nhl defensemen plus minus leaders since 2000

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

NAME +/- GP G A P PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Zdeno 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
2 Nicklas 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
3 Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
+261
955
76
322
398
353
9
60
4
13
13
3
1,466
5.2
2
5
40.0
1,063
1,910
499
694
22:42
4 Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
+184
848
80
258
338
410
14
37
4
9
17
3
1,446
5.5
0
1
0.0
771
1,078
364
621
21:45
5 Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
+179
1,078
160
593
753
752
32
239
1
13
29
8
2,305
6.9
1
3
33.3
1,145
1,660
537
842
23:28
6 Brian 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
7 Duncan 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
8 Jaccob Slavin
J. Slavin
+155
694
50
230
280
88
7
21
4
11
7
3
1,209
4.1
0
1
0.0
421
1,154
668
398
22:30
9 Devon Toews
D. Toews
+153
424
53
193
246
110
7
33
0
2
10
3
845
6.3
0
1
0.0
354
559
235
251
23:08
10 Ian Cole
I. Cole
+152
855
35
166
201
777
0
6
0
1
4
0
906
3.9
0
0
1,112
1,555
242
456
17:53
11 Chris 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
12 Chris 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
13 Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
+147
485
58
230
288
411
13
62
2
3
17
7
817
7.1
0
0
877
849
207
418
23:25
14 Hampus Lindholm
H. Lindholm
+147
761
73
239
312
441
14
67
1
4
13
3
1,294
5.6
2
8
25.0
698
976
270
646
22:22
15 Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
+140
427
50
123
173
161
4
12
1
4
7
4
866
5.8
0
1
0.0
363
473
202
289
20:36
16 Marek 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
17 Brayden McNabb
B. McNabb
+135
769
29
133
162
513
1
7
1
6
4
0
824
3.5
1
1
100.0
1,840
1,426
277
384
18:54
18 Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
+135
820
73
240
313
335
5
35
1
2
18
5
1,166
6.3
0
1
0.0
1,293
882
413
553
19:56
19 Wade 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
20 Chris Tanev
C. Tanev
+129
821
34
164
198
206
2
6
1
5
10
4
675
5.0
0
0
387
1,738
263
464
19:58
21 Mark 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
22 Paul Martin
P. Martin
+126
870
50
270
320
238
17
88
0
4
10
1
946
5.3
0
0
499
1,234
390
508
22:42
23 Brandon Carlo
B. Carlo
+125
585
29
74
103
319
0
1
2
5
2
0
763
3.8
2
2
100.0
930
832
218
290
19:51
24 Matt Grzelcyk
M. Grzelcyk
+125
476
25
124
149
243
3
31
0
1
6
1
683
3.7
0
0
327
486
148
238
18:10
25 Jared Spurgeon
J. Spurgeon
+123
890
113
282
395
150
33
93
0
6
22
5
1,482
7.6
1
3
33.3
755
1,528
251
275
22:12
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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
21
9
1
43
34
Wild Wild
19
6
4
42
16
Stars Stars
17
11
0
34
20
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
19
7
3
41
18
Kings Kings
17
9
3
37
12
Oilers Oilers
17
10
2
36
10
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
18
9
2
38
11
Panthers Panthers
18
10
2
38
12
Bruins Bruins
15
13
3
33
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Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
20
6
2
42
36
Devils Devils
19
10
3
41
21
Hurricanes Hurricanes
18
10
1
37
18

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
12/12
OTT OTT
@
CAR CAR
3-0
Wed
12/11
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
1-5
Wed
12/11
FLA FLA
@
VAN VAN
0-4
Wed
12/11
TBL TBL
@
CGY CGY
8-3
Wed
12/11
UTA UTA
@
COL COL
4-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
12/17
WSH WSH
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CHI CHI
8:30 PM
Tue
12/17
NJD NJD
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STL STL
8:00 PM
Tue
12/17
NYR NYR
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Tue
12/17
NYI NYI
@
CAR CAR
7:30 PM
Tue
12/17
LAK LAK
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PIT PIT
7:00 PM