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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards

2018-19All 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 2018-19: Mikael Backlund (CGY), 34 +/-.

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	34	77	0.44	47	21	17:54	14%▲9.3
2	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	30	82	0.37	76	21	17:55	13%▲8.6
3	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	30	81	0.37	78	27	20:02	43%▲4.7
4	Nick BoninoFNSH	NSH	27	81	0.33	35	17	16:18	—
5	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	27	79	0.34	92	41	18:55	95%▲7.5
6	Josh AndersonFCBJ	CBJ	25	82	0.30	47	27	17:01	10%▲9.2
7	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	25	82	0.30	83	30	20:09	99%▲1.2
8	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	25	82	0.30	39	19	14:51	51%▲19
9	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	24	82	0.29	128	41	19:58	100%
10	Michael FrolikFCGY	CGY	24	65	0.37	34	16	13:22	—
11	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	23	65	0.35	79	32	18:28	—
12	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	22	82	0.27	40	18	14:52	5.1%▲3.6
13	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	22	82	0.27	77	28	20:46	84%▲5
14	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	22	82	0.27	94	26	19:49	99%▲1.3
15	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	22	73	0.30	33	20	14:01	0.1%
16	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	22	70	0.31	72	29	19:47	—
17	Derek RyanFCGY	CGY	21	81	0.26	38	13	13:48	—
18	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	21	80	0.26	58	25	16:25	—
19	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	20	82	0.24	51	28	17:05	29%▼20
20	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	20	82	0.24	53	25	17:58	88%▼3.6
21	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	20	82	0.24	99	41	22:05	100%▲0.9
22	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	20	82	0.24	72	28	17:23	5.8%▲4.6
23	Jakub VranaFWSH	WSH	20	82	0.24	47	24	14:02	—
24	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	20	75	0.27	30	15	16:03	3.3%▲3.1
25	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	20	69	0.29	25	11	12:10	9.2%▲7.8
26	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	19	82	0.23	88	47	19:05	96%▲9.3
27	Cody EakinFVGK	VGK	19	78	0.24	41	22	15:23	—
28	Valtteri FilppulaFNYI	NYI	19	72	0.26	31	17	14:16	—
29	Leo KomarovFNYI	NYI	18	82	0.22	26	6	13:53	—
30	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	18	82	0.22	99	36	20:04	—
31	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	18	79	0.23	100	35	21:00	100%▲2.4
32	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	17	82	0.21	80	33	20:45	22%▲19
33	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	17	81	0.21	53	12	17:47	4.9%▲4.5
34	Mark StoneFOTT/VGK	OTT/VGK	17	77	0.22	73	33	19:53	93%▲9.6
35	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	17	73	0.23	75	34	21:09	50%▲32
36	Andrew ShawFMTL	MTL	17	63	0.27	47	19	15:55	—
37	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	16	82	0.20	61	27	17:43	42%▲33
38	Zach HymanFTOR	TOR	16	71	0.23	41	21	17:17	98%▼1.8
39	Paul ByronFMTL	MTL	16	56	0.29	31	15	14:34	—
40	Tyler JohnsonFTBL	TBL	15	80	0.19	47	29	15:57	—
41	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	15	79	0.19	100	36	19:37	73%▲0.7
42	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	14	80	0.17	77	34	17:36	100%▲2.6
43	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	14	79	0.18	87	28	19:51	97%▼1.8
44	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	14	78	0.18	53	27	18:14	22%▲18
45	Garnet HathawayFCGY	CGY	14	76	0.18	19	11	10:32	4.8%▲4.6
46	Andreas JohnssonFTOR	TOR	14	73	0.19	43	20	13:40	—
47	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	14	50	0.28	42	13	18:06	—
48	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	13	82	0.16	76	40	19:21	100%
49	Brett ConnollyFWSH	WSH	13	81	0.16	46	22	13:20	—
50	Calle JarnkrokFNSH	NSH	13	79	0.16	26	10	15:26	0.1%
51	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	13	77	0.17	34	11	13:58	0.0%
52	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	13	74	0.18	53	19	18:16	—
53	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	13	74	0.18	52	20	16:44	94%▼5.5
54	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	13	74	0.18	87	31	20:51	99%▲0.5
55	Micheal FerlandFCAR	CAR	13	71	0.18	40	17	14:06	—
56	Kasperi KapanenFTOR	TOR	12	78	0.15	44	20	16:37	9.2%▲9
57	Nick FolignoFCBJ	CBJ	12	73	0.16	35	17	17:42	4.1%▲3.6
58	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	12	58	0.21	48	34	19:09	33%▲23
59	Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT	PIT	12	43	0.28	17	8	13:39	0.0%
60	Connor BrownFTOR	TOR	11	82	0.13	29	8	13:48	6.6%▲5.1
61	Craig SmithFNSH	NSH	11	76	0.14	38	21	15:08	—
62	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	11	73	0.15	47	21	16:31	62%▼3.5
63	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	11	63	0.17	40	22	18:09	94%▲6.3
64	Andrew MangiapaneFCGY	CGY	11	44	0.25	13	8	10:33	3.2%▲3.1
65	Austin WatsonFNSH	NSH	11	37	0.30	16	7	14:30	—
66	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	10	82	0.12	52	33	16:24	3.3%▲2.8
67	Brock McGinnFCAR	CAR	10	82	0.12	26	10	14:19	—
68	Artturi LehkonenFMTL	MTL	10	82	0.12	31	11	15:33	57%▲40
69	Dominik KahunFCHI	CHI	10	82	0.12	37	13	14:09	—
70	Joonas DonskoiFSJS	SJS	10	80	0.13	37	14	13:25	—
71	Marcus SorensenFSJS	SJS	10	80	0.13	30	17	12:58	—
72	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	10	72	0.14	35	18	15:54	85%▲2.5
73	Adam ErneFTBL	TBL	10	65	0.15	20	7	10:33	0.0%
74	Nic DowdFWSH	WSH	10	64	0.16	22	8	10:18	3.2%▲3.1
75	Sven AndrighettoFCOL	COL	10	64	0.16	17	7	11:04	—
76	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	9	82	0.11	85	22	21:27	30%▲20
77	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	9	80	0.11	48	22	15:50	4.9%▲4
78	Brandon TanevFWPG	WPG	9	80	0.11	29	14	14:07	0.1%
79	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	9	78	0.12	66	30	16:58	82%▼8
80	Jason DickinsonFDAL	DAL	9	67	0.13	22	6	13:22	3.2%▲3
81	Mason AppletonFWPG	WPG	9	36	0.25	10	3	8:12	0.1%
82	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	8	82	0.10	56	16	16:50	—
83	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	84	38	21:52	99%
84	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	8	77	0.10	36	23	12:20	20%
85	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	8	76	0.11	68	33	18:24	10%▲1
86	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	8	75	0.11	47	13	14:40	92%▲7.7
87	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	8	73	0.11	51	16	15:33	—
88	Dominik SimonFPIT	PIT	8	71	0.11	28	8	13:19	—
89	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	8	64	0.13	50	28	18:37	99%▲1.7
90	Zachary SanfordFSTL	STL	8	60	0.13	20	8	12:35	—
91	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	8	33	0.24	13	4	13:31	47%▲34
92	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	7	81	0.09	89	51	20:55	96%▲1.2
93	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	7	81	0.09	73	20	17:41	—
94	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	7	80	0.09	64	14	19:33	—
95	Cedric PaquetteFTBL	TBL	7	80	0.09	17	13	12:00	—
96	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	7	78	0.09	82	34	19:03	19%▲13
97	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	7	76	0.09	72	21	18:47	—
98	Carl HagelinFLAK/WSH/PIT	LAK/WSH/PIT	7	58	0.12	19	5	14:44	—
99	Ryan CallahanFTBL	TBL	7	52	0.13	17	7	11:08	—
100	Lukas RadilFSJS	SJS	7	36	0.19	11	7	10:41	—

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