best nhl plus minus in a season since 1979

Since 1978-79, Wayne Gretzky has the highest plus/minus in a season, at +100 in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
best NHL plus minus by a player in a season since 1979
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+100
1984-85
80
73
135
208
52
8
36
11
7
7
0
354
20.6
2Mark Howe
M. Howe
+87
1985-86
77
24
58
82
36
4
19
7
3
3
0
193
12.4
3Brad McCrimmon
B. McCrimmon
+86
1985-86
80
13
43
56
85
2
13
0
3
2
0
167
7.8
4Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+80
1981-82
80
92
120
212
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
5Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+78
1984-85
73
71
64
135
30
14
14
3
3
13
0
267
26.6
6Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+78
1983-84
74
87
118
205
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
7Brian Engblom
B. Engblom
+78
1981-82
76
4
29
33
76
1
7
0
2
0
109
3.7
8Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+76
1978-79
76
47
87
134
50
15
29
0
0
8
187
25.1
9Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+71
1985-86
80
52
163
215
46
11
43
3
15
6
1
350
14.9
10Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
+71
1978-79
73
31
70
101
58
12
30
3
1
2
237
13.1
11Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+70
1981-82
80
50
79
129
88
18
17
2
5
10
217
23.0
12Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+69
1986-87
79
62
121
183
28
13
33
7
6
4
0
288
21.5
13Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+69
1981-82
80
64
83
147
22
17
30
0
0
10
301
21.3
14Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+68
1983-84
68
40
71
111
59
7
16
3
2
4
0
194
20.6
15Rod Langway
R. Langway
+66
1981-82
66
5
34
39
116
1
3
0
1
1
139
3.6
16Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+65
1983-84
67
51
67
118
8
6
22
0
0
11
0
246
20.7
17Johnny Gaudreau
J. Gaudreau
+64
2021-22
82
40
75
115
26
6
19
0
0
9
2
262
15.3
1
1
100.0
10
9
50
81
18:34
18Brian Engblom
B. Engblom
+63
1980-81
80
3
25
28
96
1
4
0
0
0
120
2.5
19Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+63
1978-79
80
69
57
126
25
27
23
0
0
9
279
24.7
20Michel Goulet
M. Goulet
+62
1983-84
75
56
66
122
76
11
19
2
1
16
0
239
23.4
21Elias Lindholm
E. Lindholm
+61
2021-22
82
42
40
82
22
10
9
1
1
9
2
235
17.9
842
1,592
52.9
66
52
55
41
19:57
22Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
+61
1985-86
79
48
90
138
120
9
25
9
5
2
0
308
15.6
23Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+61
1982-83
80
71
125
196
59
18
36
6
4
9
348
20.4
24Charlie Huddy
C. Huddy
+61
1982-83
76
20
37
57
58
7
10
0
1
2
151
13.2
25Vladimir Konstantinov
V. Konstantinov
+60
1995-96
81
14
20
34
139
3
5
1
0
3
0
168
8.3
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