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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Philadelphia Flyers
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Sean Couturier (PHI) leads NHL skaters with 34 +/- for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017-18, ahead of 
Claude Giroux (PHI) (28).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Philadelphia Flyers, 2017-18
- 1stSean CouturierPHI · 82 GP34
- 2ndClaude GirouxPHI · 82 GP28
3rdIvan ProvorovPHI · 82 GP17
4thTravis KonecnyPHI · 81 GP17
5thJakub VoracekPHI · 82 GP10
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Sean Couturier leads at 34.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean CouturierFPHI | PHI | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 76 | 31 | 8.3% |
| 2 | Claude GirouxFPHI | PHI | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 102 | 34 | 32%▲0.9 |
| 3 | Ivan ProvorovDPHI | PHI | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 41 | 17 | 31%▼1.3 |
| 4 | Travis KonecnyFPHI | PHI | 17 | 81 | 0.21 | 47 | 24 | 85%▼3 |
| 5 | Jakub VoracekFPHI | PHI | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 85 | 20 | — |
| 6 |  Shayne GostisbehereDPHI | PHI | 10 | 78 | 0.13 | 65 | 13 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 7 |  Michael RafflFPHI | PHI | 9 | 76 | 0.12 | 22 | 13 | — |
| 8 |  Andrew MacDonaldDPHI | PHI | 8 | 66 | 0.12 | 21 | 6 | — |
| 9 |  Robert HaggDPHI | PHI | 5 | 70 | 0.07 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 10 |  Oskar LindblomFPHI | PHI | 4 | 23 | 0.17 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 11 |  Nolan PatrickFPHI | PHI | 1 | 73 | 0.01 | 30 | 13 | — |
| 12 |  Johnny OduyaDOTT/PHI | OTT/PHI | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 13 |  Samuel MorinFPHI | PHI | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Radko GudasDPHI | PHI | 0 | 70 | 0.00 | 16 | 2 | 19%▼1.7 |
| 15 |  Brandon ManningDPHI | PHI | 0 | 65 | 0.00 | 19 | 7 | — |
| 16 |  Will O'NeillDPHI | PHI | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Mark AltDPHI/COL | PHI/COL | -1 | 15 | -0.07 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Danick MartelFPHI | PHI | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Matt ReadFPHI | PHI | -2 | 19 | -0.11 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Tyrell GoulbourneFPHI | PHI | -2 | 9 | -0.22 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | -6 | 49 | -0.12 | 10 | 2 | 65%▼0.6 |
| 22 |  Valtteri FilppulaFPHI | PHI | -7 | 81 | -0.09 | 33 | 11 | — |
| 23 |  Dale WeiseFPHI | PHI | -7 | 46 | -0.15 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Taylor LeierFPHI | PHI | -7 | 39 | -0.18 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Jori LehteraFPHI | PHI | -8 | 62 | -0.13 | 8 | 3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Sean Couturier leads with 34. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Ivan Provorov leads NHL defensemen with 17; the top forward is Sean Couturier at 34.
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.