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 345 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1970-71 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. OrrBobby Orr 22YD | 124 | |
| 2 | 98 | ||
| 3 | 69 | ||
| 4 | K. HodgeKen Hodge 26YRW | 69 | |
| 5 | 59 | ||
| 6 | 57 | ||
| 7 | 51 | ||
| 8 | 48 | ||
| 9 | 41 | ||
| 10 | 39 | ||
| 11 | 38 | ||
| 12 | J. BucykJohnny Bucyk 35YLW | 37 | |
| 13 | 37 | ||
| 14 | B. HullBobby Hull 31YLW | 35 | |
| 15 | 34 | ||
| 16 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 31 | ||
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 30 | ||
| 21 | C. MakiChico Maki 30YRW | 29 | |
| 22 | 27 | ||
| 23 | D. HullDennis Hull 25YLW | 27 | |
| 24 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 27 | ||
| 26 | 27 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | B. ParkBrad Park 21YD | 26 | |
| 29 | 25 | ||
| 30 | D. KeonDave Keon 30YC | 25 | |
| 31 | M. TardifMarc Tardif 21YLW | 25 | |
| 32 | 24 | ||
| 33 | 24 | ||
| 34 | 22 | ||
| 35 | R. EllisRon Ellis 25YRW | 20 | |
| 36 | 20 | ||
| 37 | 20 | ||
| 38 | 20 | ||
| 39 | 19 | ||
| 40 | 18 | ||
| 41 | 18 | ||
| 42 | 18 | ||
| 43 | B. NevinBob Nevin 32YRW | 17 | |
| 44 | T. IrvineTed Irvine 25YLW | 17 | |
| 45 | 16 | ||
| 46 | 16 | ||
| 47 | 16 | ||
| 48 | 15 | ||
| 49 | 15 | ||
| 50 | 15 |