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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: St. Louis Blues
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ryan O'Reilly (STL) leads NHL skaters with 22 +/- for the St. Louis Blues in 2018-19, ahead of 
Colton Parayko (STL) (20).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, St. Louis Blues, 2018-19
- 1stRyan O'ReillySTL · 82 GP22
- 2ndColton ParaykoSTL · 80 GP20
3rdVince DunnSTL · 78 GP14
4thRobert BortuzzoSTL · 59 GP9
5thVladimir TarasenkoSTL · 76 GP8
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 0 and Ryan O'Reilly leads at 22.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan O'ReillyFSTL | STL | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 77 | 28 | 83%▲2.3 |
| 2 | Colton ParaykoDSTL | STL | 20 | 80 | 0.25 | 28 | 10 | 40%▲3.3 |
| 3 | Vince DunnDSTL | STL | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 35 | 12 | 93%▲1.5 |
| 4 | Robert BortuzzoDSTL | STL | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 5 | Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL | STL | 8 | 76 | 0.11 | 68 | 33 | 7.4%▼0.9 |
| 6 |  Joel EdmundsonDSTL | STL | 8 | 64 | 0.13 | 11 | 2 | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Zachary SanfordFSTL | STL | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 20 | 8 | — |
| 8 |  Carl GunnarssonDSTL | STL | 8 | 25 | 0.32 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 9 |  Brayden SchennFSTL | STL | 3 | 72 | 0.04 | 54 | 17 | 36%▼0.5 |
| 10 |  David PerronFSTL | STL | 3 | 57 | 0.05 | 46 | 23 | 0.2% |
| 11 |  Chris ButlerDSTL | STL | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 12 |  Alex PietrangeloDSTL | STL | 2 | 71 | 0.03 | 41 | 13 | 3.2% |
| 13 |  Alexander SteenFSTL | STL | 2 | 65 | 0.03 | 27 | 10 | — |
| 14 |  Jordan NolanFSTL | STL | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Mackenzie MacEachernFSTL | STL | 0 | 29 | 0.00 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Chris ThorburnFSTL | STL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Oskar SundqvistFSTL | STL | -1 | 74 | -0.01 | 31 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Sammy BlaisFSTL | STL | -1 | 32 | -0.03 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 19 |  Jordan KyrouFSTL | STL | -1 | 16 | -0.06 | 3 | 1 | 68%▼1.3 |
| 20 |  Nikita SoshnikovFSTL | STL | -1 | 5 | -0.20 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Robert ThomasFSTL | STL | -2 | 70 | -0.03 | 33 | 9 | 84%▼1.2 |
| 22 |  Michael Del ZottoDVAN/ANA/STL | VAN/ANA/STL | -2 | 42 | -0.05 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 23 |  Jay BouwmeesterDSTL | STL | -3 | 78 | -0.04 | 17 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Patrick MaroonFSTL | STL | -3 | 74 | -0.04 | 28 | 10 | — |
| 25 |  Tyler BozakFSTL | STL | -3 | 72 | -0.04 | 38 | 13 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Ryan O'Reilly leads with 22. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2018-19?
Colton Parayko leads NHL defensemen with 20; the top forward is Ryan O'Reilly at 22.
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.