best plus minus in nhl defensemen 2025-2026

Sam Malinski had the highest plus/minus by a defenseman in 2025-26, at +43.

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NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Sam Malinski
S. Malinski
+43
2025-26
COL COL
82
8
32
40
22
0
1
0
0
1
0
164
4.9
0
0
46
95
23
76
17:37
2Josh Manson
J. Manson
+42
2025-26
COL COL
79
5
26
31
91
0
0
0
0
2
0
128
3.9
0
0
174
99
26
83
17:47
3John Marino
J. Marino
+42
2025-26
UTA UTA
80
4
32
36
16
0
0
1
1
2
0
55
7.3
0
0
28
68
23
89
20:12
4Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson
+41
2025-26
BUF BUF
78
13
28
41
28
0
0
1
2
3
1
109
11.9
0
0
132
154
17
80
22:50
5J.J. Moser
J.J. Moser
+41
2025-26
TBL TBL
79
7
22
29
69
0
1
0
2
0
0
111
6.3
0
0
61
91
22
80
21:34
6Devon Toews
D. Toews
+37
2025-26
COL COL
68
3
21
24
32
1
0
0
0
1
0
115
2.6
0
0
26
83
29
64
22:22
7Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
+36
2025-26
MTL MTL
82
12
66
78
34
2
18
0
0
3
1
124
9.7
0
0
31
137
43
93
23:46
8Brent Burns
B. Burns
+33
2025-26
COL COL
82
12
23
35
32
0
1
0
0
5
0
172
7.0
0
0
20
91
18
102
18:53
9Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
+32
2025-26
EDM EDM
82
6
35
41
30
0
3
0
0
2
0
131
4.6
0
0
65
125
25
101
20:36
10Cale Makar
C. Makar
+32
2025-26
COL COL
75
20
59
79
24
4
25
0
0
4
0
199
10.1
0
0
35
118
40
86
24:51
11Nate Schmidt
N. Schmidt
+31
2025-26
UTA UTA
82
5
17
22
22
0
0
0
0
1
0
86
5.8
0
0
78
95
14
75
19:42
12Esa Lindell
E. Lindell
+30
2025-26
DAL DAL
82
6
26
32
20
1
1
0
2
1
0
83
7.2
0
0
30
179
30
112
23:14
13Ryan Shea
R. Shea
+30
2025-26
PIT PIT
80
6
29
35
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
8.3
0
0
38
92
24
57
18:53
14Jonathan Aspirot
J. Aspirot
+30
2025-26
BOS BOS
61
3
10
13
43
0
1
0
0
0
0
47
6.4
0
0
86
83
10
56
16:44
15Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
+25
2025-26
EDM EDM
82
21
74
95
30
7
26
0
2
5
3
221
9.5
0
0
29
101
33
123
24:41
16Artem Zub
A. Zub
+22
2025-26
OTT OTT
81
5
25
30
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
92
5.4
0
0
66
120
26
78
20:48
17Darren Raddysh
D. Raddysh
+21
2025-26
TBL TBL
73
22
48
70
72
10
16
0
0
6
1
212
10.4
0
0
67
69
14
73
22:42
18Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
+20
2025-26
WSH WSH
80
26
34
60
62
8
10
0
0
8
2
221
11.8
0
0
58
114
40
105
23:20
19Jonas Brodin
J. Brodin
+19
2025-26
MIN MIN
62
4
14
18
16
0
1
0
0
1
0
76
5.3
0
0
10
126
13
44
20:17
20Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
+19
2025-26
VGK VGK
70
10
29
39
24
2
3
0
0
3
0
130
7.7
0
0
2
87
23
90
22:50
21Damon Severson
D. Severson
+18
2025-26
CBJ CBJ
71
8
24
32
45
1
3
0
0
2
0
93
8.6
0
0
39
86
28
82
21:04
22Nikita Zadorov
N. Zadorov
+18
2025-26
BOS BOS
81
2
20
22
152
0
0
0
0
1
0
107
1.9
0
0
196
102
33
94
20:53
23Matt Roy
M. Roy
+18
2025-26
WSH WSH
79
2
17
19
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
94
2.1
0
0
117
146
12
69
20:37
24Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
+18
2025-26
BUF BUF
77
19
55
74
76
6
16
0
0
0
0
194
9.8
0
0
67
79
32
115
24:11
25Brock Faber
B. Faber
+18
2025-26
MIN MIN
80
15
36
51
39
1
10
1
1
1
0
173
8.7
0
0
33
148
36
92
24:41
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Team Leaders

G

10

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

A

14

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

+/-

+11

Toews

Devon Toews
Team Rankings

G/GP

4.15

2nd

GA/GP

3.15

18th

PP%

19.5

19th

PK%

76.9

20th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
9
3
2
20
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
5
0
16
4
Stars Stars
7
4
1
15
8
Avalanche Avalanche
7
5
1
15
12
Predators Predators
4
3
5
13
-5
Blues Blues
5
6
1
11
-2
Jets Jets
4
5
3
11
-8
Blackhawks Blackhawks
4
8
0
8
-18
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/31
CGY CGY
@
COL COL
10:00 PM
Mon
11/2
COL COL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/3
COL COL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Thu
11/5
NSH NSH
@
COL COL
9:30 PM
Sat
11/7
DET DET
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Last Game
NJD Devils

8 - 5 - 0

2

Final

5

COL Avalanche

7 - 5 - 1

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

10

Matthews

Auston Matthews
Assists Leaders

28

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Fox

Adam Fox

16

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

36

McDavid

Connor McDavid

24

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Matthews

Auston Matthews
Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

64

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

59

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

38

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

36

Seider

Moritz Seider

36

Kleven

Tyler Kleven
Wins Leaders

8

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

8

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

7

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.942

Fowler

Jacob Fowler

.940

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Oilers

4.23

Avalanche

4.15

Hurricanes

3.79
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

2.00

Bruins

2.15

Wild

2.21
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

35.7

Mammoth

34.8

Predators

31.7
Penalty Kill Rankings
Stars

92.9

Maple Leafs

92.3

Rangers

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

11-2

Kraken

9-4

Wild

9-5

Avalanche

8-5

Oilers

8-5

Jets

7-5
Worst Record ATS
Blue Jackets

3-7

Panthers

4-9

Canadiens

4-8

Mammoth

5-8

Senators

5-8

Flames

5-7

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
2
16
2
Senators Senators
8
5
0
16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
7
6
2
16
5
Lightning Lightning
7
3
1
15
4
Sabres Sabres
5
4
3
13
-8
Red Wings Red Wings
5
4
3
13
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
5
0
16
5
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Capitals Capitals
7
4
0
14
5
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Penguins Penguins
5
6
1
11
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
5
0
10
-7
Flyers Flyers
3
8
4
10
-22
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
9
3
2
20
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
5
0
16
4
Stars Stars
7
4
1
15
8
Avalanche Avalanche
7
5
1
15
12
Predators Predators
4
3
5
13
-5
Blues Blues
5
6
1
11
-2
Jets Jets
4
5
3
11
-8
Blackhawks Blackhawks
4
8
0
8
-18
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
9
2
2
20
13
Golden Knights Golden Knights
9
4
1
19
12
Kraken Kraken
8
4
1
17
4
Sharks Sharks
6
6
1
13
-8
Ducks Ducks
5
6
1
11
-6
Flames Flames
5
7
0
10
-17
Kings Kings
3
6
2
8
-9
Canucks Canucks
3
10
1
7
-22

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5
Wed
9/30
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
7-0
Wed
9/30
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
WPG WPG
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/29
UTA UTA
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/29
CBJ CBJ
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Thu
10/29
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Thu
10/29
NYI NYI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM