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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Vegas Golden Knights
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Chandler Stephenson (VGK/WSH) leads NHL skaters with 24 +/- for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2019-20, ahead of 
Max Pacioretty (VGK) (18).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Vegas Golden Knights, 2019-20
1stChandler StephensonVGK/WSH · 65 GP24- 2ndMax PaciorettyVGK · 71 GP18
3rdReilly SmithVGK · 71 GP17
4thMark StoneVGK · 65 GP15
5thShea TheodoreVGK · 71 GP12
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Chandler Stephenson leads at 24.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandler StephensonFVGK/WSH | VGK/WSH | 24 | 65 | 0.37 | 26 | 11 | 27%▲3.3 |
| 2 | Max PaciorettyFVGK | VGK | 18 | 71 | 0.25 | 66 | 32 | — |
| 3 | Reilly SmithFVGK | VGK | 17 | 71 | 0.24 | 54 | 27 | — |
| 4 | Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 15 | 65 | 0.23 | 63 | 21 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 12 | 71 | 0.17 | 46 | 13 | 90%▼2.7 |
| 6 |  William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 11 | 63 | 0.17 | 46 | 15 | 20%▲1 |
| 7 |  Nate SchmidtDVGK | VGK | 11 | 59 | 0.19 | 31 | 7 | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Jon MerrillDVGK | VGK | 9 | 49 | 0.18 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 9 |  Paul StastnyFVGK | VGK | 6 | 71 | 0.08 | 38 | 17 | — |
| 10 |  Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK | VGK | 6 | 66 | 0.09 | 47 | 22 | 19% |
| 11 |  Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 6 | 49 | 0.12 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 12 |  Nicolas RoyFVGK | VGK | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | 10 | 5 | 11%▼1.3 |
| 13 |  Zach WhitecloudDVGK | VGK | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 6.5%▲0.8 |
| 14 |  Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 1 | 71 | 0.01 | 9 | 2 | 42%▲2.8 |
| 15 |  William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 0 | 71 | 0.00 | 19 | 7 | 17%▲10 |
| 16 |  Nick CousinsFMTL/VGK | MTL/VGK | 0 | 65 | 0.00 | 25 | 10 | 3.3% |
| 17 |  Nicolas HagueDVGK | VGK | 0 | 38 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 18 |  Patrick BrownFVGK | VGK | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 19 |  Keegan KolesarFVGK | VGK | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 5.1% |
| 20 |  Nick HoldenDVGK | VGK | -1 | 61 | -0.02 | 14 | 6 | — |
| 21 |  Gage QuinneyFVGK | VGK | -1 | 3 | -0.33 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Tomas NosekFVGK | VGK | -2 | 67 | -0.03 | 15 | 8 | — |
| 23 |  Valentin ZykovFVGK | VGK | -2 | 15 | -0.13 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Jake BischoffDVGK | VGK | -2 | 4 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Cody EakinFVGK/WPG | VGK/WPG | -3 | 49 | -0.06 | 15 | 5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Chandler Stephenson leads with 24. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2019-20?
Shea Theodore leads NHL defensemen with 12; the top forward is Chandler Stephenson at 24.
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.