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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mattias Ekholm (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 32 +/- for the Edmonton Oilers in 2025-26, ahead of 
Evan Bouchard (EDM) (25).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Edmonton Oilers, 2025-26
- 1stMattias EkholmEDM · 82 GP32
- 2ndEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP25
3rdConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP17
4thVasily PodkolzinEDM · 82 GP16
5thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 65 GP13
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, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is -3 and Mattias Ekholm leads at 32.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 41 | 6 | 68% |
| 2 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 95 | 21 | 100% |
| 3 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 138 | 48 | 100% |
| 4 | Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | EDM | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 37 | 19 | 90%▲3.3 |
| 5 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 13 | 65 | 0.20 | 97 | 35 | 100% |
| 6 |  Zach HymanFEDM | EDM | 13 | 58 | 0.22 | 52 | 31 | 94% |
| 7 |  Matt SavoieFEDM | EDM | 6 | 82 | 0.07 | 37 | 18 | 34%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Kasperi KapanenFEDM | EDM | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 17 | 8 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 9 |  Max JonesFEDM | EDM | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 5 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Josh SamanskiFEDM | EDM | 2 | 24 | 0.08 | 4 | 2 | 3.2% |
| 11 |  Connor ClattenburgFEDM | EDM | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 12 |  Riley StillmanDEDM | EDM | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Ty EmbersonDEDM | EDM | -1 | 72 | -0.01 | 12 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Quinn HutsonFEDM | EDM | -1 | 4 | -0.25 | 1 | 1 | 10% |
| 15 |  Roby JarventieFEDM | EDM | -1 | 3 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Connor MurphyDCHI/EDM | CHI/EDM | -2 | 80 | -0.03 | 17 | 5 | 6.2% |
| 17 |  Curtis LazarFEDM | EDM | -3 | 45 | -0.07 | 6 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Brett KulakDEDM/COL/PIT | EDM/COL/PIT | -4 | 83 | -0.05 | 12 | 1 | 7.8%▲3.5 |
| 19 |  Isaac HowardFEDM | EDM | -6 | 29 | -0.21 | 5 | 2 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  David TomasekFEDM | EDM | -6 | 22 | -0.27 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Noah PhilpFEDM/CAR | EDM/CAR | -7 | 17 | -0.41 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Troy StecherDTOR/EDM | TOR/EDM | -8 | 64 | -0.13 | 14 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 23 |  Mattias JanmarkFEDM | EDM | -8 | 43 | -0.19 | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | -9 | 72 | -0.13 | 56 | 20 | 73%▼0.9 |
| 25 |  Jack RoslovicFEDM | EDM | -9 | 69 | -0.13 | 36 | 21 | 44%▲11 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Mattias Ekholm leads with 32. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is -3.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Mattias Ekholm leads NHL defensemen with 32; 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.