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

Interpreted as:

NHL most plus/minus by a player 1980-81

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