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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Auston Matthews (TOR) leads NHL skaters with 25 +/- for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017-18, ahead of 
Zach Hyman (TOR) (22).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2017-18
- 1stAuston MatthewsTOR · 62 GP25
- 2ndZach HymanTOR · 82 GP22
3rdWilliam NylanderTOR · 82 GP20
4thTravis DermottTOR · 37 GP16
5thRon HainseyTOR · 80 GP12
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Auston Matthews leads at 25.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 25 | 62 | 0.40 | 63 | 34 | 99% |
| 2 | Zach HymanFTOR | TOR | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 40 | 15 | 94% |
| 3 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 61 | 20 | 99% |
| 4 | Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 16 | 37 | 0.43 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Ron HainseyDTOR | TOR | 12 | 80 | 0.15 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 6 |  Jake GardinerDTOR | TOR | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 52 | 5 | — |
| 7 |  Nikita ZaitsevDTOR | TOR | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 13 | 5 | — |
| 8 |  Tyler BozakFTOR | TOR | 6 | 81 | 0.07 | 43 | 11 | — |
| 9 |  Eric FehrFSJS/TOR | SJS/TOR | 6 | 18 | 0.33 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 10 |  Roman PolakDTOR | TOR | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 11 |  Connor CarrickDTOR | TOR | 5 | 47 | 0.11 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 12 |  Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 13 |  Andreas BorgmanDTOR | TOR | 4 | 48 | 0.08 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 14 |  Dominic MooreFTOR | TOR | 3 | 50 | 0.06 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 15 |  Nazem KadriFTOR | TOR | 2 | 80 | 0.03 | 55 | 32 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 16 |  Patrick MarleauFTOR | TOR | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 47 | 27 | — |
| 17 |  James van RiemsdykFTOR | TOR | 1 | 81 | 0.01 | 54 | 36 | 0.3% |
| 18 |  Tomas PlekanecFMTL/TOR | MTL/TOR | 1 | 77 | 0.01 | 26 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Connor BrownFTOR | TOR | 0 | 82 | 0.00 | 28 | 14 | 5.8% |
| 20 |  Leo KomarovFTOR | TOR | 0 | 74 | 0.00 | 19 | 7 | — |
| 21 |  Matt MartinFTOR | TOR | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Josh LeivoFTOR | TOR | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 23 |  Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | -1 | 82 | -0.01 | 69 | 22 | 99% |
| 24 |  Kasperi KapanenFTOR | TOR | -1 | 38 | -0.03 | 9 | 7 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 25 |  Nikita SoshnikovFSTL/TOR | STL/TOR | -2 | 15 | -0.13 | 2 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Auston Matthews leads with 25. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Travis Dermott leads NHL defensemen with 16; the top forward is Auston Matthews at 25.
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.