League Leaders Daily Quiz

1964 NHL Shots Against by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Shots faced

The Boston Bruins led the NHL in shots against in 1964, with 2,440, 67 ahead of the New York Rangers. The average across 6 NHL teams is 2,177.2.

Led the NHL in 1964 Boston Bruins 70 games
2,440 Shots Against 67 clear of New York Rangers
# Team G SA
1 Boston Bruins 70 2,440
2 New York Rangers 70 2,373
3 Chicago Blackhawks 70 2,179
NHL average 2,177.2
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 2,149
5 Montréal Canadiens 70 1,973
6 Detroit Red Wings 70 1,949

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.