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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Washington Capitals
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 16 +/- for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21, ahead of 
Brenden Dillon (WSH) (15).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Washington Capitals, 2020-21
- 1stDmitry OrlovWSH · 51 GP16
- 2ndBrenden DillonWSH · 56 GP15
3rdJustin SchultzWSH · 46 GP12
4thJakub VranaWSH/DET · 50 GP10
5thCarl HagelinWSH · 56 GP7
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 0 and Dmitry Orlov leads at 16.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 16 | 51 | 0.31 | 22 | 8 | 33%▲7.5 |
| 2 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 19 | 2 | 7.3%▼1.6 |
| 3 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 12 | 46 | 0.26 | 27 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jakub VranaFWSH/DET | WSH/DET | 10 | 50 | 0.20 | 36 | 19 | — |
| 5 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 16 | 6 | — |
| 6 |  Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 18 | 6 | 5.8% |
| 7 |  Daniel SprongFWSH | WSH | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 20 | 13 | — |
| 8 |  Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 7 | 41 | 0.17 | 29 | 9 | — |
| 9 |  Zdeno CharaDWSH | WSH | 5 | 55 | 0.09 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 10 |  Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 5 | 53 | 0.09 | 14 | 2 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 11 |  Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 15 | 11 | 3.2% |
| 12 |  Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 33 | 13 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 14 |  Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 0 | 55 | 0.00 | 53 | 15 | — |
| 15 |  Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 35%▲0.8 |
| 17 |  Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | -1 | 53 | -0.02 | 22 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | -1 | 44 | -0.02 | 23 | 8 | 4.9%▲0.8 |
| 19 |  Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | -1 | 21 | -0.05 | 3 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 20 |  Philippe MailletFWSH | WSH | -1 | 2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Daniel CarrFWSH | WSH | -2 | 6 | -0.33 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Brian PinhoFWSH | WSH | -2 | 2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | -3 | 53 | -0.06 | 43 | 22 | — |
| 24 |  Michael RafflFPHI/WSH | PHI/WSH | -4 | 44 | -0.09 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | -5 | 52 | -0.10 | 44 | 10 | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Dmitry Orlov leads with 16. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2020-21?
Dmitry Orlov leads NHL defensemen with 16; the top forward is Jakub Vrana 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.