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 389 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1973-74 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 25YD | 84 | |
| 2 | A. SimsAl Sims 20YD | 63 | |
| 3 | 53 | ||
| 4 | 51 | ||
| 5 | 51 | ||
| 6 | 48 | ||
| 7 | 47 | ||
| 8 | 44 | ||
| 9 | 42 | ||
| 10 | K. HodgeKen Hodge 29YRW | 40 | |
| 11 | 38 | ||
| 12 | 35 | ||
| 13 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 34 | ||
| 15 | 33 | ||
| 16 | B. BarberBill Barber 20YLW | 33 | |
| 17 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 31 | ||
| 19 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 29 | ||
| 21 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 27 | ||
| 23 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 27 | ||
| 26 | S. NoletSimon Nolet 31YRW | 27 | |
| 27 | 26 | ||
| 28 | 26 | ||
| 29 | J. PappinJim Pappin 33YRW | 25 | |
| 30 | D. HullDennis Hull 28YLW | 25 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 24 | ||
| 34 | 24 | ||
| 35 | B. ParkBrad Park 24YD | 23 | |
| 36 | 23 | ||
| 37 | J. MarksJohn Marks 25YRW | 22 | |
| 38 | 21 | ||
| 39 | S. AppsSyl Apps 25YC | 21 | |
| 40 | 20 | ||
| 41 | 20 | ||
| 42 | B. FlettBill Flett 29YRW | 20 | |
| 43 | 20 | ||
| 44 | S. ShuttSteve Shutt 21YLW | 19 | |
| 45 | R. KehoeRick Kehoe 21YRW | 19 | |
| 46 | 17 | ||
| 47 | D. RotaDarcy Rota 20YLW | 17 | |
| 48 | 17 | ||
| 49 | 17 | ||
| 50 | 16 |