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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Ryan Graves (COL), 40 +/-.
Plus/Minus: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 40 | 69 | 0.58 | 26 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 30 | 68 | 0.44 | 36 | 6 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 3 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 30 | 47 | 0.64 | 40 | 14 | 84%▲12 |
| 4 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 27 | 66 | 0.41 | 55 | 11 | 93%▲11 |
| 5 | Zdeno CharaDBOS | BOS | 26 | 68 | 0.38 | 14 | 5 | — |
| 6 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 24 | 67 | 0.36 | 32 | 5 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 7 | Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL | TBL | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 34 | 8 | — |
| 8 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 42 | 8 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 9 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 22 | 69 | 0.32 | 65 | 16 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 10 | Ian ColeDCOL | COL | 21 | 65 | 0.32 | 26 | 4 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 11 | Michal KempnyDWSH | WSH | 19 | 58 | 0.33 | 18 | 3 | — |
| 12 | John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 26 | 6 | 18%▲13 |
| 13 | Philippe MyersDPHI | PHI | 17 | 50 | 0.34 | 16 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 17 | 28 | 0.61 | 8 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Matt RoyDLAK | LAK | 16 | 70 | 0.23 | 18 | 4 | 9.0%▲8.3 |
| 16 | Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 16 | 67 | 0.24 | 19 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Ryan LindgrenDNYR | NYR | 16 | 60 | 0.27 | 14 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Carson SoucyDMIN | MIN | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 14 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 16 | 49 | 0.33 | 38 | 8 | — |
| 20 | Vince DunnDSTL | STL | 15 | 71 | 0.21 | 23 | 9 | 89%▲12 |
| 21 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 15 | 70 | 0.21 | 34 | 10 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 22 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 15 | 69 | 0.22 | 28 | 2 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 23 | Matt NiskanenDPHI | PHI | 15 | 68 | 0.22 | 33 | 8 | — |
| 24 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 15 | 68 | 0.22 | 21 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Radko GudasDWSH | WSH | 15 | 63 | 0.24 | 15 | 2 | 25%▲22 |
| 26 | Nathan BeaulieuDWPG | WPG | 15 | 38 | 0.39 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 27 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 14 | 68 | 0.21 | 35 | 8 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 28 | Marco ScandellaDBUF/MTL/STL | BUF/MTL/STL | 14 | 62 | 0.23 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 29 | Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 14 | 56 | 0.25 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 30 | Robert HaggDPHI | PHI | 14 | 49 | 0.29 | 13 | 3 | — |
| 31 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 13 | 68 | 0.19 | 18 | 2 | — |
| 32 | Alexander EdlerDVAN | VAN | 13 | 59 | 0.22 | 33 | 5 | — |
| 33 | Brandon MontourDBUF | BUF | 13 | 54 | 0.24 | 18 | 5 | 83%▲10 |
| 34 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 12 | 71 | 0.17 | 46 | 13 | 91%▲28 |
| 35 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 12 | 69 | 0.17 | 75 | 15 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 36 | Tony DeAngeloDNYR | NYR | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 53 | 15 | 24%▲18 |
| 37 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 12 | 67 | 0.18 | 41 | 5 | 50%▲34 |
| 38 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 50 | 12 | 100%▲1 |
| 39 | Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 12 | 53 | 0.23 | 23 | 6 | — |
| 40 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 12 | 42 | 0.29 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 41 | Alex PietrangeloDSTL | STL | 11 | 70 | 0.16 | 52 | 16 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 42 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 11 | 69 | 0.16 | 36 | 13 | 36%▼27 |
| 43 | Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 11 | 67 | 0.16 | 12 | 5 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 44 | Jonas SiegenthalerDWSH | WSH | 11 | 64 | 0.17 | 9 | 2 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 45 | Nate SchmidtDVGK | VGK | 11 | 59 | 0.19 | 31 | 7 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 46 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 10 | 71 | 0.14 | 45 | 6 | 32%▲31 |
| 47 | Troy StecherDVAN | VAN | 10 | 69 | 0.14 | 17 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 48 | Ron HainseyDOTT | OTT | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 12 | 1 | — |
| 49 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 30 | 6 | 80%▲32 |
| 50 | Calvin de HaanDCHI | CHI | 10 | 29 | 0.34 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 51 | Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 9 | 69 | 0.13 | 22 | 2 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 52 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 9 | 63 | 0.14 | 41 | 20 | 100% |
| 53 | Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 16 | 3 | — |
| 54 | Andrej SekeraDDAL | DAL | 9 | 57 | 0.16 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 55 | Jon MerrillDVGK | VGK | 9 | 49 | 0.18 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 56 | Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 8 | 70 | 0.11 | 32 | 4 | — |
| 57 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 8 | 68 | 0.12 | 35 | 10 | 10%▼1.4 |
| 58 | Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | 13 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 59 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 8 | 65 | 0.12 | 36 | 15 | — |
| 60 | Colton ParaykoDSTL | STL | 8 | 64 | 0.13 | 28 | 10 | 37%▼42 |
| 61 | Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 8 | 43 | 0.19 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 62 | Carl GunnarssonDSTL | STL | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 63 | Joel EdmundsonDCAR | CAR | 7 | 68 | 0.10 | 20 | 7 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 64 | TJ BrodieDCGY | CGY | 7 | 64 | 0.11 | 19 | 4 | — |
| 65 | Brett PesceDCAR | CAR | 7 | 61 | 0.11 | 18 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 66 | Cody CeciDTOR | TOR | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 8 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 67 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 12 | 1 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 68 | Dakota MermisDNJD | NJD | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Nikita ZadorovDCOL | COL | 6 | 64 | 0.09 | 13 | 4 | 39%▲21 |
| 70 | Dan HamhuisDNSH | NSH | 6 | 60 | 0.10 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 71 | Jay BouwmeesterDSTL | STL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 72 | Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 6 | 49 | 0.12 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 73 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 6 | 47 | 0.13 | 27 | 3 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 74 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 6 | 45 | 0.13 | 18 | 7 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 75 | Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 6 | 33 | 0.18 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 76 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 5 | 69 | 0.07 | 27 | 4 | 35%▲21 |
| 77 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 5 | 69 | 0.07 | 21 | 9 | 13%▲11 |
| 78 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 5 | 69 | 0.07 | 23 | 3 | 37%▼31 |
| 79 | Ben HuttonDLAK | LAK | 5 | 65 | 0.08 | 16 | 4 | — |
| 80 | Marc StaalDNYR | NYR | 5 | 52 | 0.10 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 81 | Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 5 | 51 | 0.10 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 82 | Jason DemersDARI | ARI | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 83 | Michael Del ZottoDANA | ANA | 5 | 49 | 0.10 | 15 | 2 | — |
| 84 | Braydon CoburnDTBL | TBL | 5 | 40 | 0.13 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 85 | Jeremy LauzonDBOS | BOS | 5 | 19 | 0.26 | 2 | 1 | 24%▲22 |
| 86 | Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 4 | 69 | 0.06 | 20 | 2 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 87 | Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | 4 | 69 | 0.06 | 25 | 8 | 67%▼7.1 |
| 88 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 4 | 63 | 0.06 | 26 | 12 | 99% |
| 89 | Dylan DeMeloDOTT/WPG | OTT/WPG | 4 | 59 | 0.07 | 10 | 0 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 90 | Mark PysykDFLA | FLA | 4 | 58 | 0.07 | 18 | 9 | — |
| 91 | Ilya LyubushkinDARI | ARI | 4 | 51 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 92 | Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 93 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 4 | 38 | 0.11 | 9 | 1 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 94 | Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 4 | 31 | 0.13 | 2 | 2 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 95 | Mikey AndersonDLAK | LAK | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 96 | Anthony BitettoDWPG | WPG | 3 | 51 | 0.06 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 97 | Slater KoekkoekDCHI | CHI | 3 | 42 | 0.07 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 98 | Juuso RiikolaDPIT | PIT | 3 | 36 | 0.08 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 99 | Taylor FedunDDAL | DAL | 3 | 27 | 0.11 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 100 | Mark BarberioDCOL | COL | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | — |
How to read it
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
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