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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2023-24All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 35 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2023-24, ahead of 
Devon Toews (COL) (28).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2023-24
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 82 GP35
- 2ndDevon ToewsCOL · 82 GP28
3rdMikko RantanenCOL · 80 GP19
4thJack JohnsonCOL · 80 GP15
5thCale MakarCOL · 77 GP15
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 2023-24, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 35.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | 140 | 51 | 100% |
| 2 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 50 | 12 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 3 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 19 | 80 | 0.24 | 104 | 42 | 99% |
| 4 | Jack JohnsonDCOL | COL | 15 | 80 | 0.19 | 16 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 15 | 77 | 0.19 | 90 | 21 | 100% |
| 6 |  Yakov TreninFNSH/COL | NSH/COL | 15 | 76 | 0.20 | 17 | 12 | 18% |
| 7 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 13 | 57 | 0.23 | 25 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 8 |  Jonathan DrouinFCOL | COL | 12 | 79 | 0.15 | 56 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 9 |  Sean WalkerDPHI/COL | PHI/COL | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 29 | 10 | 71%▲7.7 |
| 10 |  Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 11 | 76 | 0.14 | 25 | 8 | 44%▲7.6 |
| 11 |  Andrew CoglianoFCOL | COL | 11 | 75 | 0.15 | 19 | 6 | — |
| 12 |  Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 11 | 45 | 0.24 | 34 | 16 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 13 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF/COL | BUF/COL | 10 | 80 | 0.13 | 57 | 18 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Tomas TatarFSEA/COL | SEA/COL | 8 | 70 | 0.11 | 24 | 9 | — |
| 15 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 5 | 54 | 0.09 | 53 | 28 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 16 |  Kurtis MacDermidFCOL/NJD | COL/NJD | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Caleb JonesDCOL | COL | 4 | 25 | 0.16 | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Sam MalinskiDCOL | COL | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 10 | 3 | 41%▼3.5 |
| 19 |  Chris WagnerFCOL | COL | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 20 |  Jason PolinFCOL | COL | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Jean-Luc FoudyFCOL | COL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 22 |  Bowen ByramDCOL/BUF | COL/BUF | 0 | 73 | 0.00 | 29 | 11 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 23 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 0 | 59 | 0.00 | 18 | 3 | 28%▲5 |
| 24 |  Oskar OlaussonFCOL | COL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Joel KivirantaFCOL | COL | -1 | 56 | -0.02 | 9 | 3 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2023-24?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 35. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2023-24?
Devon Toews leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 35.
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.