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 886 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 2002-03 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | ||
| 2 | 52 | ||
| 3 | 40 | ||
| 4 | 39 | ||
| 5 | 37 | ||
| 6 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 34 | ||
| 8 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | S. YoungScott Young 34YRW | 24 | |
| 15 | 23 | ||
| 16 | 23 | ||
| 17 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 23 | ||
| 19 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 22 | ||
| 21 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 22 | ||
| 24 | K. KleeKen Klee 31YD | 22 | |
| 25 | 21 | ||
| 26 | M. CookeMatt Cooke 23YLW | 21 | |
| 27 | H. GillHal Gill 27YD | 21 | |
| 28 | 21 | ||
| 29 | 20 | ||
| 30 | 20 | ||
| 31 | 20 | ||
| 32 | 20 | ||
| 33 | 20 | ||
| 34 | 20 | ||
| 35 | 20 | ||
| 36 | 20 | ||
| 37 | S. GagneSimon Gagne 22YLW | 20 | |
| 38 | 19 | ||
| 39 | 19 | ||
| 40 | 19 | ||
| 41 | 19 | ||
| 42 | 18 | ||
| 43 | 18 | ||
| 44 | 18 | ||
| 45 | M. KnubleMike Knuble 29YRW | 18 | |
| 46 | R. DiMaioRob DiMaio 34YRW | 18 | |
| 47 | K. MaltbyKirk Maltby 29YLW | 17 | |
| 48 | 17 | ||
| 49 | L. NagyLadislav Nagy 23YLW | 17 | |
| 50 | 17 |