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 163 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1965-66 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | ||
| 2 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 27 | ||
| 5 | 26 | ||
| 6 | 26 | ||
| 7 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 22 | ||
| 11 | C. MakiChico Maki 25YRW | 22 | |
| 12 | 21 | ||
| 13 | 19 | ||
| 14 | G. HoweGordie Howe 37YRW | 19 | |
| 15 | B. HullBobby Hull 26YLW | 19 | |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 14 | ||
| 20 | 13 | ||
| 21 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 11 | ||
| 24 | E. ShackEddie Shack 28YLW | 11 | |
| 25 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 9 | ||
| 29 | F. SmithFloyd Smith 30YRW | 9 | |
| 30 | 9 | ||
| 31 | D. BalonDave Balon 26YLW | 9 | |
| 32 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 6 | ||
| 35 | D. KeonDave Keon 25YC | 6 | |
| 36 | 6 | ||
| 37 | K. HodgeKen Hodge 21YRW | 6 | |
| 38 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 6 | ||
| 41 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 6 | ||
| 43 | B. WallBob Wall 22YD | 5 | |
| 44 | 4 | ||
| 45 | R. MurphyRon Murphy 32YLW | 4 | |
| 46 | 4 | ||
| 47 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 3 | ||
| 49 | 3 | ||
| 50 | B. SelbyBrit Selby 20YLW | 3 |