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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Jesper Bratt (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 4 +/- for the New Jersey Devils in 2020-21, ahead of 
Ryan Murray (NJD) (3).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, New Jersey Devils, 2020-21
- 1stJesper BrattNJD · 46 GP4
- 2ndRyan MurrayNJD · 48 GP3
3rdSami VatanenNJD/DAL · 39 GP3
4thNathan BastianNJD · 41 GP0
5thMatt TennysonNJD · 21 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, 32 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -3 and Jesper Bratt leads at 4.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 30 | 7 | 95% |
| 2 | Ryan MurrayDNJD | NJD | 3 | 48 | 0.06 | 14 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Sami VatanenDNJD/DAL | NJD/DAL | 3 | 39 | 0.08 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 4 | Nathan BastianFNJD | NJD | 0 | 41 | 0.00 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Matt TennysonDNJD | NJD | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 6 |  Kevin BahlDNJD | NJD | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 4.8%▲0.8 |
| 7 |  A.J. GreerFNJD | NJD | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 5.8%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Andreas JohnssonFNJD | NJD | -1 | 50 | -0.02 | 11 | 5 | — |
| 9 |  Travis ZajacFNJD/NYI | NJD/NYI | -1 | 46 | -0.02 | 20 | 8 | — |
| 10 |  Nolan FooteFNJD | NJD | -1 | 6 | -0.17 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Colton WhiteDNJD | NJD | -1 | 2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Connor CarrickDNJD | NJD | -2 | 11 | -0.18 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 13 |  Marián StudenicFNJD | NJD | -2 | 8 | -0.25 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 14 |  Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | -3 | 56 | -0.05 | 31 | 11 | 99% |
| 15 |  Dmitry KulikovDNJD/EDM | NJD/EDM | -3 | 48 | -0.06 | 4 | 0 | 4.0% |
| 16 |  Will ButcherDNJD | NJD | -3 | 23 | -0.13 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 17 |  Tyce ThompsonFNJD | NJD | -3 | 7 | -0.43 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | -4 | 54 | -0.07 | 30 | 16 | 6.7% |
| 19 |  Mikhail MaltsevFNJD | NJD | -4 | 33 | -0.12 | 9 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Kyle PalmieriFNJD/NYI | NJD/NYI | -5 | 51 | -0.10 | 21 | 10 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 21 |  Jesper BoqvistFNJD | NJD | -5 | 28 | -0.18 | 7 | 4 | 3.3% |
| 22 |  Nick MerkleyFNJD | NJD | -5 | 27 | -0.19 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | -6 | 55 | -0.11 | 25 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | -8 | 56 | -0.14 | 21 | 3 | 22%▲12 |
| 25 |  Ty SmithDNJD | NJD | -9 | 48 | -0.19 | 23 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Jesper Bratt leads with 4. The median of the 32 qualified skaters is -3.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Ryan Murray leads NHL defensemen with 3; the top forward is Jesper Bratt at 4.
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.