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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 57 +/- for the Colorado Avalanche in 2025-26, ahead of 
Martin Necas (COL) (47).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Colorado Avalanche, 2025-26
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP57
- 2ndMartin NecasCOL · 78 GP47
3rdSam MalinskiCOL · 82 GP43
4thJosh MansonCOL · 79 GP42
5thDevon ToewsCOL · 68 GP37
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 6 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 57.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 57 | 80 | 0.71 | 127 | 53 | 100% |
| 2 | Martin NecasFCOL | COL | 47 | 78 | 0.60 | 100 | 38 | 100% |
| 3 | Sam MalinskiDCOL | COL | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 40 | 8 | 41%▼3.5 |
| 4 | Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 42 | 79 | 0.53 | 31 | 5 | 44%▲7.6 |
| 5 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 37 | 68 | 0.54 | 24 | 3 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 6 |  Brent BurnsDCOL | COL | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 35 | 12 | 44%▼2.7 |
| 7 |  Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 32 | 75 | 0.43 | 79 | 20 | 100% |
| 8 |  Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 32 | 70 | 0.46 | 48 | 21 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 9 |  Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 29 | 60 | 0.48 | 35 | 14 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 10 |  Parker KellyFCOL | COL | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 35 | 21 | 17%▼1.2 |
| 11 |  Samuel GirardDCOL/PIT | COL/PIT | 17 | 60 | 0.28 | 19 | 3 | 28%▲5 |
| 12 |  Jack DruryFCOL | COL | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 27 | 10 | 4.8% |
| 13 |  Brock NelsonFCOL | COL | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 65 | 33 | 88%▲1.4 |
| 14 |  Ross ColtonFCOL | COL | 9 | 73 | 0.12 | 24 | 9 | 7.3% |
| 15 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 9 | 72 | 0.13 | 49 | 17 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 16 |  Joel KivirantaFCOL | COL | 7 | 51 | 0.14 | 9 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Zakhar BardakovFCOL | COL | 6 | 60 | 0.10 | 10 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Victor OlofssonFCOL/CGY | COL/CGY | 5 | 78 | 0.06 | 31 | 13 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 19 |  Gavin BrindleyFCOL | COL | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 13 | 6 | 13% |
| 20 |  Jack AhcanDCOL | COL | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Ivan IvanFCOL | COL | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 22 |  Tristen NielsenFCOL | COL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Jason PolinFCOL | COL | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  T.J. TynanFCOL | COL | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Nicolas RoyFTOR/COL | TOR/COL | 0 | 74 | 0.00 | 25 | 8 | 11%▼1.3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 57. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Sam Malinski leads NHL defensemen with 43; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 57.
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.