best plus minus forwards in a season

Wayne Gretzky has the highest plus/minus by a forward in a season, at +100 in 1984-85.

NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+100
1984-85
EDM EDM
80
73
135
208
52
8
36
11
7
7
0
354
20.6
2Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
+89
1976-77
MTL MTL
80
56
80
136
20
14
18
0
0
8
290
19.3
3Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
+89
1976-77
MTL MTL
80
60
45
105
28
8
10
0
0
9
293
20.5
4Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
+83
1975-76
PHI PHI
76
30
89
119
136
10
28
4
2
2
194
15.5
5Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+80
1981-82
EDM EDM
80
92
120
212
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
6Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
+79
1974-75
PHI PHI
80
27
89
116
125
10
24
3
2
4
195
13.8
7Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+78
1984-85
EDM EDM
73
71
64
135
30
14
14
3
3
13
0
267
26.6
8Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+78
1983-84
EDM EDM
74
87
118
205
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
9Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+76
1978-79
NYI NYI
76
47
87
134
50
15
29
0
0
8
187
25.1
10Bill Barber
B. Barber
+74
1975-76
PHI PHI
80
50
62
112
104
15
23
4
3
10
380
13.2
11Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
+73
1977-78
MTL MTL
78
60
72
132
26
15
21
0
0
12
305
19.7
12Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
+73
1975-76
MTL MTL
80
45
34
79
47
7
5
0
0
7
223
20.2
13Reggie Leach
R. Leach
+72
1975-76
PHI PHI
80
61
30
91
41
10
13
0
0
11
335
18.2
14Peter Mahovlich
P. Mahovlich
+72
1975-76
MTL MTL
80
34
71
105
76
8
18
1
0
7
200
17.0
15Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+71
1985-86
EDM EDM
80
52
163
215
46
11
43
3
15
6
1
350
14.9
16Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+70
1981-82
NYI NYI
80
50
79
129
88
18
17
2
5
10
217
23.0
17Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+69
1986-87
EDM EDM
79
62
121
183
28
13
33
7
6
4
0
288
21.5
18Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+69
1981-82
NYI NYI
80
64
83
147
22
17
30
0
0
10
301
21.3
19Jacques Lemaire
J. Lemaire
+69
1976-77
MTL MTL
75
34
41
75
22
5
6
2
0
4
272
12.5
20Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
+69
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
76
76
152
71
24
27
1
1
16
550
13.8
21Ken Hodge
K. Hodge
+69
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
43
62
105
113
5
7
0
0
7
232
18.5
22Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+68
1983-84
NYI NYI
68
40
71
111
59
7
16
3
2
4
0
194
20.6
23Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
+67
1975-76
MTL MTL
80
56
69
125
36
18
20
0
0
12
303
18.5
24Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+65
1983-84
NYI NYI
67
51
67
118
8
6
22
0
0
11
0
246
20.7
25Johnny Gaudreau
J. Gaudreau
+64
2021-22
CGY CGY
82
40
75
115
26
6
19
0
0
9
2
262
15.3
1
1
100.0
10
9
50
81
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