forward with best plus minus in nhl history

Wayne Gretzky has the highest career plus/minus by a forward, at +520.

NAME+/-GPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+520
1,487
894
1,963
2,857
577
204
686
73
76
91
2
5,088
17.6
2Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
+507
1,144
358
852
1,210
1,453
99
234
32
35
38
1
2,582
13.9
3Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+449
1,279
524
901
1,425
912
161
262
19
20
69
1
2,841
18.4
4Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
+446
1,126
560
793
1,353
399
154
266
3
2
98
0
3,516
15.9
5Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
+394
930
424
393
817
410
95
82
0
1
50
0
2,403
17.6
6Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+380
752
573
553
1,126
210
180
198
8
1
80
4
2,709
21.2
7Jacques Lemaire
J. Lemaire
+344
853
366
469
835
217
88
128
4
2
58
3,052
12.0
8Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
+329
1,393
541
925
1,466
1,260
150
312
12
6
84
4,482
12.1
9Craig Ramsay
C. Ramsay
+324
1,070
252
420
672
201
17
48
27
20
32
0
1,617
15.6
10Jaromir Jagr
J. Jagr
+322
1,733
766
1,155
1,921
1,167
217
393
11
4
135
19
5,637
13.6
9
42
21.4
281
194
495
1,087
19:53
11Bill Barber
B. Barber
+312
903
420
463
883
623
104
176
31
20
54
0
3,246
12.9
12Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+304
1,251
601
797
1,398
545
155
240
39
43
72
7
3,149
19.1
13Brian Propp
B. Propp
+298
1,016
425
579
1,004
825
120
203
22
28
59
1
3,119
13.6
14Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
+289
1,294
427
613
1,040
496
131
195
22
26
81
9
3,974
10.7
15,182
26,206
57.9
1,032
879
845
469
18:41
15Wayne Cashman
W. Cashman
+278
1,027
277
516
793
1,039
56
99
3
1
37
1,747
15.9
16Brad Marchand
B. Marchand
+269
1,152
451
583
1,034
1,151
90
177
36
23
85
22
2,949
15.3
269
696
38.6
1,075
397
690
1,002
18:01
17Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
+266
1,048
490
527
1,017
891
110
166
11
5
77
3,366
14.6
18Sergei Fedorov
S. Fedorov
+261
1,248
483
696
1,179
839
144
256
36
29
93
15
3,985
12.1
5,839
10,768
54.2
423
231
385
556
19:56
19Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
+260
880
328
472
800
777
88
109
3
4
57
2,128
15.4
20Yvan Cournoyer
Y. Cournoyer
+254
968
428
435
863
233
152
162
1
0
68
2,427
17.6
21Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
+252
1,282
717
873
1,590
910
246
303
23
12
118
5,166
13.9
22Pavel Datsyuk
P. Datsyuk
+249
953
314
604
918
228
97
233
6
5
51
8
2,244
14.0
7,444
13,822
53.9
635
422
1,134
665
18:52
23Bobby Hull
B. Hull
+249
923
579
494
1,073
522
149
156
18
10
92
4,577
12.7
24Marian Hossa
M. Hossa
+245
1,309
525
609
1,134
628
143
231
34
12
85
15
4,229
12.4
64
187
34.2
1,062
395
1,008
668
18:55
25Clark Gillies
C. Gillies
+245
958
319
378
697
1,025
93
105
0
0
44
0
2,253
14.2
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2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
36
26
3
75
-9
30
22
14
74
7
Oilers Oilers
32
26
8
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5
27
23
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26
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26
9
67
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26
32
7
59
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37
8
48
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Fri
3/13
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/15
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
9:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
EDM Oilers

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41 - 14 - 10

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
44
11
9
97
86
41
14
10
92
53
38
16
12
88
34
34
26
6
74
21
29
27
9
67
-28
26
28
10
62
-17
26
29
10
62
-45
25
29
11
61
-34
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
36
26
3
75
-9
30
22
14
74
7
32
26
8
72
5
31
26
6
68
-24
27
23
14
68
-22
29
26
9
67
-15
26
32
7
59
-41
20
37
8
48
-72
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
40
20
6
86
34
40
20
4
84
51
36
18
10
82
16
36
23
7
79
-5
35
23
7
77
10
32
23
9
73
15
33
29
3
69
-17
28
27
11
67
-24
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
41
18
6
88
40
32
18
15
79
20
37
23
5
79
6
33
21
11
77
3
31
23
11
73
-13
33
27
7
73
10
32
31
2
66
-27
27
30
8
62
-18

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
1/27
@
2-5
Wed
1/28
@
3-7
Wed
1/28
@
2-1
Wed
1/28
@
2-3
Wed
1/28
@
2-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
1:00 PM
Sat
3/14
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3:00 PM
Sat
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