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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Detroit Red Wings
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Joe Hicketts (DET) leads NHL skaters with 5 +/- for the Detroit Red Wings in 2017-18, ahead of 
Riley Sheahan (PIT/DET) (4).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Detroit Red Wings, 2017-18
- 1stJoe HickettsDET · 5 GP5
2ndRiley SheahanPIT/DET · 81 GP4
3rdDarren HelmDET · 75 GP3
4thDanny DeKeyserDET · 65 GP2
5thHenrik ZetterbergDET · 82 GP1
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -5 and Joe Hicketts leads at 5.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe HickettsDDET | DET | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Riley SheahanFPIT/DET | PIT/DET | 4 | 81 | 0.05 | 32 | 11 | — |
| 3 | Darren HelmFDET | DET | 3 | 75 | 0.04 | 31 | 13 | — |
| 4 | Danny DeKeyserDDET | DET | 2 | 65 | 0.03 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 5 | Henrik ZetterbergFDET | DET | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 56 | 11 | — |
| 6 |  Frans NielsenFDET | DET | 1 | 79 | 0.01 | 33 | 16 | — |
| 7 |  Brian LashoffDDET | DET | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 |  Anthony ManthaFDET | DET | -1 | 80 | -0.01 | 48 | 24 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 9 |  Luke WitkowskiDDET | DET | -1 | 31 | -0.03 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 10 |  Gustav NyquistFDET | DET | -2 | 82 | -0.02 | 40 | 21 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Evgeny SvechnikovFDET | DET | -2 | 14 | -0.14 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 12 |  Dominic TurgeonFDET | DET | -2 | 5 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Xavier OuelletDDET | DET | -3 | 45 | -0.07 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Trevor DaleyDDET | DET | -5 | 77 | -0.06 | 16 | 9 | — |
| 15 |  David BoothFDET | DET | -5 | 28 | -0.18 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 16 |  Jonathan EricssonDDET | DET | -7 | 81 | -0.09 | 13 | 3 | — |
| 17 |  Tyler BertuzziFDET | DET | -7 | 48 | -0.15 | 24 | 7 | 50%▼2.2 |
| 18 |  Nick JensenDDET | DET | -8 | 81 | -0.10 | 15 | 0 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 19 |  Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | -9 | 82 | -0.11 | 63 | 16 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 20 |  Justin AbdelkaderFDET | DET | -11 | 75 | -0.15 | 35 | 13 | — |
| 21 |  Niklas KronwallDDET | DET | -14 | 79 | -0.18 | 27 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | -14 | 69 | -0.20 | 19 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Martin FrkFDET | DET | -14 | 68 | -0.21 | 25 | 11 | — |
| 24 |  Mike GreenDDET | DET | -14 | 66 | -0.21 | 33 | 8 | — |
| 25 |  Andreas AthanasiouFDET | DET | -15 | 71 | -0.21 | 33 | 16 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Joe Hicketts leads with 5. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is -5.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Joe Hicketts leads NHL defensemen with 5; the top forward is Riley Sheahan at 4.
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.