lowest plus minus for a single game in nhl history

Greg Joly has the lowest plus/minus in a game, at -9 against the Penguins on March 15, 1975.

Interpreted as:

lowest plus minus by a player for a single regular-season game in NHL history

	NAME	+/-	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Greg Joly G. Joly	-9	3/15/1975	WSH	@	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Ian McKegney I. McKegney	-8	11/6/1976	CHI	@	MTL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Pat Quinn P. Quinn	-8	11/9/1969	TOR	@	CHI	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Moose Vasko M. Vasko	-8	2/3/1968	MNS	@	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Chris Butler C. Butler	-7	1/5/2012	CGY	@	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	0	23:19
6	Doug Wilson D. Wilson	-7	2/10/1993	SJS	@	CGY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Steve Larmer S. Larmer	-7	12/11/1985	CHI	vs	EDM	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Denis Savard D. Savard	-7	12/11/1985	CHI	vs	EDM	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
9	Al Secord A. Secord	-7	12/11/1985	CHI	vs	EDM	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Rick Lanz R. Lanz	-7	11/8/1985	VAN	@	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Gary Nylund G. Nylund	-7	3/3/1984	TOR	vs	NYI	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Mike Blaisdell M. Blaisdell	-7	11/7/1982	DET	@	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Claude Loiselle C. Loiselle	-7	11/7/1982	DET	@	BOS	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Rob Palmer R. Palmer	-7	2/19/1979	LAK	vs	NYI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Dailey B. Dailey	-7	10/6/1976	VAN	@	PIT	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Jack Lynch J. Lynch	-7	4/5/1975	WSH	@	MTL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Bob Stewart B. Stewart	-7	11/17/1974	CGS	@	NYR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Darryl Edestrand D. Edestrand	-7	12/17/1972	PIT	@	NYR	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
19	Gary Croteau G. Croteau	-7	11/22/1970	CGS	@	CHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
20	Gerry Ehman G. Ehman	-7	11/22/1970	CGS	@	CHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
21	Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	-7	11/22/1970	CGS	@	CHI	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
22	Brian Glennie B. Glennie	-7	11/9/1969	TOR	@	CHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
23	Ed Westfall E. Westfall	-7	11/4/1965	BOS	@	DET	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
24	Allan Stanley A. Stanley	-7	1/18/1964	TOR	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	-6	1/9/2025	TOR	@	CAR	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	5	9	55.6	1	0	0	0	15:32

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