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 135 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1961-62 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | ||
| 2 | 48 | ||
| 3 | 48 | ||
| 4 | 47 | ||
| 5 | D. KeonDave Keon 21YC | 40 | |
| 6 | 35 | ||
| 7 | 35 | ||
| 8 | B. BaunBob Baun 24YD | 34 | |
| 9 | D. DuffDick Duff 25YLW | 32 | |
| 10 | 31 | ||
| 11 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | D. MooreDickie Moore 30YLW | 25 | |
| 16 | 24 | ||
| 17 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 21 | ||
| 19 | 20 | ||
| 20 | B. NevinBob Nevin 23YRW | 20 | |
| 21 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 19 | ||
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 14 | ||
| 26 | 14 | ||
| 27 | G. HoweGordie Howe 33YRW | 12 | |
| 28 | 12 | ||
| 29 | M. BoninMarcel Bonin 29YLW | 12 | |
| 30 | B. HickeBill Hicke 23YRW | 11 | |
| 31 | B. HullBobby Hull 22YLW | 10 | |
| 32 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 7 | ||
| 39 | C. MakiChico Maki 21YRW | 6 | |
| 40 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 4 | ||
| 43 | 4 | ||
| 44 | R. MurphyRon Murphy 28YLW | 4 | |
| 45 | 3 | ||
| 46 | 3 | ||
| 47 | 3 | ||
| 48 | 3 | ||
| 49 | 3 | ||
| 50 | 2 |