which nhl defenseman leads in plus minus

Evan Bouchard had the highest plus/minus by a defenseman this season, at +71.

Interpreted as:
Which NHL defenseman leads in plus minus this regular season?
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
+71
2025-26
EDM EDM
38
12
53
65
16
1
17
0
2
3
2
87
13.8
0
0
15
48
20
54
23:54
2Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
+69
2025-26
MTL MTL
42
9
48
57
24
1
9
0
0
2
1
55
16.4
0
0
14
64
20
43
23:31
3Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
+68
2025-26
EDM EDM
40
6
24
30
16
0
2
0
0
2
0
60
10.0
0
0
33
56
9
46
20:12
4Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson
+67
2025-26
BUF BUF
42
12
21
33
12
0
0
1
1
3
1
57
21.1
0
0
53
90
10
46
23:01
5John Marino
J. Marino
+67
2025-26
UTA UTA
33
4
24
28
8
0
0
1
0
2
0
23
17.4
0
0
8
29
10
42
20:38
6J.J. Moser
J.J. Moser
+64
2025-26
TBL TBL
39
6
14
20
56
0
0
0
1
0
0
54
11.1
0
0
39
45
11
41
21:57
7Cale Makar
C. Makar
+64
2025-26
COL COL
37
14
34
48
8
1
9
0
0
3
0
108
13.0
0
0
17
47
23
42
24:02
8Nate Schmidt
N. Schmidt
+61
2025-26
UTA UTA
34
3
14
17
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
40
7.5
0
0
29
34
5
28
20:02
9Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
+61
2025-26
WSH WSH
38
18
21
39
22
4
4
0
0
6
1
101
17.8
0
0
29
47
23
59
22:51
10Josh Manson
J. Manson
+59
2025-26
COL COL
40
5
20
25
54
0
0
0
0
2
0
72
6.9
0
0
89
57
12
43
18:16
11Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
+58
2025-26
BUF BUF
35
13
35
48
29
2
5
0
0
0
0
78
16.7
0
0
24
27
17
42
23:44
12Moritz Seider
M. Seider
+58
2025-26
DET DET
33
8
26
34
27
2
11
0
0
2
1
68
11.8
0
0
48
71
16
46
25:35
13Devon Toews
D. Toews
+58
2025-26
COL COL
33
2
17
19
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
50
4.0
0
0
12
36
16
34
21:45
14Brock Faber
B. Faber
+57
2025-26
MIN MIN
33
9
18
27
25
0
5
1
0
1
0
75
12.0
0
0
10
61
18
35
24:30
15Sam Malinski
S. Malinski
+57
2025-26
COL COL
41
8
25
33
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
94
8.5
0
0
22
52
8
36
17:53
16Ryan Shea
R. Shea
+56
2025-26
PIT PIT
33
4
24
28
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
11.8
0
0
11
44
13
22
19:34
17Jake McCabe
J. McCabe
+55
2025-26
TOR TOR
29
5
10
15
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
16.7
0
0
37
76
8
29
22:52
18Bowen Byram
B. Byram
+54
2025-26
BUF BUF
33
6
18
24
18
0
2
0
0
4
1
38
15.8
0
0
18
38
10
28
22:41
19Travis Sanheim
T. Sanheim
+53
2025-26
PHI PHI
30
8
13
21
10
0
0
0
0
1
1
38
21.1
0
0
14
52
10
35
24:47
20Brent Burns
B. Burns
+53
2025-26
COL COL
39
10
17
27
20
0
0
0
0
5
0
81
12.3
0
0
10
46
9
44
19:09
21Esa Lindell
E. Lindell
+52
2025-26
DAL DAL
30
3
21
24
14
0
0
0
1
1
0
29
10.3
0
0
9
69
12
42
23:36
22Martin Fehervary
M. Fehervary
+52
2025-26
WSH WSH
32
5
20
25
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
13.2
0
0
39
64
7
20
19:05
23Artem Zub
A. Zub
+52
2025-26
OTT OTT
34
5
20
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
11.9
0
0
24
49
14
34
21:41
24Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
+52
2025-26
PIT PIT
34
7
33
40
6
1
13
0
0
0
0
75
9.3
0
0
9
32
17
51
23:15
25Ivan Provorov
I. Provorov
+51
2025-26
CBJ CBJ
32
5
13
18
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
57
8.8
0
0
16
51
14
39
24:34
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Kapanen

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+7

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G/GP

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GA/GP

3.23

25th

PP%

30.6

1st

PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
39
26
17
95
15
Oilers Oilers
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings
35
27
20
90
-22
Sharks Sharks
39
35
8
86
-41
Kraken Kraken
34
37
11
79
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Flames Flames
34
39
9
77
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Canucks Canucks
25
49
8
58
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2 - 4

2

Final

5

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Playoffs Goals Leaders

14

Howden

Brett Howden

11

Stankoven

Logan Stankoven

10

Marner

Mitch Marner
Playoffs Assists Leaders

19

Marner

Mitch Marner

18

Eichel

Jack Eichel

13

Hutson

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Playoffs Points Leaders

29

Marner

Mitch Marner

20

Eichel

Jack Eichel

18

Blake

Jackson Blake
Playoffs Hits Leaders

101

Barbashev

Ivan Barbashev

96

Smith

Cole Smith

83

Carrier

William Carrier
Playoffs Blocks Leaders

55

Theodore

Shea Theodore

52

Carrier

Alexandre Carrier

45

Matheson

Mike Matheson
Playoffs Wins Leaders

14

Hart

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13

Andersen

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9

Dobes

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Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Silovs

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1.89

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

2.03

Ullmark

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Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

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Silovs

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Ullmark

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings
Wild

3.73

Golden Knights

3.70

Oilers

3.50
Playoffs Goals Against Rankings
Hurricanes

2.18

Lightning

2.29

Flyers

2.40
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Stars

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Ducks

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Oilers

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Hurricanes

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Kings

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Bruins

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Flyers

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Blues

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Kraken

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Blackhawks

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Panthers

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Kings

32-54

Stars

34-54

Devils

32-50

Hurricanes

41-58

Maple Leafs

34-48

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Avalanche Avalanche - p
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
Mammoth Mammoth - x
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
Predators Predators - e
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
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Blackhawks Blackhawks - e
29
39
14
72
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Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights - y
39
26
17
95
15
Oilers Oilers - x
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
Sharks Sharks - e
39
35
8
86
-41
Kraken Kraken - e
34
37
11
79
-37
Flames Flames - e
34
39
9
77
-47
Canucks Canucks - e
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres - y
50
23
9
109
47
Lightning Lightning - x
50
26
6
106
59
Canadiens Canadiens - x
48
24
10
106
27
Bruins Bruins - x
45
27
10
100
22
Senators Senators - x
44
27
11
99
32
Red Wings Red Wings - e
41
31
10
92
-17
Panthers Panthers - e
40
38
4
84
-25
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs - e
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes - z
53
22
7
113
56
Penguins Penguins - x
41
25
16
98
25
Flyers Flyers - x
43
27
12
98
7
Capitals Capitals - e
43
30
9
95
19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets - e
40
30
12
92
0
Islanders Islanders - e
43
34
5
91
-8
Devils Devils - e
42
37
3
87
-24
Rangers Rangers - e
34
39
9
77
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
4/2
BUF BUF
@
OTT OTT
1-4
Thu
4/2
MTL MTL
@
NYR NYR
3-2
Thu
4/2
BOS BOS
@
FLA FLA
1-2
Thu
4/2
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
4-2
Thu
4/2
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
3-7

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
6/11
VGK VGK
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CAR CAR
8:00 PM
Sun
6/14
CAR CAR
@
VGK VGK
8:00 PM
Wed
6/17
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
8:00 PM