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 456 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1977-78 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 | ||
| 2 | 71 | ||
| 3 | B. ParkBrad Park 28YD | 69 | |
| 4 | 68 | ||
| 5 | 62 | ||
| 6 | 57 | ||
| 7 | S. ShuttSteve Shutt 25YLW | 56 | |
| 8 | 56 | ||
| 9 | 54 | ||
| 10 | 52 | ||
| 11 | 51 | ||
| 12 | 49 | ||
| 13 | 48 | ||
| 14 | 47 | ||
| 15 | 46 | ||
| 16 | 45 | ||
| 17 | 44 | ||
| 18 | 42 | ||
| 19 | 41 | ||
| 20 | 41 | ||
| 21 | R. HouleRejean Houle 27YLW | 39 | |
| 22 | 39 | ||
| 23 | 38 | ||
| 24 | G. DoakGary Doak 31YD | 37 | |
| 25 | B. HajtBill Hajt 25YD | 36 | |
| 26 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 35 | ||
| 28 | 35 | ||
| 29 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 35 | ||
| 31 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 33 | ||
| 36 | 32 | ||
| 37 | D. LuceDon Luce 28YC | 32 | |
| 38 | D. GareDanny Gare 23YRW | 32 | |
| 39 | B. BarberBill Barber 24YLW | 31 | |
| 40 | 31 | ||
| 41 | M. BossyMike Bossy 20YRW | 31 | |
| 42 | 31 | ||
| 43 | 31 | ||
| 44 | 31 | ||
| 45 | 30 | ||
| 46 | 29 | ||
| 47 | 27 | ||
| 48 | 27 | ||
| 49 | 27 | ||
| 50 | 26 |