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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Nashville Predators
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nick Bonino (NSH) and 
Mattias Ekholm (NSH) lead NHL skaters with 27 +/- for the Nashville Predators in 2018-19, ahead of 
Ryan Ellis (NSH) (21).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Nashville Predators, 2018-19
- 1stNick BoninoNSH · 81 GP27
- 2ndMattias EkholmNSH · 80 GP27
- 3rdRyan EllisNSH · 82 GP21
4thColton SissonsNSH · 75 GP20
5thCalle JarnkrokNSH · 79 GP13
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, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Nick Bonino leads at 27.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick BoninoFNSH | NSH | 27 | 81 | 0.33 | 35 | 17 | — |
| 2 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 27 | 80 | 0.34 | 44 | 8 | 68% |
| 3 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 41 | 7 | — |
| 4 | Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 20 | 75 | 0.27 | 30 | 15 | 5.8%▲2.5 |
| 5 | Calle JarnkrokFNSH | NSH | 13 | 79 | 0.16 | 26 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 6 |  Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 12 | 58 | 0.21 | 48 | 34 | 40%▼1.1 |
| 7 |  Craig SmithFNSH | NSH | 11 | 76 | 0.14 | 38 | 21 | — |
| 8 |  Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 11 | 37 | 0.30 | 16 | 7 | — |
| 9 |  Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 56 | 15 | 98% |
| 10 |  Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 8 | 64 | 0.13 | 50 | 28 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 11 |  Ryan JohansenFNSH | NSH | 7 | 80 | 0.09 | 64 | 14 | — |
| 12 |  Yannick WeberDNSH | NSH | 7 | 62 | 0.11 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 13 |  P.K. SubbanDNSH | NSH | 5 | 63 | 0.08 | 31 | 9 | — |
| 14 |  Matt IrwinDNSH | NSH | 5 | 44 | 0.11 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 15 |  Miikka SalomakiFNSH | NSH | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 16 |  Eeli TolvanenFNSH | NSH | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 36%▼4.7 |
| 17 |  Ryan HartmanFNSH/PHI | NSH/PHI | 1 | 83 | 0.01 | 26 | 12 | 28%▼4.1 |
| 18 |  Frederick GaudreauFNSH | NSH | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 4 | 3 | 14%▲6.7 |
| 19 |  Zac RinaldoFNSH | NSH | 1 | 23 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Matt DonovanDNSH | NSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Rem PitlickFNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Colin BlackwellFNSH | NSH | -1 | 6 | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Dante FabbroDNSH | NSH | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 1 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 24 |  Anthony RichardFNSH | NSH | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Dan HamhuisDNSH | NSH | -2 | 57 | -0.04 | 5 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Nick Bonino leads with 27. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Mattias Ekholm leads NHL defensemen with 27; the top forward is Nick Bonino at 27.
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.