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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Washington Capitals
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nick Jensen (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 32 +/- for the Washington Capitals in 2021-22, ahead of 
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) (25).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Washington Capitals, 2021-22
- 1stNick JensenWSH · 76 GP32
- 2ndDmitry OrlovWSH · 76 GP25
3rdGarnet HathawayWSH · 76 GP19
4thMartin FehérváryWSH · 79 GP15
5thJohn CarlsonWSH · 78 GP13
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 1 and Nick Jensen leads at 32.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 32 | 76 | 0.42 | 21 | 5 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 2 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 25 | 76 | 0.33 | 35 | 12 | 33%▲7.5 |
| 3 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 19 | 76 | 0.25 | 26 | 14 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 15 | 79 | 0.19 | 17 | 8 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 5 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 71 | 17 | 98% |
| 6 |  Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 52 | 24 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 7 |  Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 24 | 10 | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 10 | 53 | 0.19 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 9 |  Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 8 | 77 | 0.10 | 90 | 50 | 88%▼4 |
| 10 |  Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 7 | 79 | 0.09 | 78 | 24 | — |
| 11 |  Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 23 | 9 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 12 |  Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 4 | 33 | 0.12 | 9 | 3 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 13 |  Joe SnivelyFWSH | WSH | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 14 |  Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 15 |  Beck MalenstynFWSH | WSH | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 4.1% |
| 16 |  Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 8.9%▼1.6 |
| 17 |  Brett LeasonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 36 | 0.03 | 6 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 19 |  Lucas JohansenDWSH | WSH | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Daniel SprongFWSH/SEA | WSH/SEA | 0 | 63 | 0.00 | 20 | 14 | — |
| 21 |  Axel Jonsson-FjallbyFWSH | WSH | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 22 |  Matt IrwinDWSH | WSH | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 23 |  Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Mike VecchioneFWSH | WSH | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | -2 | 71 | -0.03 | 43 | 19 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Nick Jensen leads with 32. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2021-22?
Nick Jensen leads NHL defensemen with 32; the top forward is Garnet Hathaway at 19.
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.