highest plus minus per year in nhl since 1980

Since 1979-80, Wayne Gretzky has the highest plus/minus in a season, at +100 in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
highest plus minus by a player per year in NHL since 1980
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
2Mark Howe
M. Howe
+87
1985-86
PHI PHI
77
24
58
82
36
4
19
7
3
3
0
193
12.4
3Brad McCrimmon
B. McCrimmon
+86
1985-86
PHI PHI
80
13
43
56
85
2
13
0
3
2
0
167
7.8
4Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+80
1981-82
EDM EDM
80
92
120
212
26
18
39
6
2
12
370
24.9
5Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
+78
1984-85
EDM EDM
73
71
64
135
30
14
14
3
3
13
0
267
26.6
6Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+78
1983-84
EDM EDM
74
87
118
205
39
20
27
12
11
11
0
326
26.7
7Brian Engblom
B. Engblom
+78
1981-82
MTL MTL
76
4
29
33
76
1
7
0
2
0
109
3.7
8Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+71
1985-86
EDM EDM
80
52
163
215
46
11
43
3
15
6
1
350
14.9
9Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+70
1981-82
NYI NYI
80
50
79
129
88
18
17
2
5
10
217
23.0
10Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+69
1986-87
EDM EDM
79
62
121
183
28
13
33
7
6
4
0
288
21.5
11Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+69
1981-82
NYI NYI
80
64
83
147
22
17
30
0
0
10
301
21.3
12Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
+68
1983-84
NYI NYI
68
40
71
111
59
7
16
3
2
4
0
194
20.6
13Rod Langway
R. Langway
+66
1981-82
MTL MTL
66
5
34
39
116
1
3
0
1
1
139
3.6
14Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
+65
1983-84
NYI NYI
67
51
67
118
8
6
22
0
0
11
0
246
20.7
15Johnny 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
18:34
16Brian Engblom
B. Engblom
+63
1980-81
MTL MTL
80
3
25
28
96
1
4
0
0
0
120
2.5
17Michel Goulet
M. Goulet
+62
1983-84
QUE QUE
75
56
66
122
76
11
19
2
1
16
0
239
23.4
18Elias Lindholm
E. Lindholm
+61
2021-22
CGY CGY
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
19Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
+61
1985-86
EDM EDM
79
48
90
138
120
9
25
9
5
2
0
308
15.6
20Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
+61
1982-83
EDM EDM
80
71
125
196
59
18
36
6
4
9
348
20.4
21Charlie Huddy
C. Huddy
+61
1982-83
EDM EDM
76
20
37
57
58
7
10
0
1
2
151
13.2
22Vladimir Konstantinov
V. Konstantinov
+60
1995-96
DET DET
81
14
20
34
139
3
5
1
0
3
0
168
8.3
23Mike Krushelnyski
M. Krushelnyski
+60
1984-85
EDM EDM
80
43
45
88
60
12
8
0
1
4
0
191
22.5
24Jim Schoenfeld
J. Schoenfeld
+60
1979-80
BUF BUF
77
9
27
36
72
4
3
0
0
1
114
7.9
25Matthew Tkachuk
M. Tkachuk
+57
2021-22
CGY CGY
82
42
62
104
68
12
17
0
0
6
0
253
16.6
20
43
46.5
93
20
41
91
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