League Leaders Daily Quiz

1961 NHL Save Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Share of shots saved

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in save percentage in 1961, with .923, .005 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average across 6 NHL teams is .906.

Led the NHL in 1961 Montréal Canadiens 70 games
.923 Save Percentage .005 clear of Toronto Maple Leafs
# Team G SV%
1 Montréal Canadiens 70 .923
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 .918
3 Chicago Blackhawks 70 .914
4 New York Rangers 70 .912
NHL average .906
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 .893
6 Boston Bruins 70 .878

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.