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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: New York Islanders
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Matthew Schaefer (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 13 +/- for the New York Islanders in 2025-26, ahead of 
Mathew Barzal (NYI) (10).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, New York Islanders, 2025-26
- 1stMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP13
- 2ndMathew BarzalNYI · 81 GP10
3rdRyan PulockNYI · 76 GP9
4thBo HorvatNYI · 68 GP8
5thAdam PelechNYI · 82 GP4
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 -2 and Matthew Schaefer leads at 13.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 13 | 82 | 0.16 | 59 | 23 | 100% |
| 2 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 72 | 19 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 3 | Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 9 | 76 | 0.12 | 27 | 3 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 4 | Bo HorvatFNYI | NYI | 8 | 68 | 0.12 | 57 | 31 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 16 | 4 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 6 |  Simon HolmstromFNYI | NYI | 4 | 79 | 0.05 | 41 | 19 | 14%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Isaiah GeorgeDNYI | NYI | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 4.0% |
| 8 |  Cole McWardDNYI | NYI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 9 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 0 | 82 | 0.00 | 42 | 19 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 10 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | NYI | 0 | 74 | 0.00 | 35 | 17 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 11 |  Anthony DuclairFNYI | NYI | 0 | 62 | 0.00 | 27 | 12 | 3.2% |
| 12 |  Travis MitchellDNYI | NYI | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Marshall WarrenDNYI | NYI | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Liam FoudyFNYI | NYI | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  Victor EklundFNYI | NYI | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 35%▼1.7 |
| 16 |  Kyle PalmieriFNYI | NYI | -2 | 25 | -0.08 | 18 | 6 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | -3 | 81 | -0.04 | 18 | 10 | 3.2% |
| 18 |  Marc GatcombFNYI | NYI | -3 | 49 | -0.06 | 7 | 3 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Tony DeAngeloDNYI | NYI | -5 | 76 | -0.07 | 35 | 5 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Jonathan DrouinFNYI/STL | NYI/STL | -5 | 64 | -0.08 | 24 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 21 |  Maxim ShabanovFNYI | NYI | -5 | 44 | -0.11 | 18 | 5 | 32%▲2.8 |
| 22 |  Carson SoucyDNYR/NYI | NYR/NYI | -6 | 76 | -0.08 | 12 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Kyle MacLeanFNYI | NYI | -6 | 59 | -0.10 | 7 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Alexander RomanovDNYI | NYI | -7 | 15 | -0.47 | 1 | 0 | 10%▼0.8 |
| 25 |  Adam BoqvistDNYI | NYI | -9 | 28 | -0.32 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Matthew Schaefer leads with 13. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is -2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Matthew Schaefer leads NHL defensemen with 13; the top forward is Mathew Barzal at 10.
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.