1957 NHL Goals Against Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals allowed per sixty minutes
The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in goals against average in 1957, with 2.26, 0.43 ahead of the New York Rangers. The average across 6 NHL teams is 2.78.
Led the NHL in 1957
Montréal Canadiens
70 games
2.26
Goals Against Average
0.43 clear of New York Rangers
| # | Team | G | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 2.26 |
| 2 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 2.69 |
| 3 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 2.74 |
| NHL average | 2.78 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 2.86 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 2.94 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 3.19 |
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.