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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Boston Bruins
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) leads NHL skaters with 23 +/- for the Boston Bruins in 2018-19, ahead of 
Brandon Carlo (BOS) (22).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Boston Bruins, 2018-19
- 1stPatrice BergeronBOS · 65 GP23
- 2ndBrandon CarloBOS · 72 GP22
3rdZdeno CharaBOS · 62 GP22
4thBrad MarchandBOS · 79 GP15
5thCharlie McAvoyBOS · 54 GP14
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 2018-19, 37 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Patrice Bergeron leads at 23.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 23 | 65 | 0.35 | 79 | 32 | — |
| 2 | Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 10 | 2 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Zdeno CharaDBOS | BOS | 22 | 62 | 0.35 | 14 | 5 | — |
| 4 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 15 | 79 | 0.19 | 100 | 36 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 5 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 14 | 54 | 0.26 | 28 | 7 | 97%▲1.3 |
| 6 |  Danton HeinenFBOS | BOS | 13 | 77 | 0.17 | 34 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 9 | 66 | 0.14 | 18 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 8 |  Kevan MillerDBOS | BOS | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  David KrejciFBOS | BOS | 7 | 81 | 0.09 | 73 | 20 | — |
| 10 |  Sean KuralyFBOS | BOS | 6 | 71 | 0.08 | 21 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 6 | 66 | 0.09 | 81 | 38 | 100% |
| 12 |  Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 5 | 19 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Karson KuhlmanFBOS | BOS | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 14 |  Chris WagnerFBOS | BOS | 3 | 76 | 0.04 | 19 | 12 | — |
| 15 |  Peter CehlarikFBOS | BOS | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 16 |  Jake DeBruskFBOS | BOS | 2 | 68 | 0.03 | 42 | 27 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 17 |  Jakob Forsbacka KarlssonFBOS | BOS | 1 | 28 | 0.04 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 18 |  David BackesFBOS | BOS | 0 | 70 | 0.00 | 20 | 7 | — |
| 19 |  Joakim NordstromFBOS | BOS | 0 | 70 | 0.00 | 12 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  John MooreDBOS | BOS | 0 | 61 | 0.00 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  Paul CareyFOTT/BOS | OTT/BOS | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Jakub ZborilDBOS | BOS | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Zach SenyshynFBOS | BOS | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Anton BlidhFBOS | BOS | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Charlie CoyleFMIN/BOS | MIN/BOS | -1 | 81 | -0.01 | 34 | 12 | 47%▼0.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Patrice Bergeron leads with 23. The median of the 37 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Brandon Carlo leads NHL defensemen with 22; the top forward is Patrice Bergeron at 23.
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.