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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen
2017-18All 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 2017-18: Josh Manson (ANA), 34 +/-.
Plus/Minus: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh MansonDANA | ANA | 34 | 80 | 0.42 | 37 | 7 | 32%▲16 |
| 2 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 32 | 77 | 0.42 | 63 | 17 | 93%▲11 |
| 3 | Anton StralmanDTBL | TBL | 29 | 80 | 0.36 | 18 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Patrik NemethDCOL | COL | 27 | 68 | 0.40 | 15 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 26 | 76 | 0.34 | 15 | 5 | 24%▲21 |
| 6 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 26 | 44 | 0.59 | 32 | 9 | — |
| 7 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 34 | 10 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 8 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 24 | 75 | 0.32 | 53 | 14 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 9 | Matt NiskanenDWSH | WSH | 24 | 68 | 0.35 | 29 | 7 | — |
| 10 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 60 | 10 | 22%▲12 |
| 11 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 23 | 73 | 0.32 | 21 | 6 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 12 | Zdeno CharaDBOS | BOS | 22 | 73 | 0.30 | 24 | 7 | — |
| 13 | Justin SchultzDPIT | PIT | 22 | 63 | 0.35 | 27 | 4 | — |
| 14 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 21 | 61 | 0.34 | 15 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Thomas HickeyDNYI | NYI | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 25 | 5 | — |
| 16 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 20 | 63 | 0.32 | 32 | 7 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 17 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 19 | 80 | 0.24 | 27 | 7 | 37%▼31 |
| 18 | Nate SchmidtDVGK | VGK | 19 | 76 | 0.25 | 36 | 5 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 19 | P.K. SubbanDNSH | NSH | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 59 | 16 | — |
| 20 | Derek ForbortDLAK | LAK | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 18 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Dan GirardiDTBL | TBL | 18 | 77 | 0.23 | 18 | 6 | — |
| 22 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 41 | 17 | 36%▼27 |
| 23 | Jake DotchinDTBL | TBL | 17 | 48 | 0.35 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 24 | Brandon MontourDANA | ANA | 16 | 80 | 0.20 | 32 | 9 | 83%▲10 |
| 25 | Hampus LindholmDANA | ANA | 16 | 69 | 0.23 | 31 | 13 | 17%▲15 |
| 26 | Kevan MillerDBOS | BOS | 16 | 68 | 0.24 | 16 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 16 | 37 | 0.43 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 28 | Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 50 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 26 | 6 | 69%▼13 |
| 30 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 26 | 7 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 31 | Dustin ByfuglienDWPG | WPG | 15 | 69 | 0.22 | 45 | 8 | — |
| 32 | Carl GunnarssonDSTL | STL | 15 | 63 | 0.24 | 9 | 5 | — |
| 33 | Ben ChiarotDWPG | WPG | 15 | 57 | 0.26 | 14 | 2 | 13%▲11 |
| 34 | Ian ColeDPIT/CBJ | PIT/CBJ | 14 | 67 | 0.21 | 20 | 5 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 35 | Michal KempnyDCHI/WSH | CHI/WSH | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 36 | Christian DjoosDWSH | WSH | 13 | 63 | 0.21 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 37 | Joakim RyanDSJS | SJS | 13 | 62 | 0.21 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 38 | Markus NutivaaraDCBJ | CBJ | 13 | 61 | 0.21 | 23 | 7 | — |
| 39 | Ron HainseyDTOR | TOR | 12 | 80 | 0.15 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 40 | Francois BeaucheminDANA | ANA | 12 | 67 | 0.18 | 17 | 3 | — |
| 41 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 11 | 79 | 0.14 | 40 | 9 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 42 | Marc StaalDNYR | NYR | 11 | 72 | 0.15 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 43 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 11 | 72 | 0.15 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 44 | Marc MethotDDAL | DAL | 11 | 36 | 0.31 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 45 | Calvin de HaanDNYI | NYI | 11 | 33 | 0.33 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 46 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 31 | 10 | 35%▲21 |
| 47 | John KlingbergDDAL | DAL | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 67 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Shayne GostisbehereDPHI | PHI | 10 | 78 | 0.13 | 65 | 13 | 96%▲16 |
| 49 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 10 | 78 | 0.13 | 57 | 16 | 80%▲32 |
| 50 | Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 6 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 51 | Stephen JohnsDDAL | DAL | 10 | 75 | 0.13 | 15 | 8 | — |
| 52 | Jake MuzzinDLAK | LAK | 10 | 74 | 0.14 | 42 | 8 | — |
| 53 | Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 10 | 63 | 0.16 | 13 | 4 | 23%▼19 |
| 54 | Taylor ChorneyDWSH/CBJ | WSH/CBJ | 10 | 25 | 0.40 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 55 | Nick SeelerDMIN | MIN | 10 | 22 | 0.45 | 4 | 0 | 8.1%▲7.6 |
| 56 | Tyler MyersDWPG | WPG | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 36 | 6 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 57 | Jake GardinerDTOR | TOR | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 52 | 5 | — |
| 58 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 38 | 16 | 50%▲34 |
| 59 | Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS | SJS | 9 | 81 | 0.11 | 32 | 11 | — |
| 60 | Trevor van RiemsdykDCAR | CAR | 9 | 79 | 0.11 | 16 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 61 | Alexei EmelinDNSH | NSH | 9 | 76 | 0.12 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 62 | Jacob TroubaDWPG | WPG | 9 | 55 | 0.16 | 24 | 3 | 76%▼11 |
| 63 | Alex PietrangeloDSTL | STL | 8 | 78 | 0.10 | 54 | 15 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 64 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 8 | 77 | 0.10 | 37 | 16 | 100% |
| 65 | Andrew MacDonaldDPHI | PHI | 8 | 66 | 0.12 | 21 | 6 | — |
| 66 | Ryan McDonaghDNYR/TBL | NYR/TBL | 8 | 63 | 0.13 | 29 | 4 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 67 | Nikita ZaitsevDTOR | TOR | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 13 | 5 | — |
| 68 | Nate ProsserDMIN/STL | MIN/STL | 8 | 57 | 0.14 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 69 | Toby EnstromDWPG | WPG | 8 | 43 | 0.19 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 70 | Luca SbisaDVGK | VGK | 8 | 30 | 0.27 | 14 | 2 | — |
| 71 | Ryan MurphyDMIN | MIN | 8 | 21 | 0.38 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 72 | Keith YandleDFLA | FLA | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 56 | 8 | — |
| 73 | Justin BraunDSJS | SJS | 7 | 81 | 0.09 | 33 | 5 | — |
| 74 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 7 | 78 | 0.09 | 19 | 3 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 75 | Jamie OleksiakDPIT/DAL | PIT/DAL | 7 | 68 | 0.10 | 17 | 5 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 76 | Ben LovejoyDNJD | NJD | 7 | 57 | 0.12 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 77 | Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 11 | 2 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 78 | Jon MerrillDVGK | VGK | 7 | 34 | 0.21 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 79 | Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 6 | 79 | 0.08 | 23 | 5 | — |
| 80 | Greg PaterynDDAL | DAL | 6 | 73 | 0.08 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 81 | Dmitry KulikovDWPG | WPG | 6 | 62 | 0.10 | 11 | 3 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 82 | Mark BarberioDCOL | COL | 6 | 46 | 0.13 | 13 | 3 | — |
| 83 | Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 5 | 73 | 0.07 | 21 | 6 | — |
| 84 | Robert HaggDPHI | PHI | 5 | 70 | 0.07 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 85 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 5 | 61 | 0.08 | 29 | 6 | 91%▲28 |
| 86 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 5 | 60 | 0.08 | 8 | 2 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 87 | Roman PolakDTOR | TOR | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 88 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 5 | 49 | 0.10 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 89 | Connor CarrickDTOR | TOR | 5 | 47 | 0.11 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 90 | Jay BouwmeesterDSTL | STL | 5 | 35 | 0.14 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 91 | Marcus PetterssonDANA | ANA | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 4 | 1 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 92 | Chris WidemanDOTT | OTT | 5 | 16 | 0.31 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 93 | Paul LaDueDLAK | LAK | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 94 | Trevor MurphyDARI | ARI | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 95 | Joe HickettsDDET | DET | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 97 | Nikita ZadorovDCOL | COL | 4 | 77 | 0.05 | 20 | 7 | 39%▲21 |
| 98 | Anton LindholmDCOL | COL | 4 | 48 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 99 | Andreas BorgmanDTOR | TOR | 4 | 48 | 0.08 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 100 | Ryan MurrayDCBJ | CBJ | 4 | 44 | 0.09 | 12 | 1 | — |
How to read it
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
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