1953 NHL Goals Against Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals allowed per sixty minutes
The Toronto Maple Leafs led the NHL in goals against average in 1953, with 1.87, 0.01 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 6 NHL teams is 2.37.
Led the NHL in 1953
Toronto Maple Leafs
70 games
1.87
Goals Against Average
0.01 clear of
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Team | G | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 1.87 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 1.89 |
| 3 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 1.96 |
| NHL average | 2.37 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 2.54 |
| 4 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 2.54 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 3.44 |
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.