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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 2026-27: Connor McDavid (EDM), 7 +/-.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Plus/Minus: forwards leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 9 | 2 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 2 | Paul CotterFVAN | VAN | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 5 | 3 | 19%▲19 |
| 3 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 5 | 3 | 100% |
| 4 | Alex FormentonFEDM | EDM | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 2 | 0 | 9.6%▲9.6 |
| 5 | Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | 3 | 57%▲40 |
| 6 | Parker KellyFCOL | COL | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | 1 | 11%▲5.6 |
| 7 | Filip HallanderFPIT | PIT | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | 1 | 9.1%▲9 |
| 8 | Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | EDM | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 5 | 3 | 70%▲61 |
| 9 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 93%▲9.6 |
| 10 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 4 | 1 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 11 | Martin NecasFCOL | COL | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 4 | 2 | 100%▲1.8 |
| 12 | Nick RobertsonFPIT | PIT | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 28%▲27 |
| 13 | Ville KoivunenFPIT | PIT | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 17%▲17 |
| 14 | Pavel ZachaFBOS | BOS | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 78%▲13 |
| 15 | Morgan GeekieFBOS | BOS | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 96%▲7.9 |
| 16 | Eeli TolvanenFNYR | NYR | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 2 | 35%▼9.7 |
| 17 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 5 | 2 | 87%▼5.5 |
| 18 | JJ PeterkaFBOS | BOS | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 2 | 75%▲37 |
| 19 | Arshdeep BainsFVAN | VAN | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 20 | Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | VAN | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 25%▲25 |
| 21 | Fraser MintenFBOS | BOS | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 47%▲38 |
| 22 | Liam OhgrenFVAN | VAN | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 4 | 1 | 17%▲17 |
| 23 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 2 | 82%▲11 |
| 24 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 100%▲2.4 |
| 25 | Nick FolignoFMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 26 | Brayden SchennFNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 28%▲7.8 |
| 27 | Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 71%▼9 |
| 28 | Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 4.2%▲3.4 |
| 29 | Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Charlie CoyleFCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 49%▼11 |
| 31 | Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 83%▲11 |
| 32 | Tomas HertlFVGK | VGK | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 84%▲3.2 |
| 33 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 34 | Pavel BuchnevichFSTL | STL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 36%▲7.6 |
| 35 | Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| 36 | Michael McCarronFMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 37 | Alex TuchFWSH | WSH | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 94%▼5.5 |
| 38 | Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 68%▲27 |
| 39 | Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 2 | 11%▲9.1 |
| 40 | Nicolas RoyFCOL | COL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 4.9%▲4.7 |
| 41 | Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 82%▲10 |
| 42 | Kevin StenlundFUTA | UTA | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 43 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 98%▼0.9 |
| 44 | Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 100%▲1.3 |
| 45 | Michael CarconeFUTA | UTA | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 5.0%▲4 |
| 46 | Mathieu OlivierFCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 18%▲15 |
| 47 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 48 | Kaapo KakkoFSEA | SEA | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 18%▲16 |
| 49 | Simon HolmstromFNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 16%▲14 |
| 50 | Cole SillingerFCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 12%▲9.9 |
| 51 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 52 | Calum RitchieFNYI | NYI | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 31%▲31 |
| 53 | Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 100%▲1 |
| 54 | Igor ChernyshovFSJS | SJS | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 52%▲48 |
| 55 | Beckett SenneckeFANA | ANA | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 94%▲14 |
| 56 | J.T. MillerFNYR | NYR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 92%▲7.7 |
| 57 | Oliver BjorkstrandFNYR | NYR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 20% |
| 58 | Elias LindholmFBOS | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 1 | 43%▲4.7 |
| 59 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 100%▲1.1 |
| 60 | Jordan GreenwayFCHI | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 61 | Jack RoslovicFTOR | TOR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 34%▲26 |
| 62 | Mark KastelicFBOS | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 1 | 13%▲12 |
| 63 | Cole SmithFCHI | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 64 | Marat KhusnutdinovFBOS | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 11%▲11 |
| 65 | Ryan GreeneFCHI | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 10%▲10 |
| 66 | Easton CowanFTOR | TOR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 1 | 52%▲49 |
| 67 | Chris KreiderFMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 62%▲29 |
| 68 | Anders LeeFUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 29%▼20 |
| 69 | Mats ZuccarelloFLAK | LAK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 51%▲29 |
| 70 | Tyler ToffoliFSJS | SJS | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 38%▼18 |
| 71 | Ondrej PalatFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 72 | Vincent TrocheckFUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 88%▼5.4 |
| 73 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 74 | Barclay GoodrowFSJS | SJS | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 75 | Anthony DuclairFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 3.3%▲3 |
| 76 | Carter VerhaegheFFLA | FLA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 72% |
| 77 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 2 | 100%▲0.9 |
| 78 | Bo HorvatFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 90%▲1.2 |
| 79 | Nick SchmaltzFUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 3 | 94%▲4.4 |
| 80 | Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 95%▲7.5 |
| 81 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 82 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 1 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 83 | Lawson CrouseFUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 36%▲13 |
| 84 | Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | 0 | 100%▲2.1 |
| 85 | Brett HowdenFVGK | VGK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 16%▲15 |
| 86 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 97%▲11 |
| 87 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 99%▲1.4 |
| 88 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 97%▲2.3 |
| 89 | Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 39%▲32 |
| 90 | Pius SuterFSTL | STL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 4.1%▲3.3 |
| 91 | Kiefer SherwoodFSJS | SJS | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 59%▲6.6 |
| 92 | Alex TurcotteFLAK | LAK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 8.8%▲8.8 |
| 93 | Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 94 | Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 95 | Connor McMichaelFSTL | STL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 34%▲27 |
| 96 | Matias MaccelliFNYI | NYI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 14%▲13 |
| 97 | Hendrix LapierreFPIT | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 1 | 8.1%▲8 |
| 98 | Alex LaferriereFLAK | LAK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 68%▲3.9 |
| 99 | Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 61%▲44 |
| 100 | Kent JohnsonFCBJ | CBJ | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 30%▲27 |
How to read it
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
How reliable is it?
Plus/minus is noisy and team-driven; on-ice goal and expected-goal shares at 5-on-5 tell you more about the player.
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