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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Victor Mete (MTL/OTT) leads NHL skaters with 8 +/- for the Ottawa Senators in 2020-21, ahead of 
Alex Formenton (OTT) (6).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Ottawa Senators, 2020-21
1stVictor MeteMTL/OTT · 28 GP8- 2ndAlex FormentonOTT · 20 GP6
3rdShane PintoOTT · 12 GP6
4thNick PaulOTT · 56 GP5
5thMike ReillyOTT/BOS · 55 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, 37 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -1 and Victor Mete leads at 8.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor MeteDMTL/OTT | MTL/OTT | 8 | 28 | 0.29 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alex FormentonFOTT | OTT | 6 | 20 | 0.30 | 6 | 4 | 8.9% |
| 3 | Shane PintoFOTT | OTT | 6 | 12 | 0.50 | 7 | 1 | 45%▲1 |
| 4 | Nick PaulFOTT | OTT | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 20 | 5 | 9.8%▲1.7 |
| 5 | Mike ReillyDOTT/BOS | OTT/BOS | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 27 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Artem ZubDOTT | OTT | 4 | 47 | 0.09 | 14 | 3 | 13%▲4.6 |
| 7 |  Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 3 | 30 | 0.10 | 13 | 2 | — |
| 8 |  Clark BishopFOTT | OTT | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Jacob Bernard-DockerDOTT | OTT | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Connor BrownFOTT | OTT | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 35 | 21 | 5.8% |
| 11 |  Artem AnisimovFOTT | OTT | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 12 |  Matthew PecaFOTT | OTT | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Filip ChlapikFOTT | OTT | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Parker KellyFOTT | OTT | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 17%▼1.2 |
| 15 |  Vitaly AbramovFOTT | OTT | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Logan BrownFOTT | OTT | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Joshua BrownDOTT | OTT | -1 | 26 | -0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Micheal HaleyFOTT | OTT | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Olle AlsingDOTT | OTT | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Michael AmadioFLAK/OTT | LAK/OTT | -3 | 25 | -0.12 | 3 | 0 | 5.0%▼0.9 |
| 21 |  Braydon CoburnDOTT/NYI | OTT/NYI | -3 | 19 | -0.16 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Ryan DzingelFOTT/CAR | OTT/CAR | -5 | 40 | -0.13 | 13 | 8 | — |
| 23 |  Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | -6 | 45 | -0.13 | 18 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Derek StepanFOTT | OTT | -6 | 20 | -0.30 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Christian WolaninDOTT/LAK | OTT/LAK | -6 | 18 | -0.33 | 3 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Victor Mete leads with 8. The median of the 37 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Victor Mete leads NHL defensemen with 8; the top forward is Alex Formenton at 6.
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.