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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-24All situationsThrough 82 team games
Marcus Pettersson (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 28 +/- for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023-24, ahead of 
Jake Guentzel (PIT/CAR) (25).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2023-24
- 1stMarcus PetterssonPIT · 82 GP28
2ndJake GuentzelPIT/CAR · 67 GP25
3rdDrew O'ConnorPIT · 79 GP14
4thKris LetangPIT · 82 GP13
5thRyan GravesPIT · 70 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 2023-24, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Marcus Pettersson leads at 28.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 30 | 4 | 6.6%▲0.8 |
| 2 | Jake GuentzelFPIT/CAR | PIT/CAR | 25 | 67 | 0.37 | 77 | 30 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 3 | Drew O'ConnorFPIT | PIT | 14 | 79 | 0.18 | 33 | 16 | 5.9% |
| 4 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 51 | 10 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 5 | Ryan GravesDPIT | PIT | 10 | 70 | 0.14 | 14 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 6 |  Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 10 | 62 | 0.16 | 56 | 28 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 7 |  Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 94 | 42 | 99% |
| 8 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 5 | 82 | 0.06 | 67 | 27 | 84%▼1 |
| 9 |  Matt NietoFPIT | PIT | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 10 |  Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 56 | 11 | 95% |
| 11 |  Rickard RakellFPIT | PIT | 4 | 70 | 0.06 | 37 | 15 | 70%▼6.3 |
| 12 |  Valtteri PuustinenFPIT | PIT | 4 | 52 | 0.08 | 20 | 5 | — |
| 13 |  Reilly SmithFPIT | PIT | 3 | 76 | 0.04 | 40 | 13 | — |
| 14 |  Jesse PuljujarviFPIT | PIT | 2 | 22 | 0.09 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 15 |  Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 1 | 31 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 19%▼2.6 |
| 16 |  Radim ZohornaFPIT | PIT | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 17 |  Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 18 |  Joona KoppanenFPIT | PIT | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Lars EllerFPIT | PIT | -1 | 82 | -0.01 | 31 | 15 | 4.9%▲0.8 |
| 20 |  Alex NylanderFCBJ/PIT | CBJ/PIT | -1 | 28 | -0.04 | 15 | 11 | — |
| 21 |  Sam PoulinFPIT | PIT | -1 | 3 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 22 |  Marc JohnstoneFPIT | PIT | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Jonathan GrudenFPIT | PIT | -2 | 13 | -0.15 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT | PIT | -3 | 52 | -0.06 | 11 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Matthew PhillipsFWSH/PIT | WSH/PIT | -3 | 31 | -0.10 | 5 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2023-24?
Marcus Pettersson leads with 28. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2023-24?
Marcus Pettersson leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Jake Guentzel at 25.
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.