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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Mikko Rantanen (COL) leads NHL skaters with 30 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2020-21, ahead of 
Devon Toews (COL) (29).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2020-21
- 1stMikko RantanenCOL · 52 GP30
- 2ndDevon ToewsCOL · 53 GP29
3rdNathan MacKinnonCOL · 48 GP22
4thIan ColeMIN/COL · 54 GP21
5thCale MakarCOL · 44 GP17
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Mikko Rantanen leads at 30.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 30 | 52 | 0.58 | 66 | 30 | 99% |
| 2 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 29 | 53 | 0.55 | 31 | 9 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 3 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 22 | 48 | 0.46 | 65 | 20 | 100% |
| 4 | Ian ColeDMIN/COL | MIN/COL | 21 | 54 | 0.39 | 8 | 1 | 3.3%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 17 | 44 | 0.39 | 44 | 8 | 100% |
| 6 |  Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 15 | 54 | 0.28 | 15 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 15 | 48 | 0.31 | 32 | 5 | 28%▲5 |
| 8 |  Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 14 | 54 | 0.26 | 52 | 20 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 9 |  Tyson JostFCOL | COL | 14 | 54 | 0.26 | 17 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Joonas DonskoiFCOL | COL | 14 | 51 | 0.27 | 31 | 17 | — |
| 11 |  Jacob MacDonaldDCOL | COL | 14 | 33 | 0.42 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 12 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 10 | 48 | 0.21 | 18 | 10 | 3.2% |
| 13 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 9 | 55 | 0.16 | 21 | 10 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 14 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL | COL | 6 | 53 | 0.11 | 11 | 9 | — |
| 15 |  Conor TimminsDCOL | COL | 6 | 31 | 0.19 | 7 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 6 | 22 | 0.27 | 5 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 17 |  Patrik NemethDDET/COL | DET/COL | 5 | 52 | 0.10 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 18 |  Alex NewhookFCOL | COL | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 3 | 0 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 44 | 19 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 20 |  Kiefer SherwoodFCOL | COL | 2 | 16 | 0.13 | 3 | 0 | 53%▼2.3 |
| 21 |  Jayson MegnaFCOL | COL | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Brandon SaadFCOL | COL | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 24 | 15 | — |
| 24 |  Bowen ByramDCOL | COL | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 25 |  Liam O'BrienFCOL | COL | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Mikko Rantanen leads with 30. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Devon Toews leads NHL defensemen with 29; the top forward is Mikko Rantanen at 30.
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.