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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Washington Capitals
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jakob Chychrun (WSH) and 
Aliaksei Protas (WSH) lead NHL skaters with 20 +/- for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, ahead of 
Matt Roy (WSH) (18).
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Leaders: Plus/Minus, Washington Capitals, 2025-26
- 1stJakob ChychrunWSH · 80 GP20
- 2ndAliaksei ProtasWSH · 76 GP20
- 3rdMatt RoyWSH · 79 GP18
4thJustin SourdifWSH · 78 GP17
5thMartin FehérváryWSH · 81 GP15
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 Jakob Chychrun leads at 20.
Plus/Minus leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP | Per game | PTS | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 20 | 80 | 0.25 | 60 | 26 | 99% |
| 2 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 20 | 76 | 0.26 | 52 | 25 | 47%▼4.9 |
| 3 | Matt RoyDWSH | WSH | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 19 | 2 | 8.1% |
| 4 | Justin SourdifFWSH | WSH | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 35 | 15 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 27 | 5 | 24%▼0.9 |
| 6 |  Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 62 | 30 | 93%▼1.1 |
| 7 |  John CarlsonDWSH/ANA | WSH/ANA | 9 | 71 | 0.13 | 60 | 14 | 98% |
| 8 |  Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 8 | 78 | 0.10 | 46 | 14 | 35%▲0.8 |
| 9 |  Ethen FrankFWSH | WSH | 8 | 62 | 0.13 | 24 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 10 |  Anthony BeauvillierFWSH | WSH | 7 | 82 | 0.09 | 28 | 15 | 4.0% |
| 11 |  Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 6 | 68 | 0.09 | 14 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 12 |  Rasmus SandinDWSH | WSH | 4 | 73 | 0.05 | 29 | 5 | 12% |
| 13 |  Declan ChisholmDWSH | WSH | 3 | 26 | 0.12 | 7 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Dylan StromeFWSH | WSH | 2 | 80 | 0.03 | 58 | 19 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 15 |  Ryan LeonardFWSH | WSH | 2 | 75 | 0.03 | 45 | 20 | 72%▲4.5 |
| 16 |  Ivan MiroshnichenkoFWSH | WSH | 1 | 13 | 0.08 | 3 | 2 | 14%▲0.8 |
| 17 |  Ilya ProtasFWSH | WSH | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 4 | 1 | 40% |
| 18 |  Hendrix LapierreFWSH | WSH | 0 | 74 | 0.00 | 16 | 4 | 8.9%▼1.6 |
| 19 |  Sonny MilanoFWSH | WSH | 0 | 31 | 0.00 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 20 |  Bogdan TrineyevFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Dylan McIlrathDWSH | WSH | -1 | 13 | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Brandon DuhaimeFWSH | WSH | -2 | 82 | -0.02 | 9 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 23 |  Brett LeasonFWSH | WSH | -2 | 6 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Cole HutsonDWSH | WSH | -3 | 14 | -0.21 | 10 | 3 | 87% |
| 25 |  Nic DowdFWSH/VGK | WSH/VGK | -4 | 75 | -0.05 | 21 | 5 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Jakob Chychrun leads with 20. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Plus/Minus in 2025-26?
Jakob Chychrun leads NHL defensemen with 20; the top forward is Aliaksei Protas at 20.
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.