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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks forwards only by plus/minus, so centres and wingers are not mixed with defensemen.

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: the forward slots' view of plus/minus.

Leader in 2017-18: William Karlsson (VGK), 49 +/-.

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	49	82	0.60	78	43	18:43	24%▲20
2	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	36	77	0.47	75	27	17:30	24%▼21
3	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	34	82	0.41	76	31	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
4	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	34	82	0.41	64	25	16:09	4.9%▲4
5	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	31	81	0.38	61	28	19:50	—
6	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	31	67	0.46	60	22	17:55	—
7	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	28	82	0.34	102	34	20:22	30%▲20
8	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	27	67	0.40	64	26	17:28	99%▲1.7
9	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	25	68	0.37	85	34	19:43	73%▲0.7
10	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	25	62	0.40	63	34	18:08	99%
11	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	23	81	0.28	82	27	20:08	97%▼1.8
12	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	22	82	0.27	47	15	16:30	5.1%▲3.6
13	Zach HymanFTOR	TOR	22	82	0.27	40	15	17:21	98%▼1.8
14	Alexander WennbergFCBJ	CBJ	22	66	0.33	35	8	18:08	25%▼1.6
15	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	21	82	0.26	92	35	22:05	0.5%
16	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	21	79	0.27	33	17	15:16	0.1%
17	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	21	64	0.33	63	30	19:26	—
18	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	20	82	0.24	79	36	19:49	22%▲18
19	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	20	82	0.24	61	20	16:41	99%▼0.8
20	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	20	82	0.24	108	41	21:33	100%▲1.5
21	Kevin FialaFNSH	NSH	20	80	0.25	48	23	15:09	67%▼8.3
22	Craig SmithFNSH	NSH	20	79	0.25	51	25	15:23	—
23	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	20	78	0.26	61	29	17:45	33%▲23
24	Calle JarnkrokFNSH	NSH	20	68	0.29	35	16	15:53	0.1%
25	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	20	56	0.36	61	11	21:26	—
26	Kyle TurrisFNSH/OTT	NSH/OTT	19	76	0.25	51	16	16:37	—
27	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	19	65	0.29	46	24	18:54	—
28	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	19	60	0.32	60	23	20:41	99%
29	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	18	82	0.22	66	32	19:37	95%▲7.5
30	Andrew CoglianoFANA	ANA	18	80	0.23	35	12	15:12	—
31	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	18	78	0.23	86	27	18:46	94%▼4.2
32	Ondrej KaseFANA	ANA	18	66	0.27	38	20	13:55	—
33	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	17	82	0.21	28	9	13:44	9.2%▲7.8
34	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	17	81	0.21	47	24	14:54	92%▲9.6
35	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	16	78	0.21	98	42	18:59	82%▲11
36	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	16	78	0.21	62	25	20:09	50%▲32
37	Riley NashFBOS	BOS	16	76	0.21	41	15	15:25	—
38	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	16	56	0.29	35	11	17:00	0.1%
39	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	15	80	0.19	66	33	19:03	10%▲1
40	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	15	80	0.19	100	39	19:49	100%
41	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	15	62	0.24	59	24	19:24	11%▲11
42	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	14	82	0.17	60	29	16:05	93%▲7.5
43	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	14	76	0.18	93	39	19:09	28%▲20
44	Nino NiederreiterFMIN	MIN	14	63	0.22	32	18	15:00	4.0%▲3.8
45	Kyle BrodziakFSTL	STL	13	81	0.16	33	10	13:28	—
46	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	13	81	0.16	91	23	20:15	—
47	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	13	79	0.16	54	15	18:33	—
48	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	13	77	0.17	67	21	18:47	52%▼12
49	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	13	70	0.19	43	16	14:22	49%▼20
50	Chandler StephensonFWSH	WSH	13	67	0.19	18	6	11:52	17%▲13
51	Brandon TanevFWPG	WPG	13	61	0.21	18	8	12:40	0.1%
52	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	12	82	0.15	78	40	20:55	22%▲19
53	Stefan NoesenFNJD	NJD	12	72	0.17	27	13	13:17	0.1%
54	Tanner PearsonFLAK	LAK	11	82	0.13	40	15	15:58	0.0%
55	Adam HenriqueFANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	11	81	0.14	50	24	17:47	0.5%
56	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	11	81	0.14	37	16	13:20	97%▼0.6
57	Michael GrabnerFNYR/NJD	NYR/NJD	11	80	0.14	36	27	14:49	—
58	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	11	74	0.15	97	39	19:54	100%▲0.9
59	Andrew LaddFNYI	NYI	11	73	0.15	29	12	15:54	—
60	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	11	69	0.16	38	13	16:03	85%▲2.5
61	Jared McCannFFLA	FLA	11	68	0.16	28	9	13:15	72%▲1.9
62	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	11	18	0.61	11	5	13:14	51%▲19
63	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	10	82	0.12	85	20	19:27	—
64	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	10	82	0.12	70	28	19:44	28%▲7.8
65	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	10	82	0.12	80	35	17:58	100%▲1.1
66	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	10	82	0.12	52	20	16:19	97%▲2.3
67	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	10	78	0.13	35	14	15:59	94%▲6.3
68	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	10	77	0.13	47	16	15:01	0.0%
69	Alex IafalloFLAK	LAK	10	75	0.13	25	9	15:06	4.3%▲3
70	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	10	74	0.14	65	28	18:42	0.1%
71	Joonas DonskoiFSJS	SJS	10	66	0.15	32	14	14:58	—
72	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	10	64	0.16	44	17	16:53	—
73	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	10	62	0.16	48	24	18:05	77%▲15
74	Brian GibbonsFNJD	NJD	10	59	0.17	26	12	14:26	—
75	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	9	82	0.11	45	14	18:29	—
76	Tyler ToffoliFLAK	LAK	9	82	0.11	47	24	16:07	38%▼18
77	Tyler PitlickFDAL	DAL	9	80	0.11	27	14	13:41	0.1%
78	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	9	79	0.11	78	27	22:04	97%▲7
79	Michael RafflFPHI	PHI	9	76	0.12	22	13	13:15	—
80	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	9	58	0.16	62	20	20:40	93%▲9.6
81	Pontus AbergFNSH/EDM	NSH/EDM	9	53	0.17	16	4	12:10	—
82	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	9	45	0.20	21	8	14:54	5.7%▲5.5
83	Chris KunitzFTBL	TBL	8	82	0.10	29	13	11:57	—
84	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	8	82	0.10	76	42	17:49	—
85	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	8	82	0.10	64	33	16:58	23%▲17
86	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	8	82	0.10	64	23	16:53	13%▲8.6
87	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	70	44	16:29	9.7%▲9.2
88	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	8	82	0.10	48	20	16:38	42%▲33
89	Carl HagelinFPIT	PIT	8	81	0.10	31	10	15:57	—
90	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	8	76	0.11	57	31	16:54	99%▲1.1
91	Charlie CoyleFMIN	MIN	8	66	0.12	37	11	16:32	49%▼11
92	Brandon SutterFVAN	VAN	8	61	0.13	26	11	17:19	—
93	Blake ColemanFNJD	NJD	7	79	0.09	25	13	14:24	38%▼24
94	Richard PanikFCHI/ARI	CHI/ARI	7	72	0.10	35	14	15:12	—
95	Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL	MTL	7	58	0.12	14	10	11:36	0.2%
96	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	6	82	0.07	52	28	14:48	100%▲2.5
97	Tyler BozakFTOR	TOR	6	81	0.07	43	11	15:39	—
98	Vladislav NamestnikovFTBL/NYR	TBL/NYR	6	81	0.07	48	22	17:05	0.1%
99	Jakob SilfverbergFANA	ANA	6	77	0.08	40	17	17:58	—
100	Rickard RakellFANA	ANA	6	77	0.08	69	34	19:25	83%▲11

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