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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Los Angeles Kings
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jake Muzzin (LAK/TOR) leads NHL skaters with 21 +/- for the Los Angeles Kings in 2018-19, ahead of 
Carl Hagelin (LAK/WSH/PIT) (7).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Los Angeles Kings, 2018-19
1stJake MuzzinLAK/TOR · 80 GP21
2ndCarl HagelinLAK/WSH/PIT · 58 GP7
3rdKyle CliffordLAK · 72 GP4
4thOscar FantenbergLAK/CGY · 61 GP3
5thAustin WagnerLAK · 62 GP2
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -2 and Jake Muzzin leads at 21.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake MuzzinDLAK/TOR | LAK/TOR | 21 | 80 | 0.26 | 37 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Carl HagelinFLAK/WSH/PIT | LAK/WSH/PIT | 7 | 58 | 0.12 | 19 | 5 | — |
| 3 | Kyle CliffordFLAK | LAK | 4 | 72 | 0.06 | 21 | 11 | — |
| 4 | Oscar FantenbergDLAK/CGY | LAK/CGY | 3 | 61 | 0.05 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 5 | Austin WagnerFLAK | LAK | 2 | 62 | 0.03 | 21 | 12 | — |
| 6 |  Paul LaDueDLAK | LAK | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 7 |  Jonny BrodzinskiFLAK | LAK | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Nate ThompsonFLAK/MTL | LAK/MTL | -1 | 78 | -0.01 | 13 | 5 | — |
| 9 |  Michael AmadioFLAK | LAK | -1 | 43 | -0.02 | 13 | 6 | 5.0%▼0.9 |
| 10 |  Matt RoyDLAK | LAK | -1 | 25 | -0.04 | 6 | 2 | 8.1% |
| 11 |  Kurtis MacDermidFLAK | LAK | -1 | 11 | -0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Sheldon RempalFLAK | LAK | -1 | 7 | -0.14 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Blake LizotteFLAK | LAK | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  Alec MartinezDLAK | LAK | -2 | 60 | -0.03 | 18 | 4 | — |
| 15 |  Matt LuffFLAK | LAK | -2 | 33 | -0.06 | 11 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Jaret Anderson-DolanFLAK | LAK | -2 | 5 | -0.40 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Daniel BrickleyDLAK | LAK | -2 | 4 | -0.50 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Carl GrundstromFLAK | LAK | -4 | 15 | -0.27 | 6 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Nikita ScherbakFLAK | LAK | -4 | 8 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Sean WalkerDLAK | LAK | -8 | 39 | -0.21 | 10 | 3 | 71%▲7.7 |
| 21 |  Trevor LewisFLAK | LAK | -9 | 44 | -0.20 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | -10 | 81 | -0.12 | 28 | 12 | 95%▼0.9 |
| 23 |  Derek ForbortDLAK | LAK | -13 | 81 | -0.16 | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Brendan LeipsicFLAK/VAN | LAK/VAN | -14 | 62 | -0.23 | 23 | 7 | — |
| 25 |  Tanner PearsonFPIT/VAN/LAK | PIT/VAN/LAK | -15 | 80 | -0.19 | 27 | 18 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Jake Muzzin leads with 21. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is -2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Jake Muzzin leads NHL defensemen with 21; the top forward is Carl Hagelin at 7.
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.