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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Elias Pettersson (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 3 +/- for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, ahead of 
Paul Cotter (VAN) (2).
Leaders: Plus/Minus, Vancouver Canucks, 2026-27
- 1stElias PetterssonVAN · 11 GP3
- 2ndPaul CotterVAN · 11 GP2
3rdTom WillanderVAN · 11 GP1
4thVictor ManciniVAN · 3 GP1
5thLinus KarlssonVAN · 11 GP-1
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, 22 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -3 and Elias Pettersson leads at 3.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias PetterssonDVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 3 | 3 | 35%▲16 |
| 2 | Paul CotterFVAN | VAN | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 7 | 4 | 48%▼8.2 |
| 3 | Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 27%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Victor ManciniDVAN | VAN | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | -1 | 11 | -0.09 | 8 | 3 | 14% |
| 6 |  Filip ChytilFVAN | VAN | -1 | 3 | -0.33 | 2 | 0 | 7.3%▲0.9 |
| 7 |  Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | -2 | 11 | -0.18 | 11 | 3 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 8 |  Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | VAN | -2 | 11 | -0.18 | 7 | 3 | 27% |
| 9 |  Arshdeep BainsFVAN | VAN | -2 | 9 | -0.22 | 3 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Aatu RätyFVAN | VAN | -2 | 4 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Liam OhgrenFVAN | VAN | -3 | 11 | -0.27 | 5 | 2 | 21%▼1.8 |
| 12 |  Brendan GallagherFVAN | VAN | -3 | 10 | -0.30 | 2 | 0 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 13 |  Marco RossiFVAN | VAN | -3 | 9 | -0.33 | 4 | 3 | 56%▼10 |
| 14 |  Luke SchennDVAN | VAN | -3 | 8 | -0.38 | 2 | 0 | 12% |
| 15 |  Guillaume BriseboisDVAN | VAN | -3 | 1 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Jake DeBruskFVAN | VAN | -4 | 9 | -0.44 | 7 | 3 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 17 |  Max SassonFVAN | VAN | -6 | 11 | -0.55 | 4 | 3 | 4.1% |
| 18 |  Jamie OleksiakDVAN | VAN | -6 | 10 | -0.60 | 4 | 1 | 12%▼1 |
| 19 |  Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | -7 | 11 | -0.64 | 8 | 2 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 20 |  Zeev BuiumDVAN | VAN | -7 | 11 | -0.64 | 2 | 0 | 57%▼6.5 |
| 21 |  Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | -8 | 11 | -0.73 | 6 | 0 | 94% |
| 22 |  Drew O'ConnorFVAN | VAN | -9 | 11 | -0.82 | 3 | 1 | 5.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2026-27?
Elias Pettersson leads with 3. The median of the 22 qualified skaters is -3.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2026-27?
Elias Pettersson leads NHL defensemen with 3; the top forward is Paul Cotter at 2.
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.