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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nick Suzuki (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 37 +/- for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26, ahead of 
Lane Hutson (MTL) (36).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Montreal Canadiens, 2025-26
- 1stNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP37
- 2ndLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP36
3rdCole CaufieldMTL · 81 GP29
4thJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 82 GP9
5thMike MathesonMTL · 78 GP9
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Nick Suzuki leads at 37.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 101 | 29 | 100% |
| 2 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 78 | 12 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 3 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 29 | 81 | 0.36 | 88 | 51 | 100% |
| 4 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 9 | 82 | 0.11 | 73 | 30 | 98% |
| 5 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 9 | 78 | 0.12 | 37 | 7 | 72%▼7 |
| 6 |  Alexandre TexierFMTL/STL | MTL/STL | 9 | 51 | 0.18 | 21 | 8 | 4.9% |
| 7 |  Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 9 | 42 | 0.21 | 25 | 13 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Noah DobsonDMTL | MTL | 5 | 80 | 0.06 | 47 | 12 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 9 |  Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | 11 | 2 | 18% |
| 10 |  Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 37 | 22 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 4 | 59 | 0.07 | 12 | 2 | 3.3% |
| 12 |  Owen BeckFMTL | MTL | 4 | 15 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 8.0% |
| 13 |  Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 62 | 19 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 14 |  Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 2 | 73 | 0.03 | 22 | 7 | 15%▲1.8 |
| 15 |  Sammy BlaisFMTL/TOR | MTL/TOR | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 16 |  Adam EngstromDMTL | MTL | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 6.4% |
| 17 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 0 | 77 | 0.00 | 23 | 7 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 18 |  Joshua RoyFMTL | MTL | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.2% |
| 19 |  David ReinbacherDMTL | MTL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 26%▼1.6 |
| 20 |  Florian XhekajFMTL | MTL | -1 | 5 | -0.20 | 1 | 0 | 7.3% |
| 21 |  Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | -2 | 37 | -0.05 | 15 | 8 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Phillip DanaultFMTL/LAK | MTL/LAK | -3 | 75 | -0.04 | 17 | 6 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Patrik LaineFMTL | MTL | -3 | 5 | -0.60 | 1 | 0 | 8.1% |
| 24 |  Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | -4 | 72 | -0.06 | 23 | 14 | 22%▲11 |
| 25 |  Jared DavidsonFMTL | MTL | -4 | 10 | -0.40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Nick Suzuki leads with 37. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Lane Hutson leads NHL defensemen with 36; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 37.
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.