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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jeff Skinner (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 15 +/- for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23, ahead of 
Alex Tuch (BUF) (14).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Buffalo Sabres, 2022-23
- 1stJeff SkinnerBUF · 79 GP15
- 2ndAlex TuchBUF · 74 GP14
3rdMattias SamuelssonBUF · 55 GP14
4thRasmus DahlinBUF · 78 GP12
5thOwen PowerBUF · 80 GP10
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 2022-23, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -3 and Jeff Skinner leads at 15.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 15 | 79 | 0.19 | 82 | 35 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 14 | 74 | 0.19 | 79 | 36 | 94% |
| 3 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 14 | 55 | 0.25 | 10 | 2 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 4 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 12 | 78 | 0.15 | 73 | 15 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 5 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 10 | 80 | 0.13 | 35 | 4 | 75%▲5 |
| 6 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 4 | 78 | 0.05 | 94 | 47 | 100% |
| 7 |  Anders BjorkFCHI/BUF | CHI/BUF | 4 | 14 | 0.29 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 8 |  Lukas RousekFBUF | BUF | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 9 |  Jeremy DaviesDBUF | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 |  Vinnie HinostrozaFBUF | BUF | -1 | 26 | -0.04 | 11 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Ilya LyubushkinDBUF | BUF | -2 | 68 | -0.03 | 14 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Casey FitzgeraldDBUF/FLA | BUF/FLA | -2 | 27 | -0.07 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Riley SheahanFBUF | BUF | -2 | 2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Dylan CozensFBUF | BUF | -3 | 81 | -0.04 | 68 | 31 | 80%▼4.7 |
| 15 |  Kale ClagueDBUF | BUF | -3 | 33 | -0.09 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 16 |  Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | -4 | 17 | -0.24 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 17 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | -5 | 80 | -0.06 | 18 | 10 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 18 |  Jordan GreenwayFMIN/BUF | MIN/BUF | -6 | 62 | -0.10 | 11 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 19 |  Rasmus AsplundFBUF/NSH | BUF/NSH | -6 | 46 | -0.13 | 8 | 2 | — |
| 20 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | -7 | 75 | -0.09 | 28 | 11 | — |
| 21 |  Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | -7 | 75 | -0.09 | 37 | 14 | 76%▲25 |
| 22 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | -8 | 82 | -0.10 | 59 | 15 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | -8 | 74 | -0.11 | 26 | 9 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 24 |  Henri JokiharjuDBUF | BUF | -12 | 60 | -0.20 | 13 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Tyson JostFBUF/MIN | BUF/MIN | -13 | 71 | -0.18 | 25 | 7 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
Jeff Skinner leads with 15. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is -3.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
Mattias Samuelsson leads NHL defensemen with 14; the top forward is Jeff Skinner at 15.
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.