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+/-DATETMOPPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Greg Joly
G. Joly
-9
3/15/1975
WSH WSH
@
PIT PIT
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
2Ian McKegney
I. McKegney
-8
11/6/1976
CHI CHI
@
MTL MTL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Pat Quinn
P. Quinn
-8
11/9/1969
TOR TOR
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
4Moose Vasko
M. Vasko
-8
2/3/1968
MNS MNS
@
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
5Chris Butler
C. Butler
-7
1/5/2012
CGY CGY
@
BOS BOS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23:19
6Doug Wilson
D. Wilson
-7
2/10/1993
SJS SJS
@
CGY CGY
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
7Steve Larmer
S. Larmer
-7
12/11/1985
CHI CHI
vs
EDM EDM
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
8Denis Savard
D. Savard
-7
12/11/1985
CHI CHI
vs
EDM EDM
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
9Al Secord
A. Secord
-7
12/11/1985
CHI CHI
vs
EDM EDM
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
10Rick Lanz
R. Lanz
-7
11/8/1985
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
11Gary Nylund
G. Nylund
-7
3/3/1984
TOR TOR
vs
NYI NYI
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
12Mike Blaisdell
M. Blaisdell
-7
11/7/1982
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
13Claude Loiselle
C. Loiselle
-7
11/7/1982
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Rob Palmer
R. Palmer
-7
2/19/1979
LAK LAK
vs
NYI NYI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Bob Dailey
B. Dailey
-7
10/6/1976
VAN VAN
@
PIT PIT
0
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
16Jack Lynch
J. Lynch
-7
4/5/1975
WSH WSH
@
MTL MTL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
17Bob Stewart
B. Stewart
-7
11/17/1974
CGS
@
NYR NYR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
18Darryl Edestrand
D. Edestrand
-7
12/17/1972
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
19Gary Croteau
G. Croteau
-7
11/22/1970
CGS
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
20Gerry Ehman
G. Ehman
-7
11/22/1970
CGS
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
21Dennis Hextall
D. Hextall
-7
11/22/1970
CGS
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
22Brian Glennie
B. Glennie
-7
11/9/1969
TOR TOR
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
23Ed Westfall
E. Westfall
-7
11/4/1965
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
24Allan Stanley
A. Stanley
-7
1/18/1964
TOR TOR
vs
BOS BOS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
-6
1/9/2025
TOR TOR
@
CAR CAR
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
5
9
55.6
1
0
0
0
15:32
StatMuse has game-level data for +/- going back to the 1959-60 season.

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TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
18
9
3
39
28
Hurricanes Hurricanes
17
9
2
36
12
Islanders Islanders
16
11
3
35
2
Rangers Rangers
15
12
4
34
2
Penguins Penguins
14
7
6
34
8
Flyers Flyers
15
9
3
33
4
Devils Devils
16
12
1
33
-5
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
13
10
6
32
-9
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
12/13
WSH WSH
@
WPG WPG
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
WSH WSH
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
TOR TOR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Last Game
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18 - 9 - 3

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Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
21
2
6
48
49
Stars Stars
20
5
5
45
28
Wild Wild
16
9
5
37
4
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
18
10
1
37
12
Golden Knights Golden Knights
14
6
8
36
5
Kings Kings
14
8
7
35
3
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
16
11
3
35
-7
Lightning Lightning
16
11
2
34
13
Bruins Bruins
17
13
0
34
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
18
9
3
39
28
Hurricanes Hurricanes
17
9
2
36
12
Islanders Islanders
16
11
3
35
2

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
EDM EDM
@
PHI PHI
2-1
Tue
11/11
BUF BUF
@
UTA UTA
2-5
Tue
11/11
NJD NJD
@
CHI CHI
4-3
Wed
11/12
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
3-6
Wed
11/12
LAK LAK
@
TOR TOR
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
SJS SJS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
ANA ANA
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
VGK VGK
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NJD NJD
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM