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 top 131 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1948-49 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. AbelSid Abel 30YC | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | P. EganPat Egan 30YD | 0 | |
| 7 | D. FisherDunc Fisher 20YRW | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 0 | ||
| 12 | P. HoreckPete Horeck 25YLW | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | ||
| 14 | B. MoeBill Moe 31YD | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 0 | ||
| 21 | B. PoileBud Poile 24YRW | 0 | |
| 22 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 0 | ||
| 40 | P. LundPentti Lund 22YRW | 0 | |
| 41 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 0 | ||
| 46 | K. SmithKen Smith 24YLW | 0 | |
| 47 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 0 | ||
| 49 | A. BrownAdam Brown 28YLW | 0 | |
| 50 | 0 |