Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Wayne Gretzky had the highest plus/minus, at +568.

Interpreted as:

most plus/minus by a player NHL 1980s

	NAME	+/-	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	+568	774	637	1,200	1,837	349	136	356	60	63	66	1	3,095	20.6
2	Jari Kurri J. Kurri	+355	676	441	509	950	300	97	127	29	27	58	6	1,961	22.5
3	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	+347	718	211	545	756	578	75	243	7	13	31	3	2,694	7.8
4	Brad McCrimmon B. McCrimmon	+346	747	64	241	305	874	12	48	6	17	14	0	1,156	5.5
5	Mark Howe M. Howe	+316	706	175	440	615	365	45	159	27	20	21	0	1,808	9.7
6	Larry Robinson L. Robinson	+307	704	117	422	539	368	52	168	1	4	15	0	1,275	9.2
7	Brian Propp B. Propp	+296	750	356	465	821	633	98	156	20	24	55	0	2,537	14.0
8	Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	+295	755	332	573	905	618	104	165	13	18	44	1	1,809	18.4
9	Mike Bossy M. Bossy	+286	599	451	458	909	179	128	160	8	1	67	4	2,195	20.5
10	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	+264	653	254	595	849	981	86	247	17	26	22	1	2,159	11.8
11	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	+264	593	155	394	549	734	70	173	4	13	21	0	1,612	9.6
12	Charlie Huddy C. Huddy	+254	571	75	242	317	412	22	78	2	8	5	1	1,131	6.6
13	Rod Langway R. Langway	+253	750	47	246	293	716	9	33	3	6	9	0	1,073	4.4
14	Kevin Lowe K. Lowe	+239	760	61	249	310	804	14	33	4	13	11	1	888	6.9
15	Glenn Anderson G. Anderson	+210	681	355	414	769	605	101	105	12	6	60	3	2,089	17.0
16	John Tonelli J. Tonelli	+202	759	260	408	668	705	52	96	4	3	33	1	1,448	18.0
17	Ken Linseman K. Linseman	+187	711	233	477	710	1,510	56	140	11	9	28	3	1,450	16.1
18	Mike Krushelnyski M. Krushelnyski	+175	530	172	232	404	423	35	28	6	6	17	1	968	17.8
19	Dave Poulin D. Poulin	+167	439	152	225	377	291	12	24	27	26	26	2	913	16.6
20	Bill Hajt B. Hajt	+164	497	20	107	127	211	1	1	3	4	1	0	392	5.1
21	Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	+151	595	36	126	162	894	0	1	5	12	2	0	585	6.2
22	Randy Gregg R. Gregg	+149	405	36	128	164	267	3	25	3	13	7	1	421	8.6
23	Bobby Clarke B. Clarke	+147	371	88	254	342	544	17	59	6	15	10	1	690	12.8
24	Rick Middleton R. Middleton	+145	659	319	391	710	107	88	126	24	15	40	1	1,556	20.5
25	Ken Morrow K. Morrow	+142	550	17	88	105	309	0	1	0	2	2	0	584	2.9