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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Ryan Shea (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 30 +/- for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, ahead of 
Parker Wotherspoon (PIT) (17).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2025-26
- 1stRyan SheaPIT · 80 GP30
- 2ndParker WotherspoonPIT · 80 GP17
3rdSamuel GirardCOL/PIT · 60 GP17
4thConnor DewarPIT · 78 GP16
5thNoel AcciariPIT · 67 GP14
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, 40 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0 and Ryan Shea leads at 30.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan SheaDPIT | PIT | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 35 | 6 | 19%▼2.6 |
| 2 | Parker WotherspoonDPIT | PIT | 17 | 80 | 0.21 | 30 | 3 | 13%▼1.6 |
| 3 | Samuel GirardDCOL/PIT | COL/PIT | 17 | 60 | 0.28 | 19 | 3 | 28%▲5 |
| 4 | Connor DewarFPIT | PIT | 16 | 78 | 0.21 | 30 | 14 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Noel AcciariFPIT | PIT | 14 | 67 | 0.21 | 25 | 13 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 6 |  Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 61 | 19 | 84%▼1 |
| 7 |  Anthony ManthaFPIT | PIT | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 64 | 33 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 8 |  Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 8 | 75 | 0.11 | 66 | 15 | 95% |
| 9 |  Danton HeinenFCBJ/PIT | CBJ/PIT | 7 | 46 | 0.15 | 12 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Blake LizotteFPIT | PIT | 6 | 55 | 0.11 | 19 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 11 |  Justin BrazeauFPIT | PIT | 5 | 64 | 0.08 | 34 | 17 | 8.9%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Connor CliftonDPIT | PIT | 5 | 50 | 0.10 | 6 | 2 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Jack St. IvanyDPIT | PIT | 4 | 20 | 0.20 | 7 | 0 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 14 |  Filip HallanderFPIT | PIT | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | 4 | 1 | 9.7%▼1.7 |
| 15 |  Tommy NovakFPIT | PIT | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 42 | 16 | 37%▼0.5 |
| 16 |  Caleb JonesDPIT | PIT | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 17 |  Rafael Harvey-PinardFPIT | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 0 | 72 | 0.00 | 65 | 29 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 19 |  Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 0 | 68 | 0.00 | 74 | 29 | 99% |
| 20 |  Ilya SolovyovDCOL/PIT | COL/PIT | 0 | 30 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Bokondji ImamaFPIT | PIT | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Elmer SoderblomFDET/PIT | DET/PIT | -1 | 59 | -0.02 | 13 | 7 | 4.0% |
| 23 |  Kevin HayesFPIT | PIT | -1 | 28 | -0.04 | 8 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Tristan BrozFPIT | PIT | -1 | 1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.2% |
| 25 |  Egor ChinakhovFPIT/CBJ | PIT/CBJ | -2 | 72 | -0.03 | 42 | 21 | 39%▼5.5 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Ryan Shea leads with 30. The median of the 40 qualified skaters is 0.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Ryan Shea leads NHL defensemen with 30; the top forward is Connor Dewar at 16.
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.