players with best plus minus in nhl history salary cap era

Rod Langway has the highest career plus/minus for the Capitals, at +116.

NAME+/-GPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Rod Langway
R. Langway
+116
726
25
177
202
504
3
18
2
7
5
0
773
3.2
2John Carlson
J. Carlson
+114
1,143
166
606
772
390
47
226
2
7
32
2
2,635
6.3
1
6
16.7
944
2,181
661
1,156
23:35
3Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
+104
686
60
196
256
279
4
27
0
1
16
5
944
6.4
0
1
0.0
1,089
782
367
469
20:11
4Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
+90
601
98
331
429
1,628
46
136
1
2
14
1
1,299
7.5
5Joe Reekie
J. Reekie
+86
515
11
64
75
688
0
1
0
4
2
0
436
2.5
0
1
0.0
271
200
48
135
17:33
6Nicklas Backstrom
N. Backstrom
+83
1,105
271
762
1,033
504
86
335
2
0
39
9
2,264
12.0
8,912
17,776
50.1
771
652
759
615
19:23
7Jeff Schultz
J. Schultz
+78
399
11
64
75
133
0
0
1
2
1
0
209
5.3
1
1
100.0
326
592
89
242
18:22
8Kelly Miller
K. Miller
+75
940
162
246
408
436
17
20
15
22
29
5
1,330
12.2
9Peter Bondra
P. Bondra
+74
961
472
353
825
679
137
119
32
4
73
5
3,290
14.3
8
21
38.1
323
102
217
326
19:55
10Gaetan Duchesne
G. Duchesne
+69
451
87
138
225
251
3
0
6
6
15
1
631
13.8
11Alan Haworth
A. Haworth
+68
346
129
139
268
249
32
33
0
0
16
1
800
16.1
12Alexander Semin
A. Semin
+65
469
197
211
408
450
55
101
3
2
28
4
1,400
14.1
42
125
33.6
171
97
381
385
17:28
13Steve Konowalchuk
S. Konowalchuk
+62
693
146
196
342
619
30
29
6
6
23
4
1,238
11.8
204
401
50.9
569
104
103
101
17:01
14Karl Alzner
K. Alzner
+61
591
19
98
117
177
0
2
0
2
2
0
529
3.6
0
0
688
1,123
152
316
20:12
15Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
+61
758
397
392
789
770
98
124
12
3
54
4
2,841
14.0
16Sylvain Cote
S. Cote
+60
622
75
195
270
336
25
68
5
8
14
0
1,306
5.7
0
0
209
162
43
107
18:40
17Matt Niskanen
M. Niskanen
+58
390
29
127
156
194
6
31
0
4
7
2
684
4.2
0
0
731
579
162
351
22:46
18Mike Green
M. Green
+58
575
113
247
360
416
52
111
1
2
20
8
1,369
8.3
0
1
0.0
727
756
304
558
22:11
19Larry Murphy
L. Murphy
+56
453
86
259
345
332
31
122
1
5
9
1
1,025
8.4
20Eric Fehr
E. Fehr
+55
419
87
87
174
140
10
14
2
1
15
4
825
10.5
649
1,311
49.5
317
165
251
95
12:49
21Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
+55
1,573
929
758
1,687
857
331
291
5
1
141
27
7,108
13.1
66
194
34.0
3,876
579
793
1,251
20:27
22Aliaksei Protas
A. Protas
+53
321
68
103
171
58
0
3
5
4
12
1
531
12.8
155
385
40.3
145
151
114
211
14:51
23Sergei Gonchar
S. Gonchar
+51
654
144
272
416
517
53
132
1
3
19
0
1,609
8.9
2
2
100.0
302
233
150
388
24:23
24Mike Ridley
M. Ridley
+49
588
218
329
547
250
69
96
17
10
32
4
1,083
20.1
25Brooks Orpik
B. Orpik
+47
332
5
57
62
238
0
0
0
0
1
0
287
1.7
0
0
961
672
52
172
19:01
StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1959-60 season.

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Team Leaders

G

32

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

39

Strome

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+/-

+20

Chychrun

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
43
27
12
98
7
41
25
16
98
25
Capitals Capitals
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
-12
Last Game
WSH Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

2

Final

1

CBJ Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
39
26
17
95
15
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
@
6-3
Sat
3/28
@
3-6
Sat
3/28
@
3-2
Sat
3/28
@
2-3
Sat
3/28
@
4-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/2
@
8:00 PM
Sun
5/3
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/3
@
1:00 PM