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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Tampa Bay Lightning
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) leads NHL skaters with 43 +/- for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2025-26, ahead of 
J.J. Moser (TBL) (41).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2025-26
- 1stNikita KucherovTBL · 77 GP43
- 2ndJ.J. MoserTBL · 79 GP41
3rdAnthony CirelliTBL · 71 GP38
4thBrandon HagelTBL · 71 GP34
5thGage GoncalvesTBL · 74 GP26
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 1 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 43.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 43 | 77 | 0.56 | 130 | 44 | 100% |
| 2 | J.J. MoserDTBL | TBL | 41 | 79 | 0.52 | 29 | 7 | 16%▼2.5 |
| 3 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 38 | 71 | 0.54 | 52 | 23 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 4 | Brandon HagelFTBL | TBL | 34 | 71 | 0.48 | 74 | 36 | 100% |
| 5 | Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 26 | 74 | 0.35 | 33 | 11 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 6 |  Darren RaddyshDTBL | TBL | 21 | 73 | 0.29 | 70 | 22 | 98%▲0.5 |
| 7 |  Emil LillebergDTBL | TBL | 15 | 50 | 0.30 | 12 | 4 | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 14 | 48 | 0.29 | 21 | 6 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Jake GuentzelFTBL | TBL | 13 | 81 | 0.16 | 88 | 38 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 10 |  Brayden PointFTBL | TBL | 12 | 63 | 0.19 | 50 | 18 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 11 |  Max CrozierDTBL | TBL | 7 | 35 | 0.20 | 10 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 12 |  Declan CarlileDTBL | TBL | 5 | 42 | 0.12 | 3 | 1 | 42%▲1.4 |
| 13 |  Dominic JamesFTBL | TBL | 4 | 43 | 0.09 | 15 | 7 | 5.6% |
| 14 |  Erik CernakDTBL | TBL | 3 | 61 | 0.05 | 11 | 3 | 6.6%▲0.9 |
| 15 |  Jack FinleyFSTL/TBL | STL/TBL | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 5 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFTBL | TBL | 1 | 74 | 0.01 | 20 | 9 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 17 |  Pontus HolmbergFTBL | TBL | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 22 | 11 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 18 |  Scott SabourinFTBL | TBL | 1 | 26 | 0.04 | 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Steven SantiniDTBL | TBL | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Maxim GroshevDTBL | TBL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0.0%▼3.2 |
| 21 |  Simon LundmarkDTBL | TBL | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Corey PerryFLAK/TBL | LAK/TBL | 0 | 72 | 0.00 | 37 | 17 | 5.0%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Boris KatchoukFTBL | TBL | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | -1 | 33 | -0.03 | 17 | 1 | 84%▼1 |
| 25 |  Jakob PelletierFTBL | TBL | -1 | 5 | -0.20 | 0 | 0 | 6.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Nikita Kucherov leads with 43. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 1.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
J.J. Moser leads NHL defensemen with 41; the top forward is Nikita Kucherov at 43.
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.