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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Barclay Goodrow (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 16 +/- for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020-21, ahead of 
Blake Coleman (TBL) (15).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2020-21
- 1stBarclay GoodrowTBL · 55 GP16
- 2ndBlake ColemanTBL · 55 GP15
3rdRyan McDonaghTBL · 50 GP13
4thJan RuttaTBL · 35 GP12
5thYanni GourdeTBL · 56 GP10
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Barclay Goodrow leads at 16.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barclay GoodrowFTBL | TBL | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 20 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Blake ColemanFTBL | TBL | 15 | 55 | 0.27 | 31 | 14 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 3 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 12 | 4 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 12 | 35 | 0.34 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Yanni GourdeFTBL | TBL | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 36 | 17 | 4.9% |
| 6 |  Cal FooteDTBL | TBL | 9 | 35 | 0.26 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 7 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 8 | 46 | 0.17 | 18 | 5 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 8 |  Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 30 | 4 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 9 |  Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 45 | 9 | 84%▼1 |
| 10 |  Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 4 | 38 | 0.11 | 34 | 17 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 11 |  Mathieu JosephFTBL | TBL | 3 | 56 | 0.05 | 19 | 12 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 12 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 3 | 30 | 0.10 | 12 | 9 | 7.3% |
| 13 |  Gemel SmithFTBL | TBL | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 48 | 23 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 15 |  Patrick MaroonFTBL | TBL | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 18 | 4 | — |
| 16 |  Luke SchennDTBL | TBL | 2 | 38 | 0.05 | 4 | 2 | 12% |
| 17 |  Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 46 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Alexander VolkovFTBL/ANA | TBL/ANA | 1 | 37 | 0.03 | 13 | 7 | — |
| 19 |  Ben ThomasDTBL | TBL | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 22 | 9 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 21 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL | TBL | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Fredrik ClaessonDSJS/TBL | SJS/TBL | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | -1 | 56 | -0.02 | 33 | 15 | 5.1% |
| 24 |  Tyler JohnsonFTBL | TBL | -1 | 55 | -0.02 | 22 | 8 | — |
| 25 |  Daniel WalcottFTBL | TBL | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Barclay Goodrow leads with 16. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Ryan McDonagh leads NHL defensemen with 13; the top forward is Barclay Goodrow at 16.
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.