League Leaders Daily Quiz

1958 NHL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in winning percentage in 1958, with .557, .100 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 6 NHL teams is .421.

Led the NHL in 1958 Montréal Canadiens 70 games
.557 Winning Percentage .100 clear of Boston Bruins
# Team G W%
1 Montréal Canadiens 70 .557
2 Boston Bruins 70 .457
NHL average .421
3 Chicago Blackhawks 70 .400
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 .386
5 New York Rangers 70 .371
6 Detroit Red Wings 70 .357

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.