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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 2020-21: MacKenzie Weegar (FLA), 29 +/-.
Plus/Minus: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacKenzie WeegarDFLA | FLA | 29 | 54 | 0.54 | 36 | 6 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 2 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 29 | 53 | 0.55 | 31 | 9 | 62%▼1 |
| 3 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 28 | 55 | 0.51 | 13 | 3 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 4 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 28 | 53 | 0.53 | 42 | 8 | 91%▲28 |
| 5 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 27 | 56 | 0.48 | 36 | 16 | 69%▼13 |
| 6 | Alec MartinezDVGK | VGK | 26 | 53 | 0.49 | 32 | 9 | — |
| 7 | TJ BrodieDTOR | TOR | 23 | 56 | 0.41 | 14 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 22 | 52 | 0.42 | 15 | 3 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 9 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 22 | 51 | 0.43 | 30 | 5 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 10 | Carson SoucyDMIN | MIN | 22 | 50 | 0.44 | 17 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Ian ColeDMIN/COL | MIN/COL | 21 | 54 | 0.39 | 8 | 1 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 12 | Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 21 | 53 | 0.40 | 27 | 4 | — |
| 13 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 20 | 55 | 0.36 | 42 | 10 | 84%▲12 |
| 14 | Ryan LindgrenDNYR | NYR | 20 | 51 | 0.39 | 16 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Alex PietrangeloDVGK | VGK | 20 | 41 | 0.49 | 23 | 7 | 4.0%▲3.7 |
| 16 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 19 | 55 | 0.35 | 45 | 7 | 47%▼16 |
| 17 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 19 | 55 | 0.35 | 47 | 5 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 18 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 19 | 48 | 0.40 | 23 | 6 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 19 | Cody CeciDPIT | PIT | 18 | 53 | 0.34 | 17 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 18 | 41 | 0.44 | 14 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 17 | 44 | 0.39 | 44 | 8 | 100%▲1 |
| 22 | Gustav ForslingDFLA | FLA | 17 | 43 | 0.40 | 17 | 5 | 42%▲18 |
| 23 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 20 | 2 | — |
| 24 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 16 | 51 | 0.31 | 22 | 8 | 35%▲21 |
| 25 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 19 | 2 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 26 | Chris TanevDCGY | CGY | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 12 | 2 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 27 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 14 | 4 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 28 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 17 | 2 | 10%▼1.4 |
| 29 | Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 15 | 54 | 0.28 | 15 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 32 | 5 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 31 | Brett PesceDCAR | CAR | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 25 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Nicolas HagueDVGK | VGK | 14 | 52 | 0.27 | 17 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 33 | Marco ScandellaDSTL | STL | 14 | 49 | 0.29 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 34 | Jacob MacDonaldDCOL | COL | 14 | 33 | 0.42 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 35 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 12 | 4 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 36 | Logan StanleyDWPG | WPG | 13 | 37 | 0.35 | 4 | 1 | 6.6%▲5.9 |
| 37 | Andrej SekeraDDAL | DAL | 12 | 46 | 0.26 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 38 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 12 | 46 | 0.26 | 27 | 3 | — |
| 39 | Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 12 | 35 | 0.34 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 40 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 25 | 7 | 55%▼22 |
| 41 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 16 | 5 | 37%▼31 |
| 42 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 35 | 5 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 43 | Torey KrugDSTL | STL | 11 | 51 | 0.22 | 32 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 11 | 37 | 0.30 | 20 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 45 | Dylan DeMeloDWPG | WPG | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 9 | 0 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 46 | Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 10 | 44 | 0.23 | 7 | 1 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 47 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 10 | 41 | 0.24 | 8 | 2 | 24%▲21 |
| 48 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 49 | Andy GreeneDNYI | NYI | 9 | 55 | 0.16 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 50 | K'Andre MillerDNYR | NYR | 9 | 53 | 0.17 | 12 | 5 | 64%▲26 |
| 51 | Zach WhitecloudDVGK | VGK | 9 | 51 | 0.18 | 12 | 2 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 52 | Mike MathesonDPIT | PIT | 9 | 44 | 0.20 | 16 | 5 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 53 | Cal FooteDTBL | TBL | 9 | 35 | 0.26 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 54 | Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 8 | 47 | 0.17 | 9 | 2 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 55 | Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 8 | 46 | 0.17 | 18 | 5 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 56 | Jeremy LauzonDBOS | BOS | 8 | 41 | 0.20 | 8 | 1 | 24%▲22 |
| 57 | Victor MeteDMTL/OTT | MTL/OTT | 8 | 28 | 0.29 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 58 | Zach BogosianDTOR | TOR | 7 | 45 | 0.16 | 4 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 59 | Jordie BennDVAN/WPG | VAN/WPG | 7 | 39 | 0.18 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 60 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 42 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 61 | Radko GudasDFLA | FLA | 6 | 54 | 0.11 | 11 | 2 | 25%▲22 |
| 62 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 6 | 54 | 0.11 | 32 | 3 | 32%▲31 |
| 63 | Brady SkjeiDCAR | CAR | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 10 | 3 | 18%▼31 |
| 64 | Mark PysykDDAL | DAL | 6 | 36 | 0.17 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 65 | Joel HanleyDDAL | DAL | 6 | 35 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Conor TimminsDCOL | COL | 6 | 31 | 0.19 | 7 | 0 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 67 | Rasmus SandinDTOR | TOR | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 4 | 0 | 14%▲11 |
| 68 | Mark GiordanoDCGY | CGY | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 26 | 9 | — |
| 69 | Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 30 | 4 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 70 | Zdeno CharaDWSH | WSH | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 71 | Mike ReillyDOTT/BOS | OTT/BOS | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 27 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 72 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 45 | 9 | 93%▲11 |
| 73 | Michael Del ZottoDCBJ | CBJ | 5 | 53 | 0.09 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 74 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 5 | 53 | 0.09 | 14 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 75 | Patrik NemethDDET/COL | DET/COL | 5 | 52 | 0.10 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 76 | John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 5 | 52 | 0.10 | 13 | 3 | 18%▲13 |
| 77 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 5 | 35 | 0.14 | 22 | 11 | 50%▲34 |
| 78 | Riley StillmanDCHI/FLA | CHI/FLA | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Thomas HickeyDNYI | NYI | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 80 | Jani HakanpääDANA/CAR | ANA/CAR | 4 | 57 | 0.07 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 81 | Tyson BarrieDEDM | EDM | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 48 | 8 | — |
| 82 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 26 | 7 | 36%▼27 |
| 83 | Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 14 | 3 | 10%▲6.1 |
| 84 | Andy WelinskiDANA | ANA | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 85 | Kevin ConnautonDFLA | FLA | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 86 | Victor SoderstromDARI | ARI | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 87 | Tyler LewingtonDNSH | NSH | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 88 | Brendan SmithDNYR | NYR | 3 | 48 | 0.06 | 10 | 5 | — |
| 89 | Ryan MurrayDNJD | NJD | 3 | 48 | 0.06 | 14 | 0 | — |
| 90 | Danny DeKeyserDDET | DET | 3 | 47 | 0.06 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 91 | Brett KulakDMTL | MTL | 3 | 46 | 0.07 | 8 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 92 | Sami VatanenDNJD/DAL | NJD/DAL | 3 | 39 | 0.08 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 93 | Jacob TroubaDNYR | NYR | 3 | 38 | 0.08 | 12 | 2 | 76%▼11 |
| 94 | Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 3 | 30 | 0.10 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 95 | Steven KampferDBOS | BOS | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 96 | Alexandre CarrierDNSH | NSH | 3 | 19 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 14%▲12 |
| 97 | Nick HoldenDVGK | VGK | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 98 | Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 99 | Jeremy DaviesDNSH | NSH | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | Connor MackeyDCGY | CGY | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 3 | 1 | 0.2% |
How to read it
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
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