Plus/minus compares goals for and goals against while the player is on the ice. Higher means the player's team outscored opponents more with him on the ice. Below are the all-time NHL Career Plus Minus leaders, featuring 6,689 players across league history. For all skaters and goalies across the league, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 722 | ||
| 2 | B. OrrBobby Orr 78YD | 582 | |
| 3 | 527 | ||
| 4 | 520 | ||
| 5 | 507 | ||
| 6 | 462 | ||
| 7 | 456 | ||
| 8 | 450 | ||
| 9 | 449 | ||
| 10 | 448 | ||
| 11 | 446 | ||
| 12 | M. HoweMark Howe 71YD | 400 | |
| 13 | 395 | ||
| 14 | S. ShuttSteve Shutt 74YLW | 394 | |
| 15 | M. BossyMike Bossy 69YRW | 380 | |
| 16 | 371 | ||
| 17 | B. ParkBrad Park 78YD | 363 | |
| 18 | 351 | ||
| 19 | 344 | ||
| 20 | 329 | ||
| 21 | 324 | ||
| 22 | J. JagrJaromir Jagr 54YRW | 322 | |
| 23 | B. HajtBill Hajt 74YD | 320 | |
| 24 | 318 | ||
| 25 | B. BarberBill Barber 74YLW | 312 | |
| 26 | J. KurriJari Kurri 66YRW | 304 | |
| 27 | 303 | ||
| 28 | 302 | ||
| 29 | 301 | ||
| 30 | 298 | ||
| 31 | B. ProppBrian Propp 67YLW | 298 | |
| 32 | 295 | ||
| 33 | 289 | ||
| 34 | 278 | ||
| 35 | 276 | ||
| 36 | 269 | ||
| 37 | 261 | ||
| 38 | 260 | ||
| 39 | K. HodgeKen Hodge 82YRW | 260 | |
| 40 | 256 | ||
| 41 | 254 | ||
| 42 | 254 | ||
| 43 | 252 | ||
| 44 | 249 | ||
| 45 | M. HossaMarian Hossa 47YRW | 245 | |
| 46 | 245 | ||
| 47 | 244 | ||
| 48 | 238 | ||
| 49 | 236 | ||
| 50 | 236 |