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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Jake McCabe (BUF) and 
Steven Fogarty (BUF) lead NHL skaters with 2 +/- for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21, ahead of 
Rasmus Asplund (BUF) (1).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Buffalo Sabres, 2020-21
- 1stJake McCabeBUF · 13 GP2
- 2ndSteven FogartyBUF · 9 GP2
- 3rdRasmus AsplundBUF · 28 GP1
4thBrett MurrayBUF · 2 GP1
5thC.J. SmithBUF · 1 GP0
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 2020-21, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -8 and Jake McCabe leads at 2.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 3 | 1 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 2 | Steven FogartyFBUF | BUF | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 3 | Rasmus AsplundFBUF | BUF | 1 | 28 | 0.04 | 11 | 7 | — |
| 4 | Brett MurrayFBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | C.J. SmithFBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 |  Jacob BrysonDBUF | BUF | -1 | 38 | -0.03 | 9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 7 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | -1 | 35 | -0.03 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 8 |  Jean-Sebastien DeaFBUF | BUF | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Will BorgenDBUF | BUF | -4 | 10 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | 17%▲11 |
| 10 |  Brandon DavidsonDBUF | BUF | -4 | 6 | -0.67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 |  Brandon MontourDBUF/FLA | BUF/FLA | -5 | 50 | -0.10 | 18 | 7 | 85% |
| 12 |  Taylor HallFBUF/BOS | BUF/BOS | -6 | 53 | -0.11 | 33 | 10 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 13 |  Curtis LazarFBUF/BOS | BUF/BOS | -6 | 50 | -0.12 | 13 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | -6 | 38 | -0.16 | 14 | 8 | 100% |
| 15 |  Drake CaggiulaFARI/BUF | ARI/BUF | -6 | 38 | -0.16 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 16 |  Riley SheahanFBUF | BUF | -8 | 53 | -0.15 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 17 |  Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | -8 | 12 | -0.67 | 2 | 0 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 18 |  Cody EakinFBUF | BUF | -9 | 46 | -0.20 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 19 |  Tobias RiederFBUF | BUF | -9 | 44 | -0.20 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 20 |  Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | -9 | 21 | -0.43 | 18 | 2 | 100% |
| 21 |  Arttu RuotsalainenFBUF | BUF | -9 | 17 | -0.53 | 6 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | -10 | 41 | -0.24 | 22 | 10 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Matt IrwinDBUF | BUF | -10 | 24 | -0.42 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | -11 | 53 | -0.21 | 14 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | -11 | 46 | -0.24 | 8 | 3 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Jake McCabe leads with 2. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is -8.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Jake McCabe leads NHL defensemen with 2; the top forward is Steven Fogarty at 2.
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.