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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ryan McDonagh (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 43 +/- in 2024-25, ahead of
Brayden McNabb (VGK) (42).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, 2024-25
1stRyan McDonaghTBL · 82 GP43Share
2ndBrayden McNabbVGK · 82 GP42Share
3rdAliaksei ProtasWSH · 76 GP40Share
4thWarren FoegeleLAK · 82 GP36Share
5thArtturi LehkonenCOL · 69 GP36Share
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 2024-25, 920 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -1 and Ryan McDonagh leads at 43.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBL | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 31 | 4 | 100 | 5.7%▼0.8 | |
| 2 | VGK | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 20 | 5 | 100 | 42%▲2.8 | |
| 3 | WSH | 40 | 76 | 0.53 | 66 | 30 | 100 | 47%▼4.9 | |
| 4 | LAK | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 46 | 24 | 100 | 3.2%▼0.8 | |
| 5 | COL | 36 | 69 | 0.52 | 45 | 27 | 100 | 83%▲6.8 | |
| 6 | DAL | 34 | 80 | 0.42 | 26 | 5 | 99 | 28%▼4.1 | |
| 7 | WPG | 34 | 60 | 0.57 | 20 | 6 | 99 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | TBL | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 90 | 35 | 99 | 100% | |
| 9 | FLA | 33 | 80 | 0.41 | 31 | 11 | 99 | 32%▼4.8 | |
| 10 | DAL | 32 | 78 | 0.41 | 50 | 16 | 99 | 82%▼1.2 | |
| 11 | VGK | 32 | 77 | 0.42 | 94 | 28 | 99 | 100% | |
| 12 | EDM | 32 | 71 | 0.45 | 106 | 52 | 99 | 100% | |
| 13 | WPG | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 19 | 3 | 99 | 5.7% | |
| 14 | TOR | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 18 | 3 | 99 | 4.2%▼0.9 | |
| 15 | TBL | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 59 | 27 | 98 | 44%▼2.2 | |
| 16 | COL | 30 | 76 | 0.39 | 44 | 10 | 98 | 82%▲8.8 | |
| 17 | CBJ | 29 | 79 | 0.37 | 74 | 31 | 98 | 99%▲1.5 | |
| 18 | TBL | 29 | 76 | 0.38 | 21 | 3 | 98 | 6.6%▲0.9 | |
| 19 | COL | 28 | 80 | 0.35 | 92 | 30 | 98 | 100% | |
| 20 | WSH | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 66 | 20 | 98 | 45%▼2.1 | |
| 21 | LAK | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 30 | 5 | 98 | 62%▲4 | |
| 22 | VGK | 26 | 70 | 0.37 | 51 | 23 | 98 | 63%▼2.1 | |
| 23 | BOS | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 22 | 4 | 97 | 44%▲2.5 | |
| 24 | COL | 25 | 79 | 0.32 | 116 | 32 | 97 | 100% | |
| 25 | LAK | 25 | 73 | 0.34 | 20 | 6 | 97 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Ryan McDonagh leads with 43. The median of the 920 qualified skaters is -1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Ryan McDonagh leads NHL defensemen with 43; the top forward is Aliaksei Protas at 40.
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.