1961 NHL Goals Against by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals allowed
The Boston Bruins led the NHL in goals against in 1961, with 301, 85 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 6 NHL teams is 208.3.
Led the NHL in 1961
Boston Bruins
70 games
301
Goals Against
85 clear of Detroit Red Wings
| # | Team | G | GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Bruins
|
70 | 301 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 216 |
| NHL average | 208.3 | ||
| 3 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 205 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 184 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 178 |
| 6 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 166 |
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.