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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Ryan Graves (COL) leads NHL skaters with 40 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2019-20, ahead of 
Valeri Nichushkin (COL) (26).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2019-20
- 1stRyan GravesCOL · 69 GP40
- 2ndValeri NichushkinCOL · 65 GP26
3rdIan ColeCOL · 65 GP21
4thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 69 GP13
5thMatt CalvertCOL · 50 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 2019-20, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Ryan Graves leads at 40.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 40 | 69 | 0.58 | 26 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 26 | 65 | 0.40 | 27 | 13 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 3 | Ian ColeDCOL | COL | 21 | 65 | 0.32 | 26 | 4 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 93 | 35 | 100% |
| 5 | Matt CalvertFCOL | COL | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 25 | 12 | — |
| 6 |  Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 50 | 12 | 100% |
| 7 |  Tyson JostFCOL | COL | 11 | 67 | 0.16 | 23 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 11 | 58 | 0.19 | 45 | 20 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 9 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 9 | 67 | 0.13 | 31 | 11 | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 9 | 59 | 0.15 | 16 | 3 | — |
| 11 |  Matt NietoFCOL | COL | 7 | 70 | 0.10 | 21 | 8 | — |
| 12 |  Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 7 | 51 | 0.14 | 36 | 19 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 13 |  Nikita ZadorovDCOL | COL | 6 | 64 | 0.09 | 13 | 4 | 44%▲2.5 |
| 14 |  Colin WilsonFCOL | COL | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Mark BarberioDCOL | COL | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL | COL | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 22 | 9 | — |
| 17 |  Joonas DonskoiFCOL | COL | 2 | 65 | 0.03 | 33 | 16 | — |
| 18 |  Conor TimminsDCOL | COL | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 34 | 4 | 28%▲5 |
| 20 |  Anton LindholmDCOL | COL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Calle RosenDCOL/TOR | COL/TOR | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  T.J. TynanFCOL | COL | -1 | 16 | -0.06 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Martin KautFCOL | COL | -1 | 9 | -0.11 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Jayson MegnaFCOL | COL | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Ryan Graves leads with 40. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Ryan Graves leads NHL defensemen with 40; the top forward is Valeri Nichushkin at 26.
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.