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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 20 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2018-19, ahead of 
Nikita Zadorov (COL) (19).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2018-19
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 82 GP20
- 2ndNikita ZadorovCOL · 70 GP19
3rdGabriel LandeskogCOL · 73 GP17
4thMikko RantanenCOL · 74 GP13
5thSven AndrighettoCOL · 64 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 2018-19, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -1 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 20.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 99 | 41 | 100% |
| 2 | Nikita ZadorovDCOL | COL | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 14 | 7 | 44%▲2.5 |
| 3 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 17 | 73 | 0.23 | 75 | 34 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 4 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 13 | 74 | 0.18 | 87 | 31 | 99% |
| 5 | Sven AndrighettoFCOL | COL | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 17 | 7 | — |
| 6 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 8 | 82 | 0.10 | 27 | 4 | 28%▲5 |
| 7 |  Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 8 | 80 | 0.10 | 25 | 7 | — |
| 8 |  Patrik NemethDCOL | COL | 5 | 74 | 0.07 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 9 |  Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 4 | 26 | 0.15 | 5 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Gabriel BourqueFCOL | COL | 3 | 55 | 0.05 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 11 |  Matt NietoFCOL | COL | 2 | 64 | 0.03 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 12 |  Andrew AgozzinoFCOL | COL | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 13 |  Mark AltDCOL | COL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Dominic ToninatoFCOL | COL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Ian ColeDCOL | COL | -1 | 71 | -0.01 | 15 | 2 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Marko DanoFCOL | COL | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Anton LindholmDCOL | COL | -1 | 2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Tyson JostFCOL | COL | -2 | 70 | -0.03 | 26 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Vladislav KamenevFCOL | COL | -2 | 23 | -0.09 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 20 |  A.J. GreerFCOL | COL | -2 | 15 | -0.13 | 2 | 1 | 5.8%▼0.8 |
| 21 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | -2 | 5 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Tyson BarrieDCOL | COL | -3 | 78 | -0.04 | 59 | 14 | — |
| 23 |  Carl SoderbergFCOL | COL | -5 | 82 | -0.06 | 49 | 23 | — |
| 24 |  Colin WilsonFCOL | COL | -6 | 65 | -0.09 | 27 | 12 | — |
| 25 |  Mark BarberioDCOL | COL | -6 | 12 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 20. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Nikita Zadorov leads NHL defensemen with 19; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 20.
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.