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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Calgary Flames
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Chris Tanev (CGY) leads NHL skaters with 15 +/- for the Calgary Flames in 2020-21, ahead of 
Elias Lindholm (CGY) (10).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Calgary Flames, 2020-21
- 1stChris TanevCGY · 56 GP15
- 2ndElias LindholmCGY · 56 GP10
3rdMatthew TkachukCGY · 56 GP6
4thDerek RyanCGY · 43 GP6
5thMark GiordanoCGY · 56 GP5
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -1 and Chris Tanev leads at 15.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris TanevDCGY | CGY | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 12 | 2 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 2 | Elias LindholmFCGY | CGY | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 47 | 19 | 43%▲1.9 |
| 3 | Matthew TkachukFCGY | CGY | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 43 | 16 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 4 | Derek RyanFCGY | CGY | 6 | 43 | 0.14 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 5 | Mark GiordanoDCGY | CGY | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 26 | 9 | — |
| 6 |  Connor MackeyDCGY | CGY | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Johnny GaudreauFCGY | CGY | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 49 | 19 | — |
| 8 |  Adam RuzickaFCGY | CGY | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Andrew MangiapaneFCGY | CGY | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 32 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Joakim NordstromFCGY | CGY | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 11 |  Byron FroeseFCGY | CGY | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 12 |  Dominik SimonFCGY | CGY | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Buddy RobinsonFCGY | CGY | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Matthew PhillipsFCGY | CGY | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Dillon DubeFCGY | CGY | -1 | 51 | -0.02 | 22 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Michael StoneDCGY | CGY | -1 | 21 | -0.05 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 17 |  Oliver KylingtonDCGY | CGY | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Glenn GawdinFCGY | CGY | -1 | 7 | -0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Zac RinaldoFCGY | CGY | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Juuso VälimäkiDCGY | CGY | -2 | 49 | -0.04 | 11 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Sam BennettFCGY/FLA | CGY/FLA | -2 | 48 | -0.04 | 27 | 10 | 80%▼1.3 |
| 22 |  Noah HanifinDCGY | CGY | -2 | 47 | -0.04 | 15 | 4 | 48%▲0.5 |
| 23 |  Josh LeivoFCGY | CGY | -3 | 38 | -0.08 | 9 | 6 | — |
| 24 |  Brett RitchieFCGY | CGY | -5 | 32 | -0.16 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Sean MonahanFCGY | CGY | -6 | 50 | -0.12 | 28 | 10 | 16%▼0.9 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Chris Tanev leads with 15. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Chris Tanev leads NHL defensemen with 15; the top forward is Elias Lindholm at 10.
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.