NHL Plus Minus Leaders 1979-80 | Player Stats

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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 585 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1979-80 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.

#	Player	Team	+/-
1	J. SchoenfeldJim Schoenfeld 26YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	60
2	R. BourqueRay Bourque 18YD	BostonBoston Bruins	52
3	J. WatsonJimmy Watson 26YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	52
4	D. GareDanny Gare 25YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	48
5	C. SimmerCharlie Simmer 25YLW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	47
6	B. ProppBrian Propp 20YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	45
7	S. ShuttSteve Shutt 27YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	45
8	B. ClarkeBobby Clarke 29YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	42
9	R. LeachReggie Leach 29YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	41
10	T. McKegneyTony McKegney 21YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	40
11	J. Van BoxmeerJohn Van Boxmeer 26YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	40
12	G. LafleurGuy Lafleur 27YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	40
13	M. BusniukMike Busniuk 27YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	39
14	B. BarberBill Barber 26YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	38
15	L. RobinsonLarry Robinson 28YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	38
16	D. TaylorDave Taylor 23YRW	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	38
17	S. PayneSteve Payne 20YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	37
18	D. RedmondDick Redmond 29YD	BostonBoston Bruins	37
19	A. DupontAndre Dupont 29YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	37
20	A. MacAdamAl MacAdam 27YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	36
21	R. LangwayRod Langway 22YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	36
22	B. HajtBill Hajt 27YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	35
23	P. HolmgrenPaul Holmgren 23YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	35
24	P. LarouchePierre Larouche 23YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	35
25	M. DionneMarcel Dionne 27YC	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	34
26	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 28YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	33
27	D. SmithDerek Smith 24YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	33
28	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 22YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	31
29	B. DaileyBob Dailey 26YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	31
30	R. MiddletonRick Middleton 25YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	30
31	R. SeilingRic Seiling 21YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	30
32	B. LorimerBob Lorimer 25YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	30
33	C. GilliesClark Gillies 25YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	29
34	M. RogersMike Rogers 24YC	HartfordHartford Whalers	28
35	R. PalmerRob Palmer 22YD	Los AngelesLos Angeles Kings	28
36	M. BossyMike Bossy 22YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	28
37	S. SmylStan Smyl 21YRW	VancouverVancouver Canucks	27
38	K. LinsemanKen Linseman 20YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	26
39	P. MondouPierre Mondou 23YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	26
40	R. DunnRichie Dunn 22YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	25
41	P. ShmyrPaul Shmyr 33YD	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	25
42	N. BarnesNorm Barnes 25YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	25
43	R. MacLeishRick MacLeish 29YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	24
44	P. McNabPeter McNab 27YC	BostonBoston Bruins	24
45	D. FosterDwight Foster 22YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	23
46	P. RautakallioPekka Rautakallio 25YD	AtlantaAtlanta Flames	22
47	R. SmithRick Smith 31YD	BostonBoston Bruins	22
48	B. EngblomBrian Engblom 24YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	21
49	D. LuceDon Luce 30YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	20
50	S. JonathanStan Jonathan 23YLW	BostonBoston Bruins	20