highest +/- among defensemen 1968-69 to 2024-25

Between the 1968-69 and 2024-25 seasons, Larry Robinson had the highest plus/minus by a defenseman, at +722.

NAME+/-GPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Larry Robinson
L. Robinson
+722
1,384
208
750
958
793
66
243
3
7
29
0
2,332
8.9
2Bobby Orr
B. Orr
+553
550
246
597
843
788
70
228
15
29
25
2,623
9.4
3Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
+527
1,612
410
1,169
1,579
1,141
173
588
16
28
60
5
6,209
6.6
0
1
0.0
277
203
143
135
26:38
4Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
+456
1,060
310
742
1,052
1,356
127
332
10
22
44
0
3,050
10.2
5Nicklas Lidstrom
N. Lidstrom
+450
1,564
264
878
1,142
514
132
458
10
30
35
4
3,875
6.8
0
0
477
990
462
638
26:56
6Brad McCrimmon
B. McCrimmon
+448
1,222
81
322
403
1,416
15
62
8
21
15
0
1,562
5.2
7Serge Savard
S. Savard
+447
971
104
320
424
556
22
65
9
12
14
1,331
7.8
8Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
+395
1,635
196
712
908
2,785
75
230
5
18
34
3
3,238
6.1
0
0
612
570
313
296
23:39
9Mark Howe
M. Howe
+391
866
178
499
677
401
51
187
26
22
20
0
1,960
9.1
10Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
+371
1,416
340
934
1,274
1,511
166
556
10
23
44
3
5,157
6.6
2
2
100.0
152
266
129
247
26:38
11Brad Park
B. Park
+363
1,113
213
683
896
1,429
92
285
5
8
28
0
2,827
7.5
12Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
+351
1,651
185
763
948
2,891
69
338
13
39
31
1
3,627
5.1
1
5
20.0
569
615
286
550
20:55
13Guy Lapointe
G. Lapointe
+329
884
171
451
622
893
59
199
4
11
22
0
2,479
6.9
14Dallas Smith
D. Smith
+327
699
49
218
267
779
1
4
5
10
4
1,179
4.2
15Bill Hajt
B. Hajt
+320
854
42
202
244
433
2
9
4
6
3
0
857
4.9
16Andre Dupont
A. Dupont
+302
810
59
185
244
1,986
10
36
1
8
10
1,359
4.3
17Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
+301
1,680
209
471
680
2,085
93
133
8
27
35
3
3,419
6.1
13
36
36.1
3,749
2,164
610
1,342
23:55
18Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
+298
1,409
396
1,135
1,531
1,802
135
529
20
31
43
1
4,389
9.0
0
0
33
89
23
97
21:50
19Jimmy Watson
J. Watson
+295
613
38
148
186
492
3
14
3
3
5
794
4.8
20Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
+289
1,010
80
340
420
369
9
61
5
15
15
3
1,518
5.3
2
5
40.0
1,080
2,011
515
775
22:34
21Rod Langway
R. Langway
+276
994
51
278
329
851
9
33
3
10
9
0
1,237
4.1
22Kevin Lowe
K. Lowe
+260
1,254
84
347
431
1,498
17
39
5
26
12
1
1,264
6.6
23Jim Schoenfeld
J. Schoenfeld
+236
719
51
204
255
1,132
16
23
0
9
5
0
1,251
4.1
24Charlie Huddy
C. Huddy
+235
1,017
99
354
453
785
31
103
3
13
8
1
1,810
5.5
25Jacques Laperriere
J. Laperriere
+213
364
23
124
147
266
6
31
2
7
2
646
3.6
StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1959-60 season.

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

3rd

GA/GP

3.50

27th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

76.3

25th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
15
7
2
32
16
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Senators Senators
12
7
4
28
1
Canadiens Canadiens
12
7
3
27
-3
Red Wings Red Wings
13
11
1
27
-11
Panthers Panthers
12
10
1
25
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
10
10
3
23
-7
Sabres Sabres
9
10
4
22
-6
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
MTL MTL
@
VGK VGK
4:00 PM
Sat
11/29
MTL MTL
@
COL COL
3:00 PM
Tue
12/2
OTT OTT
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
WPG WPG
@
MTL MTL
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

12 - 7 - 3

4

Final

3

UTA Mammoth

12 - 9 - 3

Wed 26 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
17
1
5
39
44
Stars Stars
15
5
4
34
16
Wild Wild
13
7
4
30
5
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
8
1
29
10
Golden Knights Golden Knights
10
5
8
28
2
Kraken Kraken
11
6
6
28
-3
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
15
7
2
32
16
Senators Senators
12
7
4
28
1
Bruins Bruins
14
11
0
28
0
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
15
7
1
31
3
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
7
2
30
11
Capitals Capitals
13
9
2
28
14

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/29
DET DET
@
LAK LAK
4-3
Thu
10/30
COL COL
@
VGK VGK
4-2
Thu
10/30
NYI NYI
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Thu
10/30
DET DET
@
ANA ANA
2-5
Fri
10/31
CAR CAR
@
BOS BOS
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
COL COL
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Fri
11/28
LAK LAK
@
ANA ANA
4:00 PM
Fri
11/28
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
4:00 PM
Fri
11/28
MTL MTL
@
VGK VGK
4:00 PM
Fri
11/28
PHI PHI
@
NYI NYI
4:00 PM