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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Brandon Sutter (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 8 +/- for the Vancouver Canucks in 2017-18, ahead of 
Chris Tanev (VAN) (7).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Vancouver Canucks, 2017-18
- 1stBrandon SutterVAN · 61 GP8
- 2ndChris TanevVAN · 42 GP7
3rdAshton SautnerVAN · 5 GP4
4thSven BaertschiVAN · 53 GP3
5thAlex BiegaVAN · 44 GP3
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 -4 and Brandon Sutter leads at 8.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon SutterFVAN | VAN | 8 | 61 | 0.13 | 26 | 11 | — |
| 2 | Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 11 | 2 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 3 | Ashton SautnerDVAN | VAN | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Sven BaertschiFVAN | VAN | 3 | 53 | 0.06 | 29 | 14 | — |
| 5 | Alex BiegaDVAN | VAN | 3 | 44 | 0.07 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 6 |  Jussi JokinenFLAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | LAK/CBJ/EDM/VAN | 2 | 60 | 0.03 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 7 |  Adam GaudetteFVAN | VAN | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 8 |  Loui ErikssonFVAN | VAN | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 23 | 10 | — |
| 9 |  Brendan GaunceFVAN | VAN | 0 | 37 | 0.00 | 6 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Jayson MegnaFVAN | VAN | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 |  Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | -1 | 64 | -0.02 | 44 | 22 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 12 |  Darren ArchibaldFVAN | VAN | -1 | 27 | -0.04 | 9 | 4 | — |
| 13 |  Derek DorsettFVAN | VAN | -1 | 20 | -0.05 | 9 | 7 | — |
| 14 |  Philip HolmDVAN | VAN | -2 | 1 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Thomas VanekFVAN/CBJ | VAN/CBJ | -3 | 80 | -0.04 | 56 | 24 | — |
| 16 |  Brendan LeipsicFVGK/VAN | VGK/VAN | -4 | 58 | -0.07 | 22 | 5 | — |
| 17 |  Tyler MotteFCBJ/VAN | CBJ/VAN | -4 | 46 | -0.09 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 18 |  Michael ChaputFVAN | VAN | -4 | 9 | -0.44 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | -5 | 62 | -0.08 | 55 | 29 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 20 |  Alexander BurmistrovFVAN | VAN | -5 | 24 | -0.21 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 21 |  Troy StecherDVAN | VAN | -7 | 68 | -0.10 | 11 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Erik GudbransonDVAN | VAN | -7 | 52 | -0.13 | 5 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 23 |  Michael Del ZottoDVAN | VAN | -8 | 82 | -0.10 | 22 | 6 | — |
| 24 |  Ben HuttonDVAN | VAN | -9 | 61 | -0.15 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Nic DowdFVAN/LAK | VAN/LAK | -10 | 56 | -0.18 | 4 | 3 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Brandon Sutter leads with 8. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is -4.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2017-18?
Chris Tanev leads NHL defensemen with 7; the top forward is Brandon Sutter at 8.
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.