1961 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 1961, with 2.37, 0.17 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average across 6 NHL teams is 2.98.
Led the NHL in 1961
Montréal Canadiens
70 games
2.37
Goals Against Average
0.17 clear of Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Team | G | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 2.37 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 2.54 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 2.63 |
| 4 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 2.93 |
| NHL average | 2.98 | ||
| 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 3.09 |
| 6 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 4.30 |
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.