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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 41 +/- for the Buffalo Sabres in 2025-26, ahead of 
Zach Benson (BUF) (27).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Buffalo Sabres, 2025-26
- 1stMattias SamuelssonBUF · 78 GP41
- 2ndZach BensonBUF · 65 GP27
3rdRyan McLeodBUF · 81 GP25
4thAlex TuchBUF · 79 GP24
5thRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP18
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 2025-26, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Mattias Samuelsson leads at 41.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 41 | 78 | 0.53 | 41 | 13 | 81%▲4.9 |
| 2 | Zach BensonFBUF | BUF | 27 | 65 | 0.42 | 43 | 13 | 55%▲1.5 |
| 3 | Ryan McLeodFBUF | BUF | 25 | 81 | 0.31 | 54 | 14 | 20%▼1.7 |
| 4 | Alex TuchFBUF | BUF | 24 | 79 | 0.30 | 66 | 33 | 94% |
| 5 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 18 | 77 | 0.23 | 74 | 19 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 6 |  Zach MetsaDBUF | BUF | 16 | 43 | 0.37 | 6 | 2 | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Bowen ByramDBUF | BUF | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 42 | 11 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 8 |  Peyton KrebsFBUF | BUF | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 39 | 12 | 16%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 11 | 60 | 0.18 | 27 | 11 | 32%▲2.6 |
| 10 |  Josh NorrisFBUF | BUF | 11 | 44 | 0.25 | 34 | 13 | 31%▼2.6 |
| 11 |  Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 9 | 81 | 0.11 | 29 | 8 | 75%▲5 |
| 12 |  Tanner PearsonFWPG/BUF | WPG/BUF | 9 | 56 | 0.16 | 15 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Jack QuinnFBUF | BUF | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 51 | 20 | 76%▲25 |
| 14 |  Logan StanleyDWPG/BUF | WPG/BUF | 3 | 76 | 0.04 | 26 | 9 | 35%▲7.8 |
| 15 |  Sam CarrickFNYR/BUF | NYR/BUF | 2 | 73 | 0.03 | 16 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Konsta HeleniusFBUF | BUF | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 4 | 1 | 37%▼1.7 |
| 17 |  Beck MalenstynFBUF | BUF | 0 | 81 | 0.00 | 14 | 7 | 4.1% |
| 18 |  Michael KesselringDBUF | BUF | 0 | 34 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 7.3% |
| 19 |  Ryan JohnsonDBUF | BUF | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Tyson KozakFBUF | BUF | -1 | 46 | -0.02 | 6 | 2 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 21 |  Mason GeertsenFBUF | BUF | -1 | 5 | -0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Trevor KuntarFBUF | BUF | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Justin DanforthFBUF | BUF | -2 | 4 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Josh DoanFBUF | BUF | -4 | 82 | -0.05 | 52 | 25 | 50%▼3.7 |
| 25 |  Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | -4 | 12 | -0.33 | 5 | 3 | 24%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Mattias Samuelsson leads with 41. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Mattias Samuelsson leads NHL defensemen with 41; the top forward is Zach Benson at 27.
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.