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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Washington Capitals
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Aliaksei Protas (WSH) leads NHL skaters with 40 +/- for the Washington Capitals in 2024-25, ahead of 
Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) (27).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Washington Capitals, 2024-25
- 1stAliaksei ProtasWSH · 76 GP40
- 2ndPierre-Luc DuboisWSH · 82 GP27
3rdTrevor van RiemsdykWSH · 82 GP20
4thTom WilsonWSH · 81 GP20
5thConnor McMichaelWSH · 82 GP19
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Aliaksei Protas leads at 40.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 40 | 76 | 0.53 | 66 | 30 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 2 | Pierre-Luc DuboisFWSH | WSH | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 66 | 20 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 3 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 21 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 4 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 20 | 81 | 0.25 | 65 | 33 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 5 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 57 | 26 | 35%▲0.8 |
| 6 |  Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 25 | 5 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 7 |  Matt RoyDWSH | WSH | 18 | 69 | 0.26 | 24 | 3 | 8.1% |
| 8 |  John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 51 | 5 | 98% |
| 9 |  Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 47 | 20 | 99% |
| 10 |  Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 15 | 65 | 0.23 | 73 | 44 | 88%▼4 |
| 11 |  Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 30 | 4 | 12% |
| 12 |  Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 27 | 14 | 3.2% |
| 13 |  Brandon DuhaimeFWSH | WSH | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 21 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  Ethen FrankFWSH | WSH | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 7 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 2 | 82 | 0.02 | 82 | 29 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 16 |  Anthony BeauvillierFPIT/WSH | PIT/WSH | 2 | 81 | 0.02 | 25 | 15 | 4.0% |
| 17 |  Alexander AlexeyevDWSH | WSH | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 19 |  Ivan MiroshnichenkoFWSH | WSH | 1 | 18 | 0.06 | 4 | 1 | 14%▲0.8 |
| 20 |  Andrew MangiapaneFWSH | WSH | 0 | 81 | 0.00 | 28 | 14 | 3.2% |
| 21 |  Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | -3 | 27 | -0.11 | 8 | 0 | 8.9%▼1.6 |
| 22 |  Dylan McIlrathDWSH | WSH | -3 | 17 | -0.18 | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | -3 | 3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Jakub VranaFWSH/NSH | WSH/NSH | -4 | 39 | -0.10 | 14 | 9 | — |
| 25 |  Ryan LeonardFWSH | WSH | -4 | 9 | -0.44 | 1 | 1 | 72%▲4.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Aliaksei Protas leads with 40. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2024-25?
Trevor van Riemsdyk leads NHL defensemen with 20; 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.