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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Alexander Nikishin (CAR) leads NHL skaters with 18 +/- for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025-26, ahead of 
Jalen Chatfield (CAR) (15).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Carolina Hurricanes, 2025-26
- 1stAlexander NikishinCAR · 81 GP18
- 2ndJalen ChatfieldCAR · 72 GP15
3rdLogan StankovenCAR · 81 GP12
4thSebastian AhoCAR · 79 GP11
5thShayne GostisbehereCAR · 55 GP11
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, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Alexander Nikishin leads at 18.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander NikishinDCAR | CAR | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 33 | 11 | 57%▼3.7 |
| 2 | Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | CAR | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 17 | 2 | 5.0%▲0.8 |
| 3 | Logan StankovenFCAR | CAR | 12 | 81 | 0.15 | 44 | 21 | 81%▲0.9 |
| 4 | Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 11 | 79 | 0.14 | 80 | 27 | 100% |
| 5 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 50 | 13 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 6 |  Mike ReillyDCAR | CAR | 11 | 42 | 0.26 | 9 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Nikolaj EhlersFCAR | CAR | 8 | 82 | 0.10 | 71 | 26 | 87%▼2 |
| 8 |  Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 8 | 1 | 26%▲4.9 |
| 9 |  K'Andre MillerDCAR | CAR | 7 | 72 | 0.10 | 37 | 8 | 58%▼1.8 |
| 10 |  Mark JankowskiFCAR | CAR | 7 | 68 | 0.10 | 21 | 11 | 23%▲14 |
| 11 |  Eric RobinsonFCAR | CAR | 7 | 67 | 0.10 | 18 | 12 | 6.5%▲3.3 |
| 12 |  Sean WalkerDCAR | CAR | 6 | 81 | 0.07 | 31 | 9 | 71%▲7.7 |
| 13 |  Taylor HallFCAR | CAR | 6 | 80 | 0.07 | 48 | 18 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 14 |  Jordan MartinookFCAR | CAR | 6 | 77 | 0.08 | 29 | 12 | 4.3% |
| 15 |  Seth JarvisFCAR | CAR | 6 | 71 | 0.08 | 66 | 32 | 94%▲1.1 |
| 16 |  Joel NystromDCAR | CAR | 6 | 38 | 0.16 | 10 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 17 |  Jordan StaalFCAR | CAR | 5 | 75 | 0.07 | 36 | 20 | 15%▼2 |
| 18 |  William CarrierFCAR | CAR | 5 | 70 | 0.07 | 18 | 7 | 17%▲10 |
| 19 |  Charles Alexis LegaultDCAR | CAR | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 2 | 1 | 4.8% |
| 20 |  Jackson BlakeFCAR | CAR | 4 | 81 | 0.05 | 53 | 22 | 82%▲1.1 |
| 21 |  Jesperi KotkaniemiFCAR | CAR | 3 | 42 | 0.07 | 9 | 2 | 4.0%▲0.8 |
| 22 |  Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 1 | 79 | 0.01 | 70 | 31 | 98% |
| 23 |  Bradly NadeauFCAR | CAR | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 3 | 3 | 27% |
| 24 |  Josiah SlavinFCAR | CAR | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Felix Unger SörumFCAR | CAR | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 10%▼0.8 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Alexander Nikishin leads with 18. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Alexander Nikishin leads NHL defensemen with 18; the top forward is Logan Stankoven at 12.
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.