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 814 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1998-99 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | ||
| 2 | 36 | ||
| 3 | 35 | ||
| 4 | 33 | ||
| 5 | 33 | ||
| 6 | 29 | ||
| 7 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 29 | ||
| 9 | 28 | ||
| 10 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 27 | ||
| 12 | 26 | ||
| 13 | T. FleuryTheo Fleury 30YRW | 26 | |
| 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 24 | ||
| 16 | K. JonesKeith Jones 29YRW | 23 | |
| 17 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 23 | ||
| 19 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 22 | ||
| 21 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 21 | ||
| 24 | 21 | ||
| 25 | 21 | ||
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 20 | ||
| 28 | S. SaloSami Salo 23YD | 20 | |
| 29 | 19 | ||
| 30 | B. HullBrett Hull 33YRW | 19 | |
| 31 | 18 | ||
| 32 | 18 | ||
| 33 | 18 | ||
| 34 | 18 | ||
| 35 | 18 | ||
| 36 | M. HossaMarian Hossa 19YRW | 18 | |
| 37 | 18 | ||
| 38 | 18 | ||
| 39 | P. KariyaPaul Kariya 23YLW | 17 | |
| 40 | J. JagrJaromir Jagr 26YRW | 17 | |
| 41 | 17 | ||
| 42 | 17 | ||
| 43 | 17 | ||
| 44 | 17 | ||
| 45 | D. DrakeDallas Drake 29YRW | 17 | |
| 46 | 16 | ||
| 47 | 16 | ||
| 48 | P. SykoraPetr Sykora 21YRW | 16 | |
| 49 | 16 | ||
| 50 | O. NolanOwen Nolan 26YRW | 16 |