best plus minus defenseman nhl 2022 2023

Hampus Lindholm had the highest plus/minus by a defenseman in 2022-23, at +49.

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Data note: Plus/Minus: player season data complete from 1959-60

	NAME	+/-	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Hampus Lindholm H. Lindholm	+49	2022-23	BOS	80	10	43	53	56	1	16	0	0	2	1	158	6.3	0	0		78	100	31	65	23:11
2	Matt Grzelcyk M. Grzelcyk	+46	2022-23	BOS	75	4	22	26	28	0	0	0	0	2	0	102	3.9	0	0		51	78	13	33	17:14
3	Brandon Carlo B. Carlo	+44	2022-23	BOS	75	3	13	16	38	0	0	0	2	0	0	94	3.2	0	0		128	116	28	21	18:50
4	Devon Toews D. Toews	+39	2022-23	COL	80	7	43	50	26	1	6	0	0	0	0	165	4.2	0	0		93	138	45	39	25:06
5	Ryan Graves R. Graves	+34	2022-23	NJD	78	8	18	26	28	0	0	0	2	2	0	141	5.7	0	0		83	152	23	47	19:57
6	Jared Spurgeon J. Spurgeon	+32	2022-23	MIN	79	11	23	34	14	1	3	0	1	3	0	149	7.4	0	0		66	179	15	20	21:49
7	Alec Martinez A. Martinez	+30	2022-23	VGK	77	3	11	14	29	0	0	1	0	2	1	76	3.9	0	0		48	244	29	30	19:13
8	Esa Lindell E. Lindell	+29	2022-23	DAL	82	8	16	24	10	0	0	0	2	2	0	116	6.9	0	0		87	147	31	56	19:55
9	Ryan Lindgren R. Lindgren	+29	2022-23	NYR	63	1	17	18	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	75	1.3	0	0		68	92	13	17	18:50
10	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	+29	2022-23	BOS	67	7	45	52	54	2	17	0	0	2	1	105	6.7	0	0		84	131	26	45	22:18
11	Mattias Ekholm M. Ekholm	+28	2022-23	TOT	78	9	23	32	28	0	4	0	1	0	0	135	6.7	0	0		91	104	29	44	21:28
12	Vince Dunn V. Dunn	+28	2022-23	SEA	81	14	50	64	55	0	15	0	0	2	1	149	9.4	0	0		115	80	50	54	23:40
13	Adam Fox A. Fox	+28	2022-23	NYR	82	12	60	72	34	1	28	0	3	5	1	159	7.5	0	0		25	125	88	74	24:23
14	Mark Giordano M. Giordano	+27	2022-23	TOR	78	4	20	24	53	0	0	1	0	1	0	107	3.7	0	0		60	147	20	48	18:57
15	Adam Larsson A. Larsson	+27	2022-23	SEA	82	8	25	33	47	0	0	1	0	2	1	143	5.6	0	0		222	173	32	30	23:38
16	Jonas Siegenthaler J. Siegenthaler	+27	2022-23	NJD	80	4	17	21	44	1	0	0	0	1	0	84	4.8	0	0		101	151	29	36	20:09
17	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	+26	2022-23	EDM	82	12	31	43	64	0	1	2	1	4	1	203	5.9	0	0		146	164	41	76	23:30
18	Timothy Liljegren T. Liljegren	+24	2022-23	TOR	67	6	12	18	30	0	1	1	1	0	0	84	7.1	0	0		107	93	11	37	17:55
19	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	+23	2022-23	NJD	82	22	52	74	50	8	20	0	0	7	2	275	8.0	0	0		64	86	21	74	21:46
20	Colin Miller C. Miller	+23	2022-23	DAL	79	6	15	21	37	1	0	0	0	3	0	106	5.7	0	0		108	70	29	48	16:46
21	Jalen Chatfield J. Chatfield	+23	2022-23	CAR	78	6	8	14	35	0	0	1	1	2	0	93	6.5	0	0		78	63	28	21	14:07
22	John Marino J. Marino	+21	2022-23	NJD	64	4	14	18	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	67	6.0	0	0		44	81	43	38	21:04
23	Connor Clifton C. Clifton	+20	2022-23	BOS	78	5	18	23	60	0	0	1	0	0	0	93	5.4	0	0		208	120	20	47	17:51
24	Mikey Anderson M. Anderson	+20	2022-23	LAK	77	5	15	20	40	1	0	0	1	1	0	90	5.6	0	0		162	129	18	31	21:40
25	Brent Burns B. Burns	+19	2022-23	CAR	82	18	43	61	44	4	19	0	0	2	1	255	7.1	1	1	100.0	40	86	55	52	23:13

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Team Leaders

8

Pastrnak

16

Pastrnak

+/-

+18

Borgen

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.72

5th

GA/GP

2.28

2nd

PP%

18.3

25th

PK%

77.0

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	13	4	1	27	27
Canadiens	11	3	3	25	8
Lightning	11	4	2	24	10
Senators	11	6	1	23	4
Panthers	9	7	2	20	1
Sabres	8	6	3	19	-7
Maple Leafs	8	9	2	18	0
Red Wings	7	8	3	17	-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	MTL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MIN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Tue 11/17	LAK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sat 11/21	WSH	@	BOS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

9 - 7 - 2

Final

Bruins

13 - 4 - 1

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

16

Kaprizov

16

Draisaitl

15

Gauthier

Assists Leaders

37

McDavid

22

Tkachuk

21

LaCombe

Points Leaders

47

McDavid

34

Draisaitl

31

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

100

Sherwood

87

Pospisil

84

Trenin

Blocks Leaders

53

Seider

50

Weegar

46

Kleven

Wins Leaders

11

Wallstedt

11

Kochetkov

9

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.67

Kochetkov

1.99

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.925

Fowler

.922

Wallstedt

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.11

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

2.26

2.28

2.29

Power Play Rankings

38.5

37.1

33.8

Penalty Kill Rankings

89.7

89.1

88.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-4

12-5

13-6

12-6

10-6

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-13

5-10

6-12

7-12

7-11

6-9

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	13	4	1	27	27
Canadiens	11	3	3	25	8
Lightning	11	4	2	24	10
Senators	11	6	1	23	4
Panthers	9	7	2	20	1
Sabres	8	6	3	19	-7
Maple Leafs	8	9	2	18	0
Red Wings	7	8	3	17	-7
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	3	2	30	33
Devils	13	5	0	26	15
Rangers	10	7	1	21	3
Capitals	9	6	0	18	2
Islanders	7	6	3	17	-2
Blue Jackets	7	8	0	14	-7
Penguins	6	10	2	14	-7
Flyers	4	10	5	13	-23

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	12	3	4	28	20
Stars	10	5	2	22	8
Avalanche	10	6	2	22	16
Predators	8	4	5	21	1
Mammoth	10	7	1	21	0
Jets	7	8	3	17	-14
Blues	7	8	2	16	-3
Blackhawks	4	13	1	9	-37
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	12	3	3	27	20
Golden Knights	12	5	2	26	13
Ducks	10	7	1	21	3
Kraken	9	6	1	19	0
Flames	8	9	1	17	-17
Sharks	7	11	1	15	-21
Kings	5	8	2	12	-7
Canucks	3	15	1	7	-32