Notable Players (NHL)
The most prominent plus-minus winner was Boston Bruins' defenseman Bobby Orr, who led the league six times (and whose defence partner Dallas Smith was the first league leader). Wayne Gretzky led the league four times and the only other players to lead more than once are two-time leaders John LeClair and Chris Pronger. Larry Robinson, the career leader in plus-minus, only led the league once. Ray Bourque, third on the all-time leaderboard, never led the league in plus-minus for a single season.
The NHL single game plus minus record is +10 held by Tom Bladon on Dec 11, 1977. Theoren Fleury has come the closest to matching this feat with a +9 on Feb 10, 1993 during a 13-1 victory by the Calgary Flames over the San Jose Sharks.
The following statistics are since the 1968–69 NHL season, when plus-minus became an official statistic.
See also: List of NHL records (individual)#Plus/minusTop 5: Season high
- Bobby Orr, 1970–71, (+124)
- Larry Robinson, 1976–77, (+120)
- Wayne Gretzky, 1984–85, (+98)
- Dallas Smith, 1970–71, (+94)
- Guy Lafleur, 1976–77, (+89)
Top 5: Career high
- Larry Robinson, career, (+730)
- Bobby Orr, career, (+597)
- Ray Bourque, career, (+528)
- Wayne Gretzky, career, (+518)
- Bobby Clarke, career, (+506)
Top 3: Season low
- Bill Mikkelson, 1974–75, (-82)
- Jack Lynch, 1974–75, (-69)
- Greg Joly, 1974–75, (-68)
Top 3: Career low
- Bob Stewart, career, (-260)
- Don Lever, career, (-240)
- Gary Croteau, career, (-227)
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