nhl defencemen plusminus leaders 1999-00 to 2020-21

Between the 1999-00 and 2020-21 seasons, Zdeno Chara had the highest plus/minus by a defenseman, at +300.

NAME +/- GP G A P PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
+300
1,524
205
452
657
1,867
93
133
7
27
35
3
3,272
6.3
13
36
36.1
3,624
2,074
596
1,297
24:10
2 Nicklas Lidstrom
N. Lidstrom
+273
952
163
556
719
350
84
297
6
14
23
4
2,426
6.7
0
0
477
990
462
638
26:56
3 Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
+200
712
67
244
311
288
9
55
4
13
11
2
1,186
5.6
2
4
50.0
860
1,418
383
521
23:02
4 Brian Rafalski
B. Rafalski
+178
833
79
436
515
282
39
195
1
2
16
3
1,533
5.2
2
5
40.0
567
811
389
705
22:57
5 Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
+151
575
20
130
150
609
2
14
2
10
3
1
728
2.7
1
5
20.0
569
615
286
550
20:55
6 Chris Pronger
C. Pronger
+151
738
107
405
512
877
62
234
1
12
23
5
1,740
6.1
7
23
30.4
807
1,385
397
637
27:11
7 Duncan Keith
D. Keith
+144
1,192
105
520
625
653
30
154
5
15
18
3
2,447
4.3
0
1
0.0
662
1,896
614
938
24:57
8 Marek Malik
M. Malik
+136
584
30
120
150
530
2
17
1
5
6
2
541
5.5
0
4
0.0
445
713
234
418
19:09
9 Wade Redden
W. Redden
+135
789
87
289
376
543
45
126
1
5
17
2
1,473
5.9
2
3
66.7
989
959
263
666
23:00
10 Paul Martin
P. Martin
+126
870
50
270
320
238
17
88
0
4
10
1
946
5.3
0
0
499
1,234
390
508
22:42
11 Johnny Boychuk
J. Boychuk
+123
725
54
152
206
331
12
23
1
7
12
1
1,547
3.5
3
4
75.0
1,476
1,328
136
411
20:03
12 Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
+121
816
114
404
518
588
20
156
0
11
19
7
1,669
6.8
1
3
33.3
879
1,246
400
617
23:09
13 Willie Mitchell
W. Mitchell
+119
907
34
146
180
787
0
13
2
9
9
0
883
3.9
1
4
25.0
888
1,477
299
597
21:40
14 Ian Cole
I. Cole
+116
595
27
119
146
539
0
6
0
0
3
0
627
4.3
0
0
764
1,079
148
275
17:32
15 Ryan Ellis
R. Ellis
+114
562
75
195
270
189
20
39
3
5
16
2
1,063
7.1
0
0
442
871
232
305
20:51
16 Marc-Edouard Vlasic
M. Vlasic
+114
1,086
73
259
332
410
11
56
2
8
12
3
1,478
4.9
0
1
0.0
573
1,830
263
602
21:40
17 Matt Niskanen
M. Niskanen
+112
949
72
284
356
489
20
84
1
4
17
2
1,554
4.6
0
0
1,502
1,117
303
651
20:54
18 Brent Seabrook
B. Seabrook
+111
1,114
103
361
464
661
38
121
2
10
19
7
1,996
5.2
1
6
16.7
2,137
1,998
334
826
21:56
19 Sami Salo
S. Salo
+110
817
92
228
320
262
54
105
1
9
23
7
1,475
6.2
1
1
100.0
642
875
212
430
20:57
20 Niklas Hjalmarsson
N. Hjalmarsson
+106
821
25
147
172
332
0
3
1
13
3
0
723
3.5
0
0
425
1,606
312
621
20:11
21 Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
+106
360
25
84
109
281
4
10
1
7
7
1
606
4.1
0
0
612
570
313
296
23:39
22 Ryan Suter
R. Suter
+105
1,198
93
514
607
667
32
205
4
10
18
2
2,051
4.5
2
5
40.0
949
1,620
475
569
25:02
23 Mark Giordano
M. Giordano
+101
949
143
366
509
759
52
129
10
12
23
7
2,029
7.0
0
0
1,057
1,792
492
607
22:40
24 Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
+97
799
116
357
473
257
34
120
0
9
27
4
1,927
6.0
0
2
0.0
543
1,455
461
400
24:37
25 Sean O'Donnell
S. O'Donnell
+91
923
21
151
172
1,124
2
10
1
11
8
4
608
3.5
9
21
42.9
838
840
338
678
19:13
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Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Wild Wild
19
5
4
42
22
Jets Jets
21
9
0
42
35
Stars Stars
17
10
0
34
23
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Golden Knights Golden Knights
18
7
3
39
17
Kings Kings
17
8
3
37
14
Oilers Oilers
16
10
2
34
4
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Panthers Panthers
18
9
2
38
16
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
17
9
2
36
10
Bruins Bruins
15
12
3
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Capitals Capitals
19
6
2
40
35
Devils Devils
18
10
3
39
19
Hurricanes Hurricanes
18
9
1
37
21

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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PHI PHI
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12/11
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TOR TOR
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12/11
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12/17
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12/16
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