highest plus minus in one season since 1985

Since 1984-85, Wayne Gretzky has the highest plus/minus in a season, at +100 in 1984-85.

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	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	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	+100	1984-85	EDM	80	73	135	208	52	8	36	11	7	7	0	354	20.6
2	Mark Howe M. Howe	+87	1985-86	PHI	77	24	58	82	36	4	19	7	3	3	0	193	12.4
3	Brad McCrimmon B. McCrimmon	+86	1985-86	PHI	80	13	43	56	85	2	13	0	3	2	0	167	7.8
4	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	+78	1984-85	EDM	73	71	64	135	30	14	14	3	3	13	0	267	26.6
5	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	+71	1985-86	EDM	80	52	163	215	46	11	43	3	15	6	1	350	14.9
6	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	+69	1986-87	EDM	79	62	121	183	28	13	33	7	6	4	0	288	21.5
7	Johnny Gaudreau J. Gaudreau	+64	2021-22	CGY	82	40	75	115	26	6	19	0	0	9	2	262	15.3	1	1	100.0	10	9	50	81	18:34
8	Elias Lindholm E. Lindholm	+61	2021-22	CGY	82	42	40	82	22	10	9	1	1	9	2	235	17.9	842	1,592	52.9	66	52	55	41	19:57
9	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	+61	1985-86	EDM	79	48	90	138	120	9	25	9	5	2	0	308	15.6
10	Vladimir Konstantinov V. Konstantinov	+60	1995-96	DET	81	14	20	34	139	3	5	1	0	3	0	168	8.3
11	Mike Krushelnyski M. Krushelnyski	+60	1984-85	EDM	80	43	45	88	60	12	8	0	1	4	0	191	22.5
12	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	+57	2025-26	COL	80	53	74	127	39	11	19	0	0	7	1	350	15.1	681	1,334	51.0	64	35	25	165	22:16
13	Matthew Tkachuk M. Tkachuk	+57	2021-22	CGY	82	42	62	104	68	12	17	0	0	6	0	253	16.6	20	43	46.5	93	20	41	91	17:54
14	Mark Howe M. Howe	+57	1986-87	PHI	69	15	43	58	37	2	19	4	3	0	0	150	10.0
15	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	+57	1984-85	EDM	80	37	84	121	97	12	27	2	4	6	0	285	13.0
16	Gustav Forsling G. Forsling	+56	2023-24	FLA	79	10	29	39	43	1	1	0	0	1	1	160	6.3	0	0		111	102	41	48	22:09
17	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	+55	1992-93	PIT	60	69	91	160	38	16	39	6	3	10	0	286	24.1
18	Scott Stevens S. Stevens	+53	1993-94	NJD	83	18	60	78	112	5	21	1	1	4	0	215	8.4
19	Devon Toews D. Toews	+52	2021-22	COL	66	13	44	57	20	2	10	0	0	3	1	158	8.2	0	0		54	85	45	34	25:22
20	Peter Forsberg P. Forsberg	+52	2002-03	COL	75	29	77	106	70	8	25	0	0	2	1	166	17.5	333	709	47.0	39	9	23	31	19:20
21	Milan Hejduk M. Hejduk	+52	2002-03	COL	82	50	48	98	32	18	17	0	0	4	2	244	20.5	19	43	44.2	16	7	21	13	19:50
22	Chris Pronger C. Pronger	+52	1999-00	STL	79	14	48	62	92	8	18	0	3	3	0	192	7.3	0	1	0.0	106	185	61	93	30:14
23	Brad McCrimmon B. McCrimmon	+52	1984-85	PHI	66	8	35	43	81	1	8	0	3	1	0	145	5.5
24	Joe Mullen J. Mullen	+51	1988-89	CGY	79	51	59	110	16	13	27	1	1	7	0	270	18.9
25	Mark Howe M. Howe	+51	1984-85	PHI	73	18	39	57	31	3	12	2	0	0	0	215	8.4

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Team Leaders

48

McDavid

90

McDavid

+/-

+32

Ekholm

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.44

6th

GA/GP

3.23

25th

PP%

30.6

1st

PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	EDM	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	SEA	@	EDM	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	EDM	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM

Last Game

Oilers

2 - 4

Final

Ducks

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12