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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) and 
Zach Redmond (BUF) lead NHL skaters with 1 +/- for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18, ahead of 
Taylor Fedun (BUF) (-1).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Buffalo Sabres, 2017-18
- 1stCasey MittelstadtBUF · 6 GP1
- 2ndZach RedmondBUF · 3 GP1
- 3rdTaylor FedunBUF · 7 GP-1
4thHudson FaschingBUF · 5 GP-1
5thDanny O'ReganSJS/BUF · 21 GP-2
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Plus/Minus measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by plus/minus, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table. Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded).
Plus/minus is noisy and team-driven; on-ice goal and expected-goal shares at 5-on-5 tell you more about the player.
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. Plus/minus is still a category in many leagues but it mostly reflects team quality and goaltending. The per-60 view helps compare players with different minutes. In 2017-18, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -9 and Casey Mittelstadt leads at 1.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 5 | 1 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 2 | Zach RedmondDBUF | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Taylor FedunDBUF | BUF | -1 | 7 | -0.14 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Hudson FaschingFBUF | BUF | -1 | 5 | -0.20 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Danny O'ReganFSJS/BUF | SJS/BUF | -2 | 21 | -0.10 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 6 |  Justin BaileyFBUF | BUF | -2 | 12 | -0.17 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 7 |  Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | -3 | 3 | -1.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 8 |  Jacob JosefsonFBUF | BUF | -4 | 39 | -0.10 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 9 |  Josh GorgesDBUF | BUF | -4 | 34 | -0.12 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 10 |  Nick BaptisteFBUF | BUF | -4 | 33 | -0.12 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 11 |  Kyle CriscuoloFBUF | BUF | -4 | 9 | -0.44 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 |  Seth GriffithFBUF | BUF | -6 | 21 | -0.29 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 13 |  Brendan GuhleDBUF | BUF | -6 | 18 | -0.33 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Benoit PouliotFBUF | BUF | -8 | 74 | -0.11 | 19 | 13 | — |
| 15 |  Matt TennysonDBUF | BUF | -8 | 15 | -0.53 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Evander KaneFBUF/SJS | BUF/SJS | -9 | 78 | -0.12 | 54 | 29 | 3.9% |
| 17 |  Victor AntipinDBUF | BUF | -9 | 47 | -0.19 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | -9 | 18 | -0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 19 |  Matt MoulsonFBUF | BUF | -9 | 14 | -0.64 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | -10 | 48 | -0.21 | 25 | 7 | 8.3%▲0.8 |
| 21 |  Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | -11 | 53 | -0.21 | 12 | 3 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 22 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | -12 | 71 | -0.17 | 15 | 7 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 23 |  Jordan NolanFBUF | BUF | -13 | 69 | -0.19 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | -14 | 37 | -0.38 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | -15 | 82 | -0.18 | 22 | 5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Casey Mittelstadt leads with 1. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is -9.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Zach Redmond leads NHL defensemen with 1; the top forward is Casey Mittelstadt at 1.
How is Plus/Minus calculated?
Goals for minus goals against while on the ice (power-play goals for excluded). Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Plus/Minus?
Plus/minus is noisy and team-driven; on-ice goal and expected-goal shares at 5-on-5 tell you more about the player.