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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Nashville Predators
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Mattias Ekholm (NSH) leads NHL skaters with 19 +/- for the Nashville Predators in 2020-21, ahead of 
Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) (13).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Nashville Predators, 2020-21
- 1stMattias EkholmNSH · 48 GP19
- 2ndCalle JarnkrokNSH · 49 GP13
3rdViktor ArvidssonNSH · 50 GP9
4thTanner JeannotNSH · 15 GP6
5thNick CousinsNSH · 52 GP4
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 0 and Mattias Ekholm leads at 19.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 19 | 48 | 0.40 | 23 | 6 | 68% |
| 2 | Calle JarnkrokFNSH | NSH | 13 | 49 | 0.27 | 28 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 9 | 50 | 0.18 | 25 | 10 | 40%▼1.1 |
| 4 | Tanner JeannotFNSH | NSH | 6 | 15 | 0.40 | 7 | 5 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Nick CousinsFNSH | NSH | 4 | 52 | 0.08 | 18 | 5 | 3.3% |
| 6 |  Erik HaulaFNSH | NSH | 4 | 51 | 0.08 | 21 | 9 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Yakov TreninFNSH | NSH | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 11 | 5 | 18% |
| 8 |  Tyler LewingtonDNSH | NSH | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Luke KuninFNSH | NSH | 3 | 38 | 0.08 | 19 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Alexandre CarrierDNSH | NSH | 3 | 19 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 15%▲1.8 |
| 11 |  Jeremy DaviesDNSH | NSH | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 12 |  Rem PitlickFNSH | NSH | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  David FarranceDNSH | NSH | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 2 | 54 | 0.04 | 15 | 8 | 5.8%▲2.5 |
| 15 |  Ben HarpurDNSH | NSH | 2 | 34 | 0.06 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 1 | 35 | 0.03 | 18 | 5 | — |
| 17 |  Michael McCarronFNSH | NSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 18 |  Ryan JohansenFNSH | NSH | 0 | 48 | 0.00 | 22 | 7 | — |
| 19 |  Brad RichardsonFNSH | NSH | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Luca SbisaDNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Cole SmithFNSH | NSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Matt BenningDNSH | NSH | -1 | 53 | -0.02 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 23 |  Mikael GranlundFNSH | NSH | -1 | 51 | -0.02 | 27 | 13 | 70%▲6.1 |
| 24 |  Dante FabbroDNSH | NSH | -1 | 40 | -0.03 | 12 | 2 | 3.2% |
| 25 |  Mathieu OlivierFNSH | NSH | -1 | 30 | -0.03 | 5 | 3 | 19%▲0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Mattias Ekholm leads with 19. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Mattias Ekholm leads NHL defensemen with 19; the top forward is Calle Jarnkrok at 13.
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.