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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Devon Toews (COL) leads NHL skaters with 52 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, ahead of 
Cale Makar (COL) (48).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2021-22
- 1stDevon ToewsCOL · 66 GP52
- 2ndCale MakarCOL · 77 GP48
3rdMikko RantanenCOL · 75 GP35
4thGabriel LandeskogCOL · 51 GP27
5thErik JohnsonCOL · 77 GP22
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 2021-22, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Devon Toews leads at 52.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 52 | 66 | 0.79 | 57 | 13 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 2 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 48 | 77 | 0.62 | 86 | 28 | 100% |
| 3 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 35 | 75 | 0.47 | 92 | 36 | 99% |
| 4 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 27 | 51 | 0.53 | 59 | 30 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 5 | Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 22 | 77 | 0.29 | 25 | 8 | — |
| 6 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 22 | 65 | 0.34 | 88 | 32 | 100% |
| 7 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 52 | 25 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 8 |  Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 87 | 28 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 9 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 12 | 80 | 0.15 | 61 | 22 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 10 |  Nicolas Aube-KubelFCOL/PHI | COL/PHI | 11 | 74 | 0.15 | 23 | 11 | — |
| 11 |  Alex NewhookFCOL | COL | 11 | 71 | 0.15 | 33 | 13 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 24 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 13 |  Bowen ByramDCOL | COL | 7 | 30 | 0.23 | 17 | 5 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 14 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 6 | 70 | 0.09 | 33 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 15 |  Jack JohnsonDCOL | COL | 5 | 74 | 0.07 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 16 |  Kiefer SherwoodFCOL | COL | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 53%▼2.3 |
| 17 |  Tyson JostFCOL/MIN | COL/MIN | 2 | 80 | 0.03 | 20 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Martin KautFCOL | COL | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Artturi LehkonenFMTL/COL | MTL/COL | 1 | 74 | 0.01 | 38 | 19 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 20 |  Kurtis MacDermidFCOL | COL | 1 | 58 | 0.02 | 5 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Dylan SikuraFCOL | COL | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Stefan MatteauFCOL | COL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Jordan GrossDCOL | COL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Jacob MacDonaldDCOL | COL | -1 | 8 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Jayson MegnaFCOL | COL | -2 | 20 | -0.10 | 3 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Devon Toews leads with 52. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Devon Toews leads NHL defensemen with 52; the top forward is Mikko Rantanen at 35.
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.