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 618 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1986-87 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | ||
| 2 | M. HoweMark Howe 31YD | 57 | |
| 3 | 50 | ||
| 4 | 47 | ||
| 5 | 45 | ||
| 6 | 44 | ||
| 7 | 44 | ||
| 8 | 42 | ||
| 9 | T. KerrTim Kerr 26YRW | 37 | |
| 10 | 36 | ||
| 11 | J. KurriJari Kurri 26YRW | 35 | |
| 12 | B. ProppBrian Propp 27YLW | 35 | |
| 13 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 29 | ||
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 26 | ||
| 17 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 24 | ||
| 20 | 24 | ||
| 21 | 23 | ||
| 22 | 23 | ||
| 23 | 22 | ||
| 24 | C. NeelyCam Neely 21YRW | 22 | |
| 25 | 22 | ||
| 26 | B. GouldBobby Gould 28YRW | 21 | |
| 27 | 20 | ||
| 28 | 20 | ||
| 29 | D. SmailDoug Smail 28YLW | 20 | |
| 30 | 20 | ||
| 31 | J. MullenJoe Mullen 29YRW | 19 | |
| 32 | 19 | ||
| 33 | 19 | ||
| 34 | 18 | ||
| 35 | 18 | ||
| 36 | 18 | ||
| 37 | 18 | ||
| 38 | B. WatsonBill Watson 22YRW | 18 | |
| 39 | 17 | ||
| 40 | 17 | ||
| 41 | 17 | ||
| 42 | 17 | ||
| 43 | 16 | ||
| 44 | 16 | ||
| 45 | 16 | ||
| 46 | 15 | ||
| 47 | 15 | ||
| 48 | 15 | ||
| 49 | 15 | ||
| 50 | 15 |