best plus minus nhl career defensemen since 2000

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

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
+303
1,058
86
355
441
375
9
61
5
15
15
3
1,557
5.5
2
5
40.0
1,099
2,087
529
822
22:25
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
4Devon Toews
D. Toews
+223
541
65
237
302
158
9
35
0
2
15
5
1,059
6.1
0
1
0.0
410
711
289
368
23:13
5Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
+219
966
92
309
401
458
14
44
4
9
20
4
1,655
5.6
0
1
0.0
855
1,257
410
769
21:39
6Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
+192
1,164
172
639
811
782
35
256
1
13
29
8
2,472
7.0
1
3
33.3
1,190
1,790
562
965
23:18
7Brian 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
8Jaccob Slavin
J. Slavin
+175
784
56
251
307
98
7
21
4
16
10
4
1,349
4.2
0
1
0.0
439
1,295
731
488
22:23
9Cale Makar
C. Makar
+168
470
136
371
507
134
45
163
3
4
28
6
1,317
10.3
0
0
376
665
335
390
24:48
10Esa Lindell
E. Lindell
+168
766
60
189
249
178
9
23
4
10
8
2
1,116
5.4
0
2
0.0
887
1,449
265
662
22:11
11Ian Cole
I. Cole
+168
990
38
195
233
871
0
6
0
3
4
0
1,002
3.8
0
0
1,253
1,834
268
623
18:02
12Brayden McNabb
B. McNabb
+160
885
38
153
191
557
1
7
2
7
5
0
968
3.9
1
1
100.0
2,034
1,663
309
481
19:04
13Chris Tanev
C. Tanev
+159
878
36
174
210
218
2
6
1
5
10
4
712
5.1
0
0
404
1,856
271
527
19:56
14Duncan 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
15Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
+157
573
71
290
361
481
16
83
2
3
19
8
962
7.4
0
0
990
1,012
248
537
23:32
16Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
+153
557
59
161
220
218
4
15
1
4
8
4
1,102
5.4
0
1
0.0
470
634
255
393
21:07
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
19Hampus Lindholm
H. Lindholm
+150
828
78
260
338
499
15
70
1
4
15
3
1,394
5.6
2
8
25.0
710
1,079
295
726
22:18
20Brandon Carlo
B. Carlo
+137
692
29
90
119
381
0
1
2
6
2
0
875
3.3
2
2
100.0
1,040
1,013
238
410
19:45
21Nate Schmidt
N. Schmidt
+137
823
57
204
261
174
8
42
0
3
7
0
1,073
5.3
0
1
0.0
598
1,031
356
628
18:55
22Marek 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
23Wade 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
24Mark Giordano
M. Giordano
+129
1,148
158
419
577
918
52
141
13
12
26
8
2,346
6.7
0
0
1,245
2,164
540
731
22:03
25Jared Spurgeon
J. Spurgeon
+127
1,012
123
315
438
174
36
102
0
6
25
6
1,632
7.5
1
3
33.3
874
1,746
279
367
21:55
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16
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121
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20
12
112
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Wild Wild - x
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24
12
104
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33
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30
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33
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92
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37
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79
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39
9
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49
8
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109
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Lightning Lightning - x
50
26
6
106
59
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48
24
10
106
27
Bruins Bruins - x
45
27
10
100
22
Senators Senators - x
44
27
11
99
32
Red Wings Red Wings - e
41
31
10
92
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Panthers Panthers - e
40
38
4
84
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14
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12
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42
37
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87
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39
9
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