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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Los Angeles Kings
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Dustin Brown (LAK) leads NHL skaters with 31 +/- for the Los Angeles Kings in 2017-18, ahead of 
Drew Doughty (LAK) (23).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Los Angeles Kings, 2017-18
- 1stDustin BrownLAK · 81 GP31
- 2ndDrew DoughtyLAK · 82 GP23
3rdAnze KopitarLAK · 82 GP21
4thDerek ForbortLAK · 78 GP18
5thTanner PearsonLAK · 82 GP11
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, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Dustin Brown leads at 31.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 31 | 81 | 0.38 | 61 | 28 | — |
| 2 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 60 | 10 | 18%▼1.9 |
| 3 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 92 | 35 | 0.4% |
| 4 | Derek ForbortDLAK | LAK | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 18 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Tanner PearsonFLAK | LAK | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 40 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 6 |  Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 37 | 16 | 95%▼0.9 |
| 7 |  Alex IafalloFLAK | LAK | 10 | 75 | 0.13 | 25 | 9 | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Jake MuzzinDLAK | LAK | 10 | 74 | 0.14 | 42 | 8 | — |
| 9 |  Tyler ToffoliFLAK | LAK | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 47 | 24 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 10 |  Paul LaDueDLAK | LAK | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 11 |  Jonny BrodzinskiFLAK | LAK | 4 | 35 | 0.11 | 6 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Jeff CarterFLAK | LAK | 4 | 27 | 0.15 | 22 | 13 | — |
| 13 |  Alec MartinezDLAK | LAK | 3 | 77 | 0.04 | 25 | 9 | — |
| 14 |  Jussi JokinenFLAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | LAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | 2 | 60 | 0.03 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 15 |  Marian GaborikFLAK/OTT | LAK/OTT | 2 | 46 | 0.04 | 21 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Oscar FantenbergDLAK | LAK | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 17 |  Christian FolinDLAK | LAK | 1 | 65 | 0.02 | 13 | 3 | — |
| 18 |  Daniel BrickleyDLAK | LAK | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Andrew CrescenziFLAK | LAK | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Nate ThompsonFOTT/LAK | OTT/LAK | -1 | 69 | -0.01 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Justin AugerFLAK | LAK | -1 | 2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Michael AmadioFLAK | LAK | -2 | 37 | -0.05 | 8 | 4 | 5.0%▼0.9 |
| 23 |  Michael CammalleriFEDM/LAK | EDM/LAK | -3 | 66 | -0.05 | 29 | 7 | — |
| 24 |  Nicholas ShoreFLAK/CGY/OTT | LAK/CGY/OTT | -3 | 64 | -0.05 | 19 | 5 | — |
| 25 |  Kevin GravelDLAK | LAK | -3 | 16 | -0.19 | 3 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Dustin Brown leads with 31. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Drew Doughty leads NHL defensemen with 23; the top forward is Dustin Brown at 31.
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.