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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Victor Hedman (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 26 +/- for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021-22, ahead of 
Jan Rutta (TBL) (25).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2021-22
- 1stVictor HedmanTBL · 82 GP26
- 2ndJan RuttaTBL · 76 GP25
3rdSteven StamkosTBL · 81 GP24
4thPierre-Edouard BellemareTBL · 80 GP24
5thPatrick MaroonTBL · 81 GP20
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Victor Hedman leads at 26.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 85 | 20 | 84%▼1 |
| 2 | Jan RuttaDTBL | TBL | 25 | 76 | 0.33 | 18 | 3 | — |
| 3 | Steven StamkosFTBL | TBL | 24 | 81 | 0.30 | 106 | 42 | 95%▲0.7 |
| 4 | Pierre-Edouard BellemareFTBL | TBL | 24 | 80 | 0.30 | 20 | 9 | — |
| 5 | Patrick MaroonFTBL | TBL | 20 | 81 | 0.25 | 27 | 11 | — |
| 6 |  Ondrej PalatFTBL | TBL | 15 | 77 | 0.19 | 49 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 15 | 76 | 0.20 | 43 | 17 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 8 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 15 | 71 | 0.21 | 26 | 4 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Mathieu JosephFTBL/OTT | TBL/OTT | 12 | 69 | 0.17 | 30 | 12 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 10 |  Corey PerryFTBL | TBL | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 40 | 19 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 13 | 1 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 12 |  Mikhail SergachevDTBL | TBL | 6 | 78 | 0.08 | 38 | 7 | 100%▲1.4 |
| 13 |  Cal FooteDTBL | TBL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 9 | 2 | — |
| 14 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 4 | 79 | 0.05 | 39 | 22 | 7.3% |
| 15 |  Zach BogosianDTBL | TBL | 2 | 48 | 0.04 | 8 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 16 |  Alex KillornFTBL | TBL | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 59 | 25 | 5.1% |
| 17 |  Taylor RaddyshFTBL/CHI | TBL/CHI | 1 | 74 | 0.01 | 22 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 69 | 25 | 100% |
| 19 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 20 |  Alex Barré-BouletFTBL/SEA | TBL/SEA | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 6 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Gabriel FortierFTBL | TBL | -2 | 10 | -0.20 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 22 |  Sean DayDTBL | TBL | -2 | 2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Remi ElieFTBL | TBL | -2 | 1 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Fredrik ClaessonDTBL | TBL | -3 | 9 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Andrej SustrDANA/TBL | ANA/TBL | -4 | 38 | -0.11 | 6 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Victor Hedman leads with 26. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Victor Hedman leads NHL defensemen with 26; the top forward is Steven Stamkos at 24.
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.