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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 17 +/- in 2026-27, ahead of 
Mattias Ekholm (EDM) (16).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, 2026-27
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 9 GP17Share
- 2ndMattias EkholmEDM · 9 GP16Share
3rdEvan BouchardEDM · 9 GP16Share
4thBrayden McNabbVGK · 11 GP13Share
5thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 9 GP13Share
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 2026-27, 704 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Connor McDavid leads at 17.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 17 | 9 | 1.89 | 26 | 6 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 68% |
| 3 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 18 | 7 | 100 | 100% |
| 4 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 42%▲2.8 |
| 5 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 16 | 8 | 100 | 100% |
| 6 |  Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 90%▼2.7 |
| 7 |  Will BorgenDBOS | BOS | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 17%▲11 |
| 8 |  Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | EDM | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 12 | 7 | 99 | 90%▲3.3 |
| 9 |  Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 15 | 8 | 99 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 10 |  Alex DeBrincatFDET | DET | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 11 | 6 | 99 | 100%▲1 |
| 11 |  Vincent DesharnaisDWSH | WSH | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 7.5%▲3.4 |
| 12 |  Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 8 | 1 | 98 | 63%▼2.1 |
| 13 |  Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 18 | 5 | 98 | 100% |
| 14 |  Hampus LindholmDBOS | BOS | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 20%▲0.8 |
| 15 |  Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 11 | 8 | 98 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 16 |  Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 17 | 11 | 98 | 98% |
| 17 |  Michael Brandsegg-NygårdFDET | DET | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 44%▲19 |
| 18 |  Logan StankovenFCAR | CAR | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 9 | 6 | 97 | 81%▲0.9 |
| 19 |  Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 20 |  Matt BoldyFMIN | MIN | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 9 | 5 | 97 | 100% |
| 21 |  Fedor SvechkovFCOL | COL | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 11%▲1.7 |
| 22 |  Fraser MintenFBOS | BOS | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 8 | 4 | 97 | 68%▲23 |
| 23 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 24 |  Logan StanleyDNYI | NYI | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 35%▲7.8 |
| 25 |  Emmitt FinnieFDET | DET | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 31%▲5.3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2026-27?
Connor McDavid leads with 17. The median of the 704 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2026-27?
Mattias Ekholm leads NHL defensemen with 16; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 17.
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.