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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nick Suzuki (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 19 +/- for the Montreal Canadiens in 2024-25, ahead of 
Cole Caufield (MTL) (9).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Montreal Canadiens, 2024-25
- 1stNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP19
- 2ndCole CaufieldMTL · 82 GP9
3rdKaiden GuhleMTL · 55 GP6
4thJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 79 GP4
5thJayden StrubleMTL · 56 GP2
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -2 and Nick Suzuki leads at 19.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 89 | 30 | 100% |
| 2 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 70 | 37 | 100% |
| 3 | Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 18 | 6 | 18% |
| 4 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 4 | 79 | 0.05 | 51 | 18 | 98% |
| 5 | Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 13 | 2 | 3.3% |
| 6 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 36 | 13 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 8 |  Rafael Harvey-PinardFMTL | MTL | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 |  Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | -2 | 82 | -0.02 | 66 | 6 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 10 |  Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | -2 | 81 | -0.02 | 29 | 11 | 3.3% |
| 11 |  Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | -2 | 81 | -0.02 | 27 | 15 | 22%▲11 |
| 12 |  Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | -2 | 25 | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Owen BeckFMTL | MTL | -2 | 12 | -0.17 | 1 | 0 | 8.0% |
| 14 |  Lucas CondottaFMTL | MTL | -2 | 7 | -0.29 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Alex Barré-BouletFMTL | MTL | -2 | 2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | -5 | 82 | -0.06 | 33 | 12 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 17 |  Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | -5 | 18 | -0.28 | 2 | 0 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 18 |  Logan MaillouxDMTL | MTL | -5 | 7 | -0.71 | 4 | 2 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | -6 | 82 | -0.07 | 38 | 21 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 20 |  Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | -6 | 80 | -0.07 | 31 | 6 | 72%▼7 |
| 21 |  Emil HeinemanFMTL | MTL | -6 | 62 | -0.10 | 18 | 10 | 27%▼1.8 |
| 22 |  Joshua RoyFMTL | MTL | -6 | 12 | -0.50 | 2 | 2 | 7.2% |
| 23 |  David SavardDMTL | MTL | -8 | 75 | -0.11 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Alexandre CarrierDMTL/NSH | MTL/NSH | -10 | 79 | -0.13 | 25 | 3 | 15%▲1.8 |
| 25 |  Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | -13 | 70 | -0.19 | 6 | 1 | 7.8%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Nick Suzuki leads with 19. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is -2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Kaiden Guhle leads NHL defensemen with 6; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 19.
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.