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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks every NHL skater by plus/minus, regular season only. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.

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.

Leader in 2017-18: William Karlsson (VGK), 49 +/-.

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	49	82	0.60	78	43	18:43	24%▲20
2	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	36	77	0.47	75	27	17:30	24%▼21
3	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	34	82	0.41	76	31	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
4	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	34	82	0.41	64	25	16:09	4.9%▲4
5	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	34	80	0.42	37	7	20:21	32%▲16
6	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	32	77	0.42	63	17	25:51	93%▲11
7	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	31	81	0.38	61	28	19:50	—
8	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	31	67	0.46	60	22	17:55	—
9	Anton StralmanDTBL	TBL	29	80	0.36	18	4	21:29	—
10	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	28	82	0.34	102	34	20:22	30%▲20
11	Patrik NemethDCOL	COL	27	68	0.40	15	3	19:51	—
12	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	27	67	0.40	64	26	17:28	99%▲1.7
13	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	26	76	0.34	15	5	20:09	24%▲21
14	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	26	44	0.59	32	9	23:21	—
15	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	25	81	0.31	34	10	23:35	77%▲9.5
16	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	25	68	0.37	85	34	19:43	73%▲0.7
17	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	25	62	0.40	63	34	18:08	99%
18	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	24	75	0.32	53	14	24:28	98%▼0.5
19	Matt NiskanenDWSH	WSH	24	68	0.35	29	7	22:36	—
20	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	23	82	0.28	60	10	26:50	22%▲12
21	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	23	81	0.28	82	27	20:08	97%▼1.8
22	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	23	73	0.32	21	6	21:36	5.0%▲4.3
23	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	22	82	0.27	47	15	16:30	5.1%▲3.6
24	Zach HymanFTOR	TOR	22	82	0.27	40	15	17:21	98%▼1.8
25	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	22	73	0.30	24	7	22:54	—
26	Alexander WennbergFCBJ	CBJ	22	66	0.33	35	8	18:08	25%▼1.6
27	Justin SchultzDPIT	PIT	22	63	0.35	27	4	19:31	—
28	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	21	82	0.26	92	35	22:05	0.5%
29	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	21	79	0.27	33	17	15:16	0.1%
30	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	21	64	0.33	63	30	19:26	—
31	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	21	61	0.34	15	3	16:44	0.1%
32	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	20	82	0.24	79	36	19:49	22%▲18
33	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	20	82	0.24	61	20	16:41	99%▼0.8
34	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	20	82	0.24	108	41	21:33	100%▲1.5
35	Kevin FialaFNSH	NSH	20	80	0.25	48	23	15:09	67%▼8.3
36	Craig SmithFNSH	NSH	20	79	0.25	51	25	15:23	—
37	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	20	78	0.26	61	29	17:45	33%▲23
38	Thomas HickeyDNYI	NYI	20	69	0.29	25	5	18:04	—
39	Calle JarnkrokFNSH	NSH	20	68	0.29	35	16	15:53	0.1%
40	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	20	63	0.32	32	7	22:09	97%▲6.2
41	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	20	56	0.36	61	11	21:26	—
42	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	19	80	0.24	27	7	22:05	37%▼31
43	Kyle TurrisFNSH/OTT	NSH/OTT	19	76	0.25	51	16	16:37	—
44	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	19	76	0.25	36	5	22:14	4.9%▲4.5
45	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	19	65	0.29	46	24	18:54	—
46	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	19	60	0.32	60	23	20:41	99%
47	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	18	82	0.22	59	16	24:07	—
48	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	18	82	0.22	66	32	19:37	95%▲7.5
49	Andrew CoglianoFANA	ANA	18	80	0.23	35	12	15:12	—
50	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	18	78	0.23	86	27	18:46	94%▼4.2
51	Derek ForbortDLAK	LAK	18	78	0.23	18	1	20:47	0.0%
52	Dan GirardiDTBL	TBL	18	77	0.23	18	6	17:23	—
53	Ondrej KaseFANA	ANA	18	66	0.27	38	20	13:55	—
54	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	17	82	0.21	28	9	13:44	9.2%▲7.8
55	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	17	82	0.21	41	17	24:09	36%▼27
56	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	17	81	0.21	47	24	14:54	92%▲9.6
57	Jake DotchinDTBL	TBL	17	48	0.35	11	3	16:29	—
58	Brandon MontourDANA	ANA	16	80	0.20	32	9	20:28	83%▲10
59	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	16	78	0.21	98	42	18:59	82%▲11
60	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	16	78	0.21	62	25	20:09	50%▲32
61	Riley NashFBOS	BOS	16	76	0.21	41	15	15:25	—
62	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	16	69	0.23	31	13	22:44	17%▲15
63	Kevan MillerDBOS	BOS	16	68	0.24	16	1	19:28	—
64	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	16	56	0.29	35	11	17:00	0.1%
65	Travis DermottDTOR	TOR	16	37	0.43	13	1	16:00	—
66	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	15	82	0.18	50	14	23:49	0.1%
67	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	15	82	0.18	26	6	22:15	69%▼13
68	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	15	81	0.19	26	7	20:27	99%▲3.2
69	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	15	80	0.19	66	33	19:03	10%▲1
70	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	15	80	0.19	100	39	19:49	100%
71	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	15	69	0.22	45	8	24:20	—
72	Carl GunnarssonDSTL	STL	15	63	0.24	9	5	16:10	—
73	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	15	62	0.24	59	24	19:24	11%▲11
74	Ben ChiarotDWPG	WPG	15	57	0.26	14	2	15:17	13%▲11
75	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	14	82	0.17	60	29	16:05	93%▲7.5
76	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	14	76	0.18	93	39	19:09	28%▲20
77	Ian ColeDPIT/CBJ	PIT/CBJ	14	67	0.21	20	5	17:47	4.9%▲4.3
78	Nino NiederreiterFMIN	MIN	14	63	0.22	32	18	15:00	4.0%▲3.8
79	Michal KempnyDCHI/WSH	CHI/WSH	14	53	0.26	10	3	15:55	—
80	Kyle BrodziakFSTL	STL	13	81	0.16	33	10	13:28	—
81	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	13	81	0.16	91	23	20:15	—
82	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	13	79	0.16	54	15	18:33	—
83	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	13	77	0.17	67	21	18:47	52%▼12
84	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	13	70	0.19	43	16	14:22	49%▼20
85	Chandler StephensonFWSH	WSH	13	67	0.19	18	6	11:52	17%▲13
86	Christian DjoosDWSH	WSH	13	63	0.21	14	3	14:02	—
87	Joakim RyanDSJS	SJS	13	62	0.21	12	3	16:45	—
88	Markus NutivaaraDCBJ	CBJ	13	61	0.21	23	7	16:02	—
89	Brandon TanevFWPG	WPG	13	61	0.21	18	8	12:40	0.1%
90	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	12	82	0.15	78	40	20:55	22%▲19
91	Ron HainseyDTOR	TOR	12	80	0.15	23	4	21:52	—
92	Stefan NoesenFNJD	NJD	12	72	0.17	27	13	13:17	0.1%
93	Francois BeaucheminDANA	ANA	12	67	0.18	17	3	17:19	—
94	Tanner PearsonFLAK	LAK	11	82	0.13	40	15	15:58	0.0%
95	Adam HenriqueFANA/NJD	ANA/NJD	11	81	0.14	50	24	17:47	0.5%
96	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	11	81	0.14	37	16	13:20	97%▼0.6
97	Michael GrabnerFNYR/NJD	NYR/NJD	11	80	0.14	36	27	14:49	—
98	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	11	79	0.14	40	9	15:22	98%▲5.2
99	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	11	74	0.15	97	39	19:54	100%▲0.9
100	Andrew LaddFNYI	NYI	11	73	0.15	29	12	15:54	—

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