best plus minus in nhl 1981

Brian Engblom had the highest plus/minus in 1980-81, at +63.

Interpreted as:
best plus minus by a player in NHL 1981
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Brian Engblom
B. Engblom
+63
1980-81
MTL MTL
80
3
25
28
96
1
4
0
0
0
120
2.5
2Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
+54
1980-81
LAK LAK
80
58
77
135
70
23
22
4
0
9
342
17.0
3Rod Langway
R. Langway
+52
1980-81
MTL MTL
80
11
34
45
120
5
7
1
2
2
165
6.7
4Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+50
1980-81
NYI NYI
73
31
72
103
74
9
22
2
5
5
156
19.9
5Dave Taylor
D. Taylor
+48
1980-81
LAK LAK
72
47
65
112
130
13
26
0
0
3
206
22.8
6Terry Murray
T. Murray
+47
1980-81
PHI PHI
71
1
17
18
53
0
0
0
0
0
65
1.5
7Larry Robinson
L. Robinson
+47
1980-81
MTL MTL
65
12
38
50
37
7
11
0
0
2
130
9.2
8Bob Lorimer
B. Lorimer
+45
1980-81
NYI NYI
73
1
12
13
77
0
0
0
1
0
65
1.5
9Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+41
1980-81
EDM EDM
80
55
109
164
28
15
38
4
3
3
261
21.1
10Behn Wilson
B. Wilson
+41
1980-81
PHI PHI
77
16
47
63
237
2
14
2
1
2
216
7.4
11Dave Langevin
D. Langevin
+40
1980-81
NYI NYI
75
1
16
17
122
0
0
0
0
0
68
1.5
12Craig Ramsay
C. Ramsay
+40
1980-81
BUF BUF
80
24
35
59
12
1
1
1
3
3
110
21.8
13Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
+39
1980-81
NYI NYI
74
20
56
76
104
9
32
0
5
4
206
9.7
14Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+38
1980-81
NYI NYI
79
68
51
119
32
28
16
2
0
10
315
21.6
15Bill Hajt
B. Hajt
+36
1980-81
BUF BUF
68
2
19
21
42
0
0
0
1
0
58
3.4
16Rick Lapointe
R. Lapointe
+36
1980-81
STL STL
80
8
25
33
124
0
2
0
0
3
84
9.5
17Bob Bourne
B. Bourne
+34
1980-81
NYI NYI
78
35
41
76
62
9
8
7
2
5
195
17.9
18Mark Napier
M. Napier
+34
1980-81
MTL MTL
79
35
36
71
24
5
10
0
0
6
185
18.9
19Andre Savard
A. Savard
+33
1980-81
BUF BUF
79
31
43
74
63
2
9
2
2
4
149
20.8
20Tony Currie
T. Currie
+32
1980-81
STL STL
61
23
32
55
38
2
10
0
0
4
112
20.5
21Charlie Simmer
C. Simmer
+32
1980-81
LAK LAK
65
56
49
105
62
23
18
0
0
10
171
32.7
22Mel Bridgman
M. Bridgman
+30
1980-81
PHI PHI
77
14
37
51
195
1
4
0
5
3
138
10.1
23Steve Shutt
S. Shutt
+30
1980-81
MTL MTL
77
35
38
73
51
7
10
0
0
3
232
15.1
24Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
+29
1980-81
BOS BOS
67
27
29
56
96
9
15
1
0
6
207
13.0
25Mike Busniuk
M. Busniuk
+27
1980-81
PHI PHI
72
1
5
6
204
0
0
0
1
0
33
3.0
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