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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Martin Necas (CAR) leads NHL skaters with 25 +/- for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020-21, ahead of 
Jaccob Slavin (CAR) (22).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Carolina Hurricanes, 2020-21
- 1stMartin NecasCAR · 53 GP25
- 2ndJaccob SlavinCAR · 52 GP22
3rdNino NiederreiterCAR · 56 GP20
4thDougie HamiltonCAR · 55 GP20
5thSebastian AhoCAR · 56 GP16
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Martin Necas leads at 25.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 25 | 53 | 0.47 | 41 | 14 | 100% |
| 2 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 22 | 52 | 0.42 | 15 | 3 | 26%▲4.9 |
| 3 | Nino NiederreiterFCAR | CAR | 20 | 56 | 0.36 | 34 | 20 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 20 | 55 | 0.36 | 42 | 10 | 82%▼0.9 |
| 5 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 16 | 56 | 0.29 | 57 | 24 | 100% |
| 6 |  Brett PesceDCAR | CAR | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 25 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 7 |  Brady SkjeiDCAR | CAR | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 10 | 3 | 15%▼1.1 |
| 8 |  Teuvo TeravainenFCAR | CAR | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 15 | 5 | 12%▲0.9 |
| 9 |  Jani HakanpääDANA/CAR | ANA/CAR | 4 | 57 | 0.07 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 10 |  Warren FoegeleFCAR | CAR | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 20 | 10 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Max McCormickFCAR | CAR | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 12 |  Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 38 | 16 | 15%▼2 |
| 13 |  Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 42 | 15 | 98% |
| 14 |  Steven LorentzFCAR | CAR | 1 | 45 | 0.02 | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Morgan GeekieFCAR | CAR | 1 | 36 | 0.03 | 9 | 3 | 94% |
| 16 |  Brock McGinnFCAR | CAR | 0 | 37 | 0.00 | 13 | 8 | — |
| 17 |  Sheldon RempalFCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Jake GardinerDCAR | CAR | -1 | 26 | -0.04 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Drew ShoreFCAR | CAR | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Joakim RyanDCAR | CAR | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Joey KeaneDCAR | CAR | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Jake BeanDCAR | CAR | -2 | 42 | -0.05 | 12 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Vincent TrocheckFCAR | CAR | -3 | 47 | -0.06 | 43 | 17 | 82%▼3 |
| 24 |  Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | -3 | 44 | -0.07 | 13 | 4 | 4.3% |
| 25 |  Jesper FastFCAR | CAR | -4 | 46 | -0.09 | 19 | 6 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Martin Necas leads with 25. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Jaccob Slavin leads NHL defensemen with 22; the top forward is Martin Necas at 25.
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.