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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Joel Edmundson (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 28 +/- for the Montreal Canadiens in 2020-21, ahead of 
Joel Armia (MTL) (10).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Montreal Canadiens, 2020-21
- 1stJoel EdmundsonMTL · 55 GP28
- 2ndJoel ArmiaMTL · 41 GP10
3rdBrendan GallagherMTL · 35 GP10
4thPhillip DanaultMTL · 53 GP9
5thVictor MeteMTL/OTT · 28 GP8
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 Joel Edmundson leads at 28.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 28 | 55 | 0.51 | 13 | 3 | 3.2% |
| 2 | Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 10 | 41 | 0.24 | 14 | 7 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 10 | 35 | 0.29 | 23 | 14 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 4 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 9 | 53 | 0.17 | 24 | 5 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Victor MeteDMTL/OTT | MTL/OTT | 8 | 28 | 0.29 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 6 |  Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 42 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 5 | 46 | 0.11 | 16 | 5 | — |
| 8 |  Brett KulakDMTL | MTL | 3 | 46 | 0.07 | 8 | 2 | 7.8%▲3.5 |
| 9 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 2 | 47 | 0.04 | 13 | 3 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 6 | 1 | 10%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Tyler ToffoliFMTL | MTL | 0 | 52 | 0.00 | 44 | 28 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 12 |  Tomas TatarFMTL | MTL | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 30 | 10 | — |
| 13 |  Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Otto LeskinenDMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Jesperi KotkaniemiFMTL | MTL | -1 | 56 | -0.02 | 20 | 5 | 4.0%▲0.8 |
| 16 |  Erik GustafssonDPHI/MTL | PHI/MTL | -1 | 29 | -0.03 | 12 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 17 |  Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | -1 | 10 | -0.10 | 5 | 4 | 100% |
| 18 |  Xavier OuelletDMTL | MTL | -1 | 6 | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Alex BelzileFMTL | MTL | -1 | 2 | -0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | -2 | 47 | -0.04 | 13 | 7 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 21 |  Michael FrolikFMTL | MTL | -3 | 8 | -0.38 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Corey PerryFMTL | MTL | -4 | 49 | -0.08 | 21 | 9 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | -4 | 48 | -0.08 | 19 | 6 | — |
| 24 |  Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | -5 | 56 | -0.09 | 41 | 15 | 100% |
| 25 |  Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | -8 | 44 | -0.18 | 23 | 2 | 0.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Joel Edmundson leads with 28. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Joel Edmundson leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Joel Armia 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.