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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

  1. Ryan McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning1stRyan McDonaghTBL · 82 GP43Share
  2. Brayden McNabb, Vegas Golden Knights2ndBrayden McNabbVGK · 82 GP42Share
  3. Aliaksei Protas, Washington Capitals3rdAliaksei ProtasWSH · 76 GP40Share
  4. Warren Foegele, Los Angeles Kings4thWarren FoegeleLAK · 82 GP36Share
  5. Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche5thArtturi 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

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders, 2024-25, All situations
#Player+/-GPPer gamePTSG
1Ryan McDonaghDTBL43820.523145.7%▼0.8
2Brayden McNabbDVGK42820.5120542%▲2.8
3Aliaksei ProtasFWSH40760.53663047%▼4.9
4Warren FoegeleFLAK36820.4446243.2%▼0.8
5Artturi LehkonenFCOL36690.52452783%▲6.8
6Esa LindellDDAL34800.4226528%▼4.1
7Dylan SambergDWPG34600.572065.8%
8Brandon HagelFTBL33820.409035100%
9Gustav ForslingDFLA33800.41311132%▼4.8
10Thomas HarleyDDAL32780.41501682%▼1.2
11Jack EichelFVGK32770.429428100%
12Leon DraisaitlFEDM32710.4510652100%
13Dylan DeMeloDWPG31820.381935.7%
14Chris TanevDTOR31750.411834.2%▼0.9
15Anthony CirelliFTBL30800.38592744%▼2.2
16Devon ToewsDCOL30760.39441082%▲8.8
17Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ29790.37743199%▲1.5
18Erik CernakDTBL29760.382136.6%▲0.9
19Cale MakarDCOL28800.359230100%
20Pierre-Luc DuboisFWSH27820.33662045%▼2.1
21Vladislav GavrikovDLAK26820.3230562%▲4
22Ivan BarbashevFVGK26700.37512363%▼2.1
23Nikita ZadorovDBOS25810.3122444%▲2.5
24Nathan MacKinnonFCOL25790.3211632100%
25Joel EdmundsonDLAK25730.342063.2%

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.