best plus minus nhl career defensemen since 2000

Since 1999-00, Zdeno Chara has the highest plus/minus by a defenseman, at +308.

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NAME+/-GPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
+308
1,596
207
464
671
1,952
93
133
7
27
35
3
3,353
6.2
13
36
36.1
3,749
2,164
610
1,342
23:55
2Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
+307
1,069
86
357
443
377
9
61
5
15
15
3
1,564
5.5
2
5
40.0
1,103
2,099
532
835
22:21
3Nicklas Lidstrom
N. Lidstrom
+273
952
163
556
719
350
84
297
6
14
23
4
2,426
6.7
0
0
477
990
462
638
26:56
4Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
+234
976
93
311
404
474
14
44
4
9
20
4
1,664
5.6
0
1
0.0
860
1,265
411
778
21:38
5Devon Toews
D. Toews
+233
552
68
243
311
164
9
38
0
2
15
5
1,075
6.3
0
1
0.0
415
717
298
379
23:10
6Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
+197
1,174
174
641
815
784
35
256
1
13
30
9
2,485
7.0
1
3
33.3
1,193
1,803
563
970
23:13
7Jaccob Slavin
J. Slavin
+180
797
56
254
310
98
7
21
4
16
10
4
1,374
4.1
0
1
0.0
442
1,324
735
492
22:22
8Brian Rafalski
B. Rafalski
+178
833
79
436
515
282
39
195
1
2
16
3
1,533
5.2
2
5
40.0
567
811
389
705
22:57
9Brayden McNabb
B. McNabb
+173
898
38
160
198
563
1
7
2
7
5
0
984
3.9
1
1
100.0
2,050
1,677
311
490
19:05
10Cale Makar
C. Makar
+172
480
139
379
518
136
45
165
3
4
28
6
1,344
10.3
0
0
380
678
338
400
24:44
11Esa Lindell
E. Lindell
+172
774
60
189
249
180
9
23
4
10
8
2
1,120
5.4
0
2
0.0
891
1,467
266
672
22:10
12Ian Cole
I. Cole
+169
1,000
38
195
233
873
0
6
0
3
4
0
1,008
3.8
0
0
1,262
1,851
271
636
18:01
13Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
+160
579
72
295
367
485
16
84
2
3
19
8
971
7.4
0
0
995
1,025
250
545
23:33
14Chris Tanev
C. Tanev
+160
884
36
175
211
218
2
6
1
5
10
4
713
5.0
0
0
405
1,870
274
532
19:55
15Hampus Lindholm
H. Lindholm
+159
840
79
263
342
501
15
71
1
4
15
3
1,408
5.6
2
8
25.0
712
1,094
301
739
22:17
16Duncan Keith
D. Keith
+159
1,256
106
540
646
675
30
156
5
15
19
3
2,526
4.2
0
1
0.0
684
2,010
650
1,002
24:41
17Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
+151
575
20
130
150
609
2
14
2
10
3
1
728
2.7
1
5
20.0
569
615
286
550
20:55
18Chris Pronger
C. Pronger
+151
738
107
405
512
877
62
234
1
12
23
5
1,740
6.1
7
23
30.4
807
1,385
397
637
27:11
19Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
+149
567
60
162
222
224
4
15
1
4
9
5
1,115
5.4
0
1
0.0
475
641
259
402
21:07
20Nate Schmidt
N. Schmidt
+137
835
58
206
264
174
8
42
0
3
7
0
1,086
5.3
0
1
0.0
615
1,040
357
638
18:56
21Marek Malik
M. Malik
+136
584
30
120
150
530
2
17
1
5
6
2
541
5.5
0
4
0.0
445
713
234
418
19:09
22Wade Redden
W. Redden
+135
789
87
289
376
543
45
126
1
5
17
2
1,473
5.9
2
3
66.7
989
959
263
666
23:00
23Brandon Carlo
B. Carlo
+134
703
29
91
120
400
0
1
2
6
2
0
882
3.3
2
2
100.0
1,054
1,024
238
422
19:43
24Jared Spurgeon
J. Spurgeon
+131
1,020
124
319
443
178
36
103
0
6
25
6
1,644
7.5
1
3
33.3
881
1,762
281
375
21:55
25Mark Giordano
M. Giordano
+129
1,148
158
419
577
918
52
141
13
12
26
8
2,346
6.7
0
0
1,243
2,164
540
731
22:03
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