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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-23All situationsThrough 82 team games
Auston Matthews (TOR) leads NHL skaters with 31 +/- for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022-23, ahead of 
Mark Giordano (TOR) (27).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2022-23
- 1stAuston MatthewsTOR · 74 GP31
- 2ndMark GiordanoTOR · 78 GP27
3rdTimothy LiljegrenTOR · 67 GP24
4thMichael BuntingTOR · 82 GP21
5thJake McCabeCHI/TOR · 76 GP19
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, 42 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Auston Matthews leads at 31.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 31 | 74 | 0.42 | 85 | 40 | 99% |
| 2 | Mark GiordanoDTOR | TOR | 27 | 78 | 0.35 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 3 | Timothy LiljegrenDTOR | TOR | 24 | 67 | 0.36 | 18 | 6 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Michael BuntingFTOR | TOR | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 49 | 23 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Jake McCabeDCHI/TOR | CHI/TOR | 19 | 76 | 0.25 | 25 | 3 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 6 |  Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 18 | 80 | 0.23 | 99 | 30 | 99% |
| 7 |  Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 18 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 8 |  William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 87 | 40 | 99% |
| 9 |  TJ BrodieDTOR | TOR | 10 | 58 | 0.17 | 14 | 2 | — |
| 10 |  Calle JarnkrokFTOR | TOR | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 39 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Erik GustafssonDWSH/TOR | WSH/TOR | 9 | 70 | 0.13 | 42 | 7 | 3.2% |
| 12 |  Alexander KerfootFTOR | TOR | 8 | 82 | 0.10 | 32 | 10 | 3.2% |
| 13 |  Pierre EngvallFTOR/NYI | TOR/NYI | 8 | 76 | 0.11 | 30 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Luke SchennDVAN/TOR | VAN/TOR | 8 | 70 | 0.11 | 22 | 4 | 12% |
| 15 |  David KampfFTOR | TOR | 6 | 82 | 0.07 | 27 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Denis MalginFCOL/TOR | COL/TOR | 4 | 65 | 0.06 | 21 | 13 | — |
| 17 |  Rasmus SandinDTOR/WSH | TOR/WSH | 3 | 71 | 0.04 | 35 | 7 | 12% |
| 18 |  Victor MeteDTOR | TOR | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Mac HollowellDTOR | TOR | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Nick RobertsonFTOR | TOR | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 5 | 2 | 26%▼1.2 |
| 21 |  Nicolas Aube-KubelFWSH/TOR | WSH/TOR | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Wayne SimmondsFTOR | TOR | 1 | 18 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Matthew KniesFTOR | TOR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 91%▼3.9 |
| 24 |  Kyle CliffordFTOR | TOR | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Nick AbruzzeseFTOR | TOR | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
Auston Matthews leads with 31. The median of the 42 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2022-23?
Mark Giordano leads NHL defensemen with 27; the top forward is Auston Matthews at 31.
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.