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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
William Lagesson (EDM/MTL), 
Sami Niku (MTL) and 
Jordan Harris (MTL) lead NHL skaters with 3 +/- for the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22, ahead of 
Mathieu Perreault (MTL) (2).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Montreal Canadiens, 2021-22
1stWilliam LagessonEDM/MTL · 33 GP3- 2ndSami NikuMTL · 13 GP3
- 3rdJordan HarrisMTL · 10 GP3
- 4thMathieu PerreaultMTL · 25 GP2
5thAdam BrooksWPG/VGK/MTL · 25 GP2
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, 40 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -6 and William Lagesson leads at 3.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William LagessonDEDM/MTL | EDM/MTL | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Sami NikuDMTL | MTL | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Jordan HarrisDMTL | MTL | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Mathieu PerreaultFMTL | MTL | 2 | 25 | 0.08 | 9 | 4 | — |
| 5 | Adam BrooksFWPG/VGK/MTL | WPG/VGK/MTL | 2 | 25 | 0.08 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 6 |  Jesse YlonenFMTL | MTL | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 7 |  Mattias NorlinderDMTL | MTL | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 8 |  Artturi LehkonenFMTL/COL | MTL/COL | 1 | 74 | 0.01 | 38 | 19 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 9 |  Alex BelzileFMTL | MTL | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Brandon BaddockFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 |  Cam HillisFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 |  Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | -1 | 24 | -0.04 | 6 | 3 | 3.2% |
| 13 |  Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL | MTL | -2 | 4 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 14 |  Justin BarronDMTL/COL | MTL/COL | -3 | 7 | -0.43 | 2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Lukas VejdemoFMTL | MTL | -3 | 6 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 16 |  Brett KulakDMTL/EDM | MTL/EDM | -4 | 74 | -0.05 | 21 | 5 | 7.8%▲3.5 |
| 17 |  Tyler ToffoliFCGY/MTL | CGY/MTL | -5 | 74 | -0.07 | 49 | 20 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 18 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | -5 | 72 | -0.07 | 29 | 13 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Corey SchuenemanDMTL | MTL | -5 | 24 | -0.21 | 6 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Cedric PaquetteFMTL | MTL | -6 | 24 | -0.25 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | -7 | 56 | -0.13 | 24 | 7 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 22 |  Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | -7 | 51 | -0.14 | 11 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Rem PitlickFMTL/MIN | MTL/MIN | -8 | 66 | -0.12 | 37 | 15 | — |
| 24 |  Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | -8 | 27 | -0.30 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | -9 | 79 | -0.11 | 13 | 3 | 10%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
William Lagesson leads with 3. The median of the 40 qualified skaters is -6.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
William Lagesson leads NHL defensemen with 3; the top forward is Mathieu Perreault at 2.
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.