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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nathan Beaulieu (BUF/WPG) leads NHL skaters with 6 +/- for the Buffalo Sabres in 2018-19, ahead of 
Casey Nelson (BUF) (1).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Buffalo Sabres, 2018-19
1stNathan BeaulieuBUF/WPG · 48 GP6- 2ndCasey NelsonBUF · 38 GP1
3rdVictor OlofssonBUF · 6 GP1
4thJeff SkinnerBUF · 82 GP0
5thC.J. SmithBUF · 11 GP0
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, 32 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -7 and Nathan Beaulieu leads at 6.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan BeaulieuDBUF/WPG | BUF/WPG | 6 | 48 | 0.13 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2 | Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | 1 | 38 | 0.03 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 4 | 2 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 4 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 0 | 82 | 0.00 | 63 | 40 | 0.1% |
| 5 | C.J. SmithFBUF | BUF | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 6 |  Danny O'ReganFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 |  Brendan GuhleDANA/BUF | ANA/BUF | -2 | 8 | -0.25 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 8 |  Remi ElieFBUF | BUF | -3 | 16 | -0.19 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | -4 | 73 | -0.05 | 31 | 16 | — |
| 10 |  Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | -4 | 59 | -0.07 | 14 | 4 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 11 |  Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | -4 | 12 | -0.33 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 12 |  Matt TennysonDBUF | BUF | -4 | 4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | -5 | 65 | -0.08 | 19 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 14 |  Patrik BerglundFBUF | BUF | -5 | 23 | -0.22 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 15 |  Will BorgenDBUF | BUF | -5 | 4 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 17%▲11 |
| 16 |  Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | -7 | 74 | -0.09 | 29 | 9 | 8.3%▲0.8 |
| 17 |  Matt HunwickDBUF | BUF | -7 | 14 | -0.50 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | -8 | 73 | -0.11 | 14 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | -8 | 33 | -0.24 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | -8 | 15 | -0.53 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | -9 | 78 | -0.12 | 29 | 14 | — |
| 22 |  Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | -10 | 82 | -0.12 | 65 | 22 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 23 |  Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | -11 | 77 | -0.14 | 82 | 28 | 100% |
| 24 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | -11 | 72 | -0.15 | 18 | 5 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 25 |  Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | -13 | 82 | -0.16 | 44 | 9 | 99%▼0.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Nathan Beaulieu leads with 6. The median of the 32 qualified skaters is -7.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Nathan Beaulieu leads NHL defensemen with 6; the top forward is Victor Olofsson at 1.
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.