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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All 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 2022-23: Hampus Lindholm (BOS), 49 +/-.

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	49	80	0.61	53	10	23:11	17%▲15
2	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	46	75	0.61	26	4	17:14	0.1%
3	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	44	75	0.59	16	3	18:50	0.3%
4	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	39	80	0.49	50	7	25:06	62%▼1
5	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	34	78	0.44	26	8	19:57	0.1%
6	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	32	79	0.41	34	11	21:49	10%▲8.2
7	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	30	77	0.39	14	3	19:13	—
8	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	29	82	0.35	24	8	19:55	37%▼31
9	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	29	67	0.43	52	7	22:18	97%▲6.2
10	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	29	63	0.46	18	1	18:50	0.1%
11	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	28	82	0.34	72	12	24:23	99%▲6.8
12	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	28	81	0.35	64	14	23:40	89%▲12
13	Mattias EkholmDNSH/EDM	NSH/EDM	28	78	0.36	32	9	21:28	77%▲9.5
14	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	27	82	0.33	33	8	23:38	23%▼19
15	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	27	80	0.34	21	4	20:09	3.3%▲2.9
16	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	27	78	0.35	24	4	18:57	—
17	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	26	82	0.32	43	12	23:30	69%▼13
18	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	24	67	0.36	18	6	17:55	4.8%▲4.7
19	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	23	82	0.28	74	22	21:46	84%▲12
20	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	23	79	0.29	21	6	16:46	0.0%
21	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	23	78	0.29	14	6	14:07	4.1%▲3.4
22	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	21	64	0.33	18	4	21:04	18%▲13
23	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	20	78	0.26	23	5	17:51	7.4%▲6.7
24	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	20	77	0.26	20	5	21:40	7.3%▲6.9
25	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	19	82	0.23	61	18	23:13	50%▼14
26	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	19	82	0.23	41	13	23:26	42%▲18
27	Jake McCabeDCHI/TOR	CHI/TOR	19	76	0.25	25	3	19:28	34%▼15
28	Calle RosenDSTL	STL	19	49	0.39	18	8	15:36	0.0%
29	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	18	82	0.22	16	6	19:20	—
30	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	18	78	0.23	16	3	16:18	0.1%
31	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	18	76	0.24	27	7	21:59	16%▲4.6
32	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	17	82	0.21	17	1	19:51	24%▲21
33	Josh MahuraDFLA	FLA	17	82	0.21	16	4	14:02	0.1%
34	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	16	60	0.27	66	17	26:23	100%▲1
35	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	16	55	0.29	41	8	21:26	91%▲28
36	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	15	81	0.19	31	4	21:06	93%▼7.2
37	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	15	80	0.19	18	2	20:14	—
38	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	15	79	0.19	15	3	19:02	5.7%▲5.3
39	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	15	78	0.19	76	7	25:40	100%
40	Nate SchmidtDWPG	WPG	15	71	0.21	19	7	18:28	4.9%▲4.5
41	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	15	61	0.25	21	6	21:39	3.2%▲3
42	Vincent DesharnaisDEDM	EDM	15	36	0.42	5	0	13:33	0.3%
43	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	14	72	0.19	17	2	17:22	25%▲22
44	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	14	55	0.25	10	2	22:11	79%▲9.3
45	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	13	79	0.16	64	10	23:49	98%▲5.2
46	Ian ColeDTBL	TBL	13	78	0.17	17	3	19:23	4.9%▲4.3
47	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	13	76	0.17	22	2	19:27	15%▲15
48	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	13	75	0.17	25	9	19:15	7.1%▲6.9
49	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	13	73	0.18	54	11	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
50	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	13	60	0.22	14	3	22:52	5.0%▲4.3
51	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	13	27	0.48	10	2	17:41	32%▲16
52	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	12	81	0.15	52	9	26:14	22%▲12
53	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	12	79	0.15	73	11	25:29	99%▲4.3
54	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	12	79	0.15	43	9	21:57	64%▲26
55	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	12	78	0.15	73	15	25:48	100%▲1
56	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	12	71	0.17	20	2	21:32	7.3%▲6.8
57	Dmitry OrlovDWSH/BOS	WSH/BOS	12	66	0.18	36	7	22:33	35%▲21
58	Derek ForbortDBOS	BOS	12	54	0.22	12	5	17:44	0.0%
59	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	11	82	0.13	20	3	17:31	0.3%
60	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	11	82	0.13	30	5	22:01	0.3%
61	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	11	82	0.13	20	3	16:22	4.1%▲3.8
62	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	11	80	0.14	15	1	20:08	0.3%
63	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	11	69	0.16	20	5	15:24	0.1%
64	Marc StaalDFLA	FLA	10	82	0.12	15	3	18:12	—
65	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	10	82	0.12	26	5	20:54	10%▼1.4
66	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	10	82	0.12	21	14	18:41	39%▲21
67	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	10	80	0.13	35	4	23:30	53%▲30
68	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	10	76	0.13	49	9	23:43	93%▲11
69	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	10	75	0.13	27	6	19:34	5.7%▲5.5
70	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	10	75	0.13	23	7	19:04	0.8%
71	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	10	63	0.16	18	9	19:43	33%▲30
72	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	10	63	0.16	8	2	14:56	4.0%▲3.9
73	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	10	59	0.17	12	5	17:07	7.3%▲6.7
74	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	10	58	0.17	14	2	21:13	—
75	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	9	82	0.11	18	5	15:32	20%▲18
76	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	9	81	0.11	33	7	19:57	9.4%▲6.2
77	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	9	80	0.11	73	16	24:08	83%▲10
78	Sebastian AhoDNYI	NYI	9	71	0.13	23	5	16:46	—
79	Erik GustafssonDWSH/TOR	WSH/TOR	9	70	0.13	42	7	19:46	3.2%▲3.2
80	Robert BortuzzoDSTL	STL	9	43	0.21	5	2	12:34	—
81	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	8	82	0.10	24	6	21:02	0.1%
82	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	8	82	0.10	26	9	18:47	9.0%▲8.3
83	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	8	75	0.11	21	5	15:15	0.1%
84	Luke SchennDVAN/TOR	VAN/TOR	8	70	0.11	22	4	16:21	7.3%▲6.9
85	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	8	70	0.11	16	2	19:14	4.1%▲3.7
86	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	8	63	0.13	8	0	17:15	—
87	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	7	82	0.09	30	8	21:12	76%▼11
88	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	7	81	0.09	38	18	21:49	18%▼31
89	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	7	81	0.09	17	3	18:05	0.1%
90	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	7	65	0.11	13	1	20:07	6.0%▲5
91	Filip HronekDDET/VAN	DET/VAN	7	64	0.11	39	9	21:42	91%▲14
92	Calvin de HaanDCAR	CAR	7	53	0.13	12	2	13:32	—
93	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	7	48	0.15	34	8	24:27	85%▼7.8
94	Jakob ChychrunDARI/OTT	ARI/OTT	7	48	0.15	33	9	22:42	99%
95	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	7	42	0.17	24	10	21:53	96%▲6.5
96	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	6	82	0.07	40	8	18:31	100%
97	Niko MikkolaDSTL/NYR	STL/NYR	6	81	0.07	6	1	17:26	4.9%▲4.4
98	Ethan BearDVAN	VAN	6	61	0.10	16	3	18:32	0.0%
99	Cal FooteDTBL/NSH	TBL/NSH	6	50	0.12	7	2	15:07	—
100	Philip BrobergDEDM	EDM	6	46	0.13	8	1	12:36	66%▲50

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