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 762 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1997-98 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | ||
| 2 | 35 | ||
| 3 | 33 | ||
| 4 | 30 | ||
| 5 | R. MckayRandy Mckay 30YRW | 30 | |
| 6 | 29 | ||
| 7 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 22 | ||
| 14 | T. AmonteTony Amonte 26YRW | 21 | |
| 15 | 21 | ||
| 16 | 21 | ||
| 17 | 21 | ||
| 18 | 20 | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 19 | ||
| 22 | 19 | ||
| 23 | 19 | ||
| 24 | 19 | ||
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 18 | ||
| 27 | 18 | ||
| 28 | D. BrownDoug Brown 33YRW | 17 | |
| 29 | 17 | ||
| 30 | 17 | ||
| 31 | J. JagrJaromir Jagr 25YRW | 17 | |
| 32 | 17 | ||
| 33 | D. DrakeDallas Drake 28YRW | 17 | |
| 34 | 16 | ||
| 35 | 16 | ||
| 36 | 16 | ||
| 37 | 16 | ||
| 38 | 16 | ||
| 39 | 15 | ||
| 40 | 15 | ||
| 41 | 15 | ||
| 42 | 15 | ||
| 43 | 15 | ||
| 44 | 15 | ||
| 45 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 14 | ||
| 47 | 14 | ||
| 48 | 14 | ||
| 49 | 14 | ||
| 50 | 14 |