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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
John Marino (PIT) and 
Brian Dumoulin (PIT) lead NHL skaters with 17 +/- for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019-20, ahead of 
Bryan Rust (PIT) (14).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2019-20
- 1stJohn MarinoPIT · 56 GP17
- 2ndBrian DumoulinPIT · 28 GP17
- 3rdBryan RustPIT · 55 GP14
4thJake GuentzelPIT · 39 GP11
5thMarcus PetterssonPIT · 69 GP9
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, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and John Marino leads at 17.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 26 | 6 | 21%▲5 |
| 2 | Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 17 | 28 | 0.61 | 8 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 56 | 27 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 4 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 11 | 39 | 0.28 | 43 | 20 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 5 | Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 9 | 69 | 0.13 | 22 | 2 | 6.6%▲0.8 |
| 6 |  Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 9 | 52 | 0.17 | 32 | 17 | — |
| 7 |  Dominik KahunFPIT/BUF | PIT/BUF | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 31 | 12 | — |
| 8 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 74 | 25 | 84%▼1 |
| 9 |  Jared McCannFPIT | PIT | 6 | 66 | 0.09 | 35 | 14 | 79%▲1.9 |
| 10 |  Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT | PIT | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 13 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Sam LaffertyFPIT | PIT | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 13 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 13 |  Juuso RiikolaDPIT | PIT | 3 | 36 | 0.08 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 14 |  Andrew AgozzinoFPIT/ANA | PIT/ANA | 3 | 22 | 0.14 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 15 |  Nick BjugstadFPIT | PIT | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Teddy BluegerFPIT | PIT | 2 | 69 | 0.03 | 22 | 9 | 0.2%▼3.1 |
| 17 |  Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 0 | 61 | 0.00 | 44 | 15 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 18 |  Erik GudbransonDANA/PIT | ANA/PIT | 0 | 51 | 0.00 | 9 | 4 | 0.6% |
| 19 |  Brandon TanevFPIT | PIT | -1 | 68 | -0.01 | 25 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Jack JohnsonDPIT | PIT | -1 | 67 | -0.01 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 21 |  Stefan NoesenFSJS/PIT | SJS/PIT | -1 | 40 | -0.03 | 9 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Zach TrotmanDPIT | PIT | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Anthony AngelloFPIT | PIT | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Adam JohnsonFPIT | PIT | -1 | 7 | -0.14 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Joseph BlandisiFPIT | PIT | -3 | 21 | -0.14 | 5 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
John Marino leads with 17. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
John Marino leads NHL defensemen with 17; the top forward is Bryan Rust at 14.
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.