worst plus minus in a season all-time

Bill Mikkelson has the lowest plus/minus in a season, at -82 in 1974-75.

Interpreted as:
worst plus minus by a player in a season all-time
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Bill Mikkelson
B. Mikkelson
-82
1974-75
WSH WSH
59
3
7
10
52
3
1
0
0
0
47
6.4
2Greg Joly
G. Joly
-69
1974-75
WSH WSH
44
1
7
8
44
1
3
0
0
0
73
1.4
3Jack Lynch
J. Lynch
-69
1974-75
TOT
70
3
20
23
62
0
9
0
1
0
78
3.8
4Tommy Williams
T. Williams
-69
1974-75
WSH WSH
73
22
36
58
12
7
13
2
0
1
135
16.3
5Larry Johnston
L. Johnston
-65
1975-76
KCS KCS
72
2
10
12
112
1
5
0
0
0
77
2.6
6Mike Marson
M. Marson
-65
1974-75
WSH WSH
76
16
12
28
59
5
3
0
0
2
91
17.6
7Dave Babych
D. Babych
-62
1980-81
WIN WIN
69
6
38
44
90
3
17
0
2
0
209
2.9
8Reggie Leach
R. Leach
-62
1973-74
CGS
78
22
24
46
34
2
6
0
0
3
216
10.2
9Doug Mohns
D. Mohns
-62
1961-62
BOS BOS
69
16
29
45
74
7
14
0
0
1
166
9.6
10Dennis Owchar
D. Owchar
-61
1977-78
TOT
82
10
31
41
48
2
4
0
2
0
171
5.8
11Gord Smith
G. Smith
-60
1974-75
WSH WSH
63
3
8
11
56
2
1
0
0
0
58
5.2
12Doug Sulliman
D. Sulliman
-59
1982-83
HFD HFD
77
22
19
41
14
8
4
0
0
0
162
13.6
13Arnie Brown
A. Brown
-58
1972-73
TOT
63
5
8
13
44
1
2
0
1
0
62
8.1
14Pat Stapleton
P. Stapleton
-58
1961-62
BOS BOS
69
2
5
7
42
0
0
0
0
0
98
2.0
15Nelson Pyatt
N. Pyatt
-57
1975-76
WSH WSH
77
26
23
49
14
5
7
0
0
0
151
17.2
16Doug Roberts
D. Roberts
-57
1970-71
CGS
78
4
13
17
94
1
1
0
0
0
128
3.1
17Pat Boutette
P. Boutette
-56
1983-84
PIT PIT
73
14
26
40
142
10
8
0
2
1
0
107
13.1
18Norm Dupont
N. Dupont
-56
1980-81
WIN WIN
80
27
26
53
8
8
7
0
0
1
215
12.6
19Bruce Affleck
B. Affleck
-56
1977-78
STL STL
75
4
14
18
26
0
3
0
0
1
93
4.3
20Brad Maxwell
B. Maxwell
-56
1977-78
MNS MNS
75
18
29
47
100
12
13
0
0
0
207
8.7
21Dennis Patterson
D. Patterson
-56
1974-75
KCS KCS
66
1
5
6
39
0
0
0
0
0
53
1.9
22Randy Ladouceur
R. Ladouceur
-55
1985-86
DET DET
78
5
13
18
196
0
1
0
0
1
0
92
5.4
23Dave Christian
D. Christian
-55
1980-81
WIN WIN
80
28
43
71
22
9
18
1
1
0
185
15.1
24Dwight Foster
D. Foster
-54
1981-82
CLR CLR
70
12
19
31
41
1
5
1
0
0
97
12.4
25Yvon Labre
Y. Labre
-54
1974-75
WSH WSH
76
4
23
27
182
0
7
0
0
0
71
5.6
StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1959-60 season.

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G/GP

2.86

19th

GA/GP

2.43

1st

PP%

15.2

25th

PK%

72.7

24th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
9
4
2
20
11
Devils Devils
10
4
0
20
7
Hurricanes Hurricanes
9
4
0
18
13
Flyers Flyers
8
5
1
17
5
Capitals Capitals
7
6
1
15
5
Rangers Rangers
6
6
2
14
-3
Islanders Islanders
6
5
2
14
-3
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
7
6
0
14
0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Thu
11/13
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
LAK LAK
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
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7 - 6 - 1

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Final

5

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9 - 4 - 2

Thu 6 Nov 2025

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
4
0
18
12
Mammoth Mammoth
9
5
0
18
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
9
3
1
19
13
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
3
17
8
Kraken Kraken
6
3
4
16
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
10
4
0
20
7
Penguins Penguins
9
4
2
20
11
Hurricanes Hurricanes
9
4
0
18
13

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/10
WSH WSH
@
NYI NYI
4-2
Fri
10/10
OTT OTT
@
FLA FLA
2-6
Fri
10/10
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Fri
10/10
NJD NJD
@
TBL TBL
5-3
Fri
10/10
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
3-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
MIN MIN
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
NYR NYR
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM
Fri
11/7
WPG WPG
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
PIT PIT
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM