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 445 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1976-77 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120 | ||
| 2 | 89 | ||
| 3 | S. ShuttSteve Shutt 24YLW | 89 | |
| 4 | 79 | ||
| 5 | 70 | ||
| 6 | 69 | ||
| 7 | 58 | ||
| 8 | B. ParkBrad Park 27YD | 49 | |
| 9 | 48 | ||
| 10 | 46 | ||
| 11 | 46 | ||
| 12 | 46 | ||
| 13 | 45 | ||
| 14 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 42 | ||
| 16 | 42 | ||
| 17 | 40 | ||
| 18 | B. HajtBill Hajt 24YD | 39 | |
| 19 | R. HouleRejean Houle 26YLW | 39 | |
| 20 | D. LuceDon Luce 27YC | 38 | |
| 21 | 38 | ||
| 22 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 36 | ||
| 24 | 35 | ||
| 25 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 33 | ||
| 30 | B. BarberBill Barber 23YLW | 32 | |
| 31 | B. GaineyBob Gainey 22YLW | 31 | |
| 32 | 30 | ||
| 33 | 30 | ||
| 34 | 29 | ||
| 35 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 29 | ||
| 37 | 28 | ||
| 38 | 28 | ||
| 39 | 27 | ||
| 40 | 27 | ||
| 41 | R. RobertRene Robert 27YRW | 27 | |
| 42 | 27 | ||
| 43 | B. KellyBob Kelly 25YLW | 27 | |
| 44 | 27 | ||
| 45 | 26 | ||
| 46 | J. PariseJ.P. Parise 34YLW | 26 | |
| 47 | 26 | ||
| 48 | 26 | ||
| 49 | 26 | ||
| 50 | 26 |