:28	49th	88th	19%▲18
89	Charles Alexis LegaultDCAR	CAR	5	12	0.42	2	1	14:18	93rd	9th	4.8%▲4.7
90	Justin HollDSTL	STL	5	9	0.56	2	1	15:40	69th	18th	—
91	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	16	4	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
92	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY/VGK	CGY/VGK	4	81	0.05	47	17	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
93	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	4	76	0.05	22	7	16:59	51st	36th	31%▲28
94	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	4	73	0.05	29	5	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
95	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	4	72	0.06	23	5	23:05	75th	74th	22%▲12
96	Jayden StrubleDMTL	MTL	4	59	0.07	12	2	14:01	59th	22nd	3.3%▲2.9
97	Brandon CarloDTOR	TOR	4	55	0.07	7	0	19:22	11th	81st	0.3%
98	Nick DeSimoneDUTA	UTA	4	40	0.10	8	2	14:13	81st	19th	0.1%
99	Jack St. IvanyDPIT	PIT	4	20	0.20	7	0	16:20	73rd	33rd	3.2%▲3.2
100	Drew FortescueDNYR	NYR	4	9	0.44	2	0	14:51	14th	4th	3.2%▲3.1

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