1952 NHL Goals Against Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals allowed per sixty minutes
The Detroit Red Wings led the NHL in goals against average in 1952, with 1.89, 0.20 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 6 NHL teams is 2.37.
Led the NHL in 1952
Detroit Red Wings
70 games
1.89
Goals Against Average
0.20 clear of
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Team | G | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 1.89 |
| 2 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 2.09 |
| 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 2.34 |
| NHL average | 2.37 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 2.43 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 2.50 |
| 6 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 2.99 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.