highest +/- among active rookie defenseman

Alexander Nikishin has the highest plus/minus by an active rookie defenseman this season, at +17.

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highest +/- among active rookie defenseman this regular season

	NAME	+/-	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alexander Nikishin A. Nikishin	+17	2025-26	CAR	79	11	21	32	33	4	6	1	0	1	1	122	9.0	0	0	128	88	26	85	18:03
2	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	+16	2025-26	NYI	80	23	36	59	36	8	10	0	0	4	2	213	10.8	0	0	40	109	37	86	24:39
3	Max Crozier M. Crozier	+7	2025-26	TBL	34	1	9	10	40	0	0	0	1	0	0	44	2.3	0	0	38	31	5	18	16:00
4	Declan Carlile D. Carlile	+6	2025-26	TBL	40	1	2	3	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	3.2	0	0	51	32	5	22	14:32
5	Lassi Thomson L. Thomson	+5	2025-26	OTT	9	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	0	0	3	7	3	3	13:05
6	Drew Fortescue D. Fortescue	+5	2025-26	NYR	7	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0	6	6	0	3	14:58
7	Theo Lindstein T. Lindstein	+4	2025-26	STL	16	1	2	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	5.9	0	0	8	13	1	9	15:46
8	Charles Alexis Legault C. Alexis Legault	+4	2025-26	CAR	10	1	1	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9.1	0	0	12	7	6	9	13:31
9	Marek Alscher M. Alscher	+3	2025-26	FLA	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	1	19:25
10	Adam Engstrom A. Engstrom	+3	2025-26	MTL	14	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.0	0	0	6	8	2	7	12:53
11	Adam Wilsby A. Wilsby	+2	2025-26	NSH	56	1	15	16	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	1.7	0	0	27	46	14	46	16:58
12	Ilya Solovyov I. Solovyov	0	2025-26	TOT	28	1	7	8	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5.0	0	0	32	30	5	18	12:26
13	William Villeneuve W. Villeneuve	0	2025-26	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	0	18:45
14	Tyson Hinds T. Hinds	0	2025-26	ANA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0	0	0	2	2	1	1	17:46
15	Ryan Ufko R. Ufko	0	2025-26	NSH	16	2	5	7	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	22.2	0	0	9	12	2	10	13:18
16	Hunter Brzustewicz H. Brzustewicz	0	2025-26	CGY	30	1	5	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	3.4	0	0	21	16	4	24	15:38
17	Ludvig Jansson L. Jansson	-1	2025-26	FLA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	2	1	1	16:10
18	Matthew Robertson M. Robertson	-3	2025-26	NYR	70	5	12	17	38	0	0	0	0	2	1	78	6.4	0	0	103	79	9	51	17:25
19	Daemon Hunt D. Hunt	-3	2025-26	MIN	30	0	5	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0.0	0	0	20	40	1	13	11:57
20	Mikulas Hovorka M. Hovorka	-3	2025-26	FLA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	1	0	6	13:30
21	Vincent Iorio V. Iorio	-4	2025-26	TOT	27	0	3	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0.0	0	0	15	39	7	26	15:44
22	Cole Hutson C. Hutson	-4	2025-26	WSH	12	3	7	10	8	1	5	0	0	0	0	21	14.3	0	0	13	4	8	10	17:16
23	Mike Benning M. Benning	-6	2025-26	FLA	16	0	4	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	0.0	0	0	4	13	5	17	16:25
24	Elias Salomonsson E. Salomonsson	-6	2025-26	WPG	32	1	4	5	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	37	2.7	0	0	50	27	2	35	17:58
25	Sam Dickinson S. Dickinson	-6	2025-26	SJS	68	1	12	13	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	1.4	0	0	67	68	20	80	16:39

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Team Leaders

32

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53

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+/-

+17

Nikishin

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.59

2nd

GA/GP

2.91

8th

PP%

24.7

5th

PK%

80.6

10th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	52	22	6	110	56
Penguins	41	23	16	98	30
Flyers	41	27	12	94	4
Blue Jackets	40	28	12	92	2
Islanders	43	32	5	91	-4
Capitals	41	30	9	91	15
Devils	41	36	3	85	-21
Rangers	33	38	9	75	-13

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/13	CAR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 4/14	CAR	@	NYI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hurricanes

52 - 22 - 6

Final

Mammoth

42 - 31 - 6

Sat 11 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

52

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

47

McDavid

Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

85

Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

133

McDavid

128

Kucherov

126

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

407

Trenin

325

Sherwood

290

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

188

Dobson

187

McCabe

178

Seider

Wins Leaders

38

Vasilevskiy

37

Vejmelka

34

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.10

Wedgewood

2.30

Vasilevskiy

2.34

DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.918

Wedgewood

.914

Wallstedt

.912

Shesterkin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.72

3.59

3.56

Goals Against Rankings

2.46

2.68

2.78

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.5

25.4

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.3

83.7

82.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

52-28

51-29

47-31

47-33

46-33

Worst Record ATS

28-52

29-50

31-49

31-48

32-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	52	16	10	114	95
Stars - x	48	20	12	108	51
Wild - x	45	23	12	102	34
Mammoth - x	42	31	6	90	31
Predators	38	32	10	86	-20
Jets	35	32	12	82	-18
Blues - e	34	33	12	80	-34
Blackhawks - e	28	38	14	70	-61
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	40	30	10	90	9
Golden Knights	36	26	17	89	7
Ducks	42	32	5	89	-14
Kings	34	26	19	87	-21
Sharks	37	34	7	81	-43
Kraken - e	34	34	11	79	-30
Flames - e	32	38	9	73	-50
Canucks - e	22	48	8	52	-98

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - x	49	23	8	106	44
Lightning - x	49	25	6	104	60
Canadiens - x	47	23	10	104	26
Senators - x	43	27	10	96	31
Bruins - x	43	27	10	96	17
Red Wings - e	41	30	9	91	-9
Panthers - e	38	38	4	80	-33
Maple Leafs - e	32	34	14	78	-43
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - y	52	22	6	110	56
Penguins - x	41	23	16	98	30
Flyers	41	27	12	94	4
Blue Jackets	40	28	12	92	2
Capitals	41	30	9	91	15
Islanders	43	32	5	91	-4
Devils - e	41	36	3	85	-21
Rangers - e	33	38	9	75	-13