2007-03-05 05:02:28 · 12 answers · asked by Tmoney 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
+1 for each goal scored by your own team when the player is on the ice
-1 for each goal scored against your team when the player is on the ice
Goaltenders do not have a +/-.
The total +/- for a player is the sum of these numbers. The greater the number, the better the player presumably is (or at least the line he plays with).
However, powerplay goals do not count in +/-. Shootout goals (either through a penalty shot or OT) also do not count towards +/-.
2007-03-05 05:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by Target Acquired 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A few people came close.
When an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, every player on the ice for the team scoring the goal is credited with a "plus." Every player on the ice for the team scored against gets a "minus."
A player's overall total is calculated by subtracting the minuses from the pluses. A high plus total is taken to mean that a guy is a good defensive player.
2007-03-05 05:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by gebobs 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pluses (+): goals scored by your team while at even-strength or shorthanded
Minuses (-): goals scored against your team while at even-strength or shorthanded
The sum is then totaled to show your strength of play and influence on the game. You can gain assists without actually gaining a + (i.e. you start the play and leave the ice before the goal is scored; or on a powerplay).
Powerplay goals do not count for or against the +/- rating. Also, goals scored with an empty net reflect the situation as though the goalie was still in the net.
2007-03-05 05:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by UM_Cane 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a player is on the ice for an even strength goal he gets a +1; if he is on the ice for an even strength goal against, he gets a -1.
Power play goals for and against do not count in the +/-.
2007-03-05 05:14:28 · answer #4 · answered by roadieboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a number given to players on the ice for even-strength goals, not counting the goalies. You are given a + if you are on the ice at the time a goal is scored for your team. You are given a - if you are on the ice at the time a goal is scored against your team. Plus/Minus is not given during a power play situation.
2007-03-06 01:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a measure of how a team performs while a player is on the ice. Every time a team scores a goal while someone is on the ice, that person's +/- rating goes up one point. But every time a goal is scored against that team when that person is on the ice, that person's +/- rating goes down one point. If you have a positive rating, it means your team scores more goals than it gives up while you're on the ice, and the exact opposite is true if you have a negative rating.
2007-03-05 05:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is the goals for / goals against differential while a certain player is on the ice. power plays and short handed situations do not count
2007-03-05 05:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by brian M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are on the ice when your team scores, you get a +1, if the other team scores you get a -1
2007-03-08 08:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is goals scored and goals against when that player is on the ice.
2007-03-08 10:21:58 · answer #9 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is goals scored and goals against when that player is on the ice.
+=Good(Goals are scored when Players on the ice)
-= Bad (Goals are scored against when player is on the ice)
But they get added and subtracted together
2007-03-05 05:08:25 · answer #10 · answered by CuJo 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋