highest plus minus in a single playoff in between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Wayne Gretzky had the highest plus/minus in a single NHL playoff run, at +27 in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
highest plus minus by a player in a single playoff in between 1979-80 to 1989-90
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+27
1984-85
18
17
30
47
4
4
3
2
3
3
0
67
25.4
2Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
+23
1984-85
18
12
25
37
44
3
7
1
1
4
0
67
17.9
3Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+23
1984-85
18
19
12
31
6
1
3
2
1
2
0
91
20.9
4Charlie Huddy
C. Huddy
+21
1984-85
18
3
17
20
17
1
6
0
1
0
0
49
6.1
5Andre Dupont
A. Dupont
+21
1979-80
19
0
4
4
50
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
0.0
6Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+20
1982-83
16
12
26
38
4
2
6
3
5
3
0
76
15.8
7Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
+20
1982-83
20
8
12
20
22
4
8
0
0
1
0
68
11.8
8Ken Morrow
K. Morrow
+20
1980-81
18
3
4
7
8
0
0
0
1
1
1
18
16.7
9Bob Bourne
B. Bourne
+19
1982-83
20
8
20
28
14
0
5
1
0
2
0
49
16.3
10Randy Gregg
R. Gregg
+18
1984-85
17
0
6
6
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0.0
11Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
+18
1983-84
19
8
14
22
21
2
5
0
0
1
0
66
12.1
12Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+18
1983-84
19
13
22
35
12
2
6
1
1
3
0
87
14.9
13Charlie Huddy
C. Huddy
+18
1983-84
12
1
9
10
8
0
1
0
1
0
0
35
2.9
14Ken Morrow
K. Morrow
+18
1982-83
19
5
7
12
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
11.9
15Brent Sutter
B. Sutter
+18
1982-83
20
10
11
21
26
3
1
0
0
0
0
45
22.2
16Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
+18
1980-81
18
8
17
25
16
6
9
1
2
2
0
44
18.2
17Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+18
1980-81
18
11
18
29
34
4
8
2
2
1
0
49
22.4
18Randy Gregg
R. Gregg
+17
1987-88
19
1
8
9
24
0
1
0
0
1
0
22
4.5
19Mike Busniuk
M. Busniuk
+17
1979-80
19
2
4
6
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
12.5
20Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
+16
1987-88
23
3
18
21
26
0
8
0
1
1
0
65
4.6
21Steve Smith
S. Smith
+16
1987-88
19
1
11
12
55
1
6
0
1
0
0
26
3.8
22Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+16
1982-83
16
8
15
23
8
2
2
2
4
0
0
31
25.8
23Duane Sutter
D. Sutter
+16
1982-83
20
9
12
21
43
2
3
0
0
1
0
42
21.4
24Jimmy Watson
J. Watson
+16
1979-80
15
0
4
4
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0.0
25Steve Smith
S. Smith
+15
1989-90
22
5
10
15
37
0
6
1
0
1
0
35
14.3
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