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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Ryan Graves (COL) leads NHL skaters with 40 +/- in 2019-20, ahead of Artemi Panarin (NYR) (36).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, 2019-20
1stRyan GravesCOL · 69 GP40
2ndArtemi PanarinNYR · 69 GP36
3rdJaccob SlavinCAR · 68 GP30
4thDougie HamiltonCAR · 47 GP30
5thAnthony CirelliTBL · 68 GP28
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 2019-20, 883 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -1 and Ryan Graves leads at 40.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 40 | 69 | 0.58 | 26 | 9 | 100 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Artemi PanarinFNYR | NYR | 36 | 69 | 0.52 | 95 | 32 | 100 | 96%▼1.6 |
| 3 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 30 | 68 | 0.44 | 36 | 6 | 100 | 26%▲4.9 |
| 4 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 30 | 47 | 0.64 | 40 | 14 | 100 | 82%▼0.9 |
| 5 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 28 | 68 | 0.41 | 44 | 16 | 99 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 6 |  Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 28 | 66 | 0.42 | 64 | 25 | 99 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 7 |  Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 27 | 66 | 0.41 | 55 | 11 | 99 | 84%▼1 |
| 8 |  Zdeno CharaDBOS | BOS | 26 | 68 | 0.38 | 14 | 5 | 99 | — |
| 9 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 26 | 68 | 0.38 | 85 | 33 | 99 | 100% |
| 10 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 26 | 65 | 0.40 | 27 | 13 | 99 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 11 |  Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 25 | 70 | 0.36 | 87 | 28 | 99 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 12 |  Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 25 | 69 | 0.36 | 41 | 17 | 99 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 24 | 67 | 0.36 | 32 | 5 | 99 | 97%▲1.3 |
| 14 |  Chandler StephensonFVGK/WSH | VGK/WSH | 24 | 65 | 0.37 | 26 | 11 | 99 | 27%▲3.3 |
| 15 |  Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 23 | 61 | 0.38 | 56 | 31 | 98 | — |
| 16 |  Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL | TBL | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 34 | 8 | 98 | — |
| 17 |  Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 42 | 8 | 98 | 99% |
| 18 |  Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 22 | 69 | 0.32 | 65 | 16 | 98 | 98% |
| 19 |  Ryan StromeFNYR | NYR | 21 | 70 | 0.30 | 59 | 18 | 98 | 4.0% |
| 20 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 21 | 70 | 0.30 | 95 | 48 | 98 | 100% |
| 21 |  Sean CouturierFPHI | PHI | 21 | 69 | 0.30 | 59 | 22 | 98 | 8.3% |
| 22 |  Ian ColeDCOL | COL | 21 | 65 | 0.32 | 26 | 4 | 98 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Teuvo TeravainenFCAR | CAR | 20 | 68 | 0.29 | 63 | 15 | 98 | 12%▲0.9 |
| 24 |  Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 19 | 70 | 0.27 | 80 | 47 | 97 | 99% |
| 25 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 19 | 68 | 0.28 | 49 | 26 | 97 | 5.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Ryan Graves leads with 40. The median of the 883 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Ryan Graves leads NHL defensemen with 40; the top forward is Artemi Panarin at 36.
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.