What is up with the +/- from tonight? We outscore the Islanders 3-0 and yet as a team we are only +5. Vanek has a goal and assist and has an Even +/-? How exactly does that work

+/- only applies to even strength goals. Buffalo had one (Gaustad) and two PP goals.

What 1980 said.

There are exceptions - I believe that a shorthanded goal results in a - for every player on the ice for the PP team and a + for the shorthanded team's players on the ice.

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mechaphil

Ya know I kinda feel stupid now, I never realized that.

Powerplay goals do not give a + to players on the ice or a - for the goal scored against.

Even strength goals give +'s and -'s depending on who scored and what not.

Shorthanded goals will give Plus and Minus to the respective players.

Empty Net goals also Give A plus or a Minus.

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Plus/minus is a very misseading stat sometimes, it usually doesn't say much if a team is an offensive power house.

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It all depends if the goals were scored even strength.

The reason many of our players are pluses right now is because we've been so good on 5-on-5 play, we have been outscoring opponents even strength more often than not this year.

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Always good at even strength... Without a power play, though, they will get nowhere in the postseason.

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