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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Calgary Flames
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mikael Backlund (CGY) leads NHL skaters with 24 +/- for the Calgary Flames in 2022-23, ahead of 
Tyler Toffoli (CGY) (16).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Calgary Flames, 2022-23
- 1stMikael BacklundCGY · 82 GP24
- 2ndTyler ToffoliCGY · 82 GP16
3rdMacKenzie WeegarCGY · 81 GP15
4thAndrew MangiapaneCGY · 82 GP12
5thNikita ZadorovCGY · 82 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 0 and Mikael Backlund leads at 24.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael BacklundFCGY | CGY | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 56 | 19 | 12% |
| 2 | Tyler ToffoliFCGY | CGY | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 73 | 34 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 3 | MacKenzie WeegarDCGY | CGY | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 31 | 4 | 91% |
| 4 | Andrew MangiapaneFCGY | CGY | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 43 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Nikita ZadorovDCGY | CGY | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 21 | 14 | 44%▲2.5 |
| 6 |  Blake ColemanFCGY | CGY | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 38 | 18 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 7 |  Chris TanevDCGY | CGY | 7 | 65 | 0.11 | 13 | 1 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 8 |  Elias LindholmFCGY | CGY | 6 | 80 | 0.07 | 64 | 22 | 43%▲1.9 |
| 9 |  Rasmus AnderssonDCGY | CGY | 5 | 79 | 0.06 | 49 | 11 | 87%▲1.8 |
| 10 |  Noah HanifinDCGY | CGY | 2 | 81 | 0.02 | 38 | 7 | 48%▲0.5 |
| 11 |  Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY | CGY | 2 | 79 | 0.03 | 55 | 15 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Michael StoneDCGY | CGY | 2 | 48 | 0.04 | 11 | 6 | — |
| 13 |  Matt CoronatoFCGY | CGY | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 37%▲0.8 |
| 14 |  Brett RitchieFCGY/ARI | CGY/ARI | 0 | 51 | 0.00 | 13 | 8 | — |
| 15 |  Walker DuehrFCGY | CGY | 0 | 27 | 0.00 | 11 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Dennis GilbertDCGY | CGY | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Matthew PhillipsFCGY | CGY | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Adam RuzickaFCGY | CGY | -1 | 44 | -0.02 | 20 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Radim ZohornaFCGY/TOR | CGY/TOR | -1 | 10 | -0.10 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Kevin RooneyFCGY | CGY | -2 | 17 | -0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Connor MackeyDARI/CGY | ARI/CGY | -4 | 30 | -0.13 | 7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Nick DeSimoneDCGY | CGY | -4 | 4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Jakob PelletierFCGY | CGY | -5 | 24 | -0.21 | 7 | 3 | 6.4% |
| 24 |  Dillon DubeFCGY | CGY | -6 | 82 | -0.07 | 45 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Troy StecherDARI/CGY | ARI/CGY | -6 | 81 | -0.07 | 14 | 3 | 0.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
Mikael Backlund leads with 24. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
MacKenzie Weegar leads NHL defensemen with 15; the top forward is Mikael Backlund 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.