1970-1971 NHL Wins by Team

The Boston Bruins led the NHL in wins in 1970-1971, with 57, 8 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 14 NHL teams is 32.9.

Led the NHL in 1970-1971 Boston Bruins 78 games

57 Wins 8 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	W
1	Boston Bruins	78	57
2	Chicago Blackhawks	78	49
2	New York Rangers	78	49
4	Montréal Canadiens	78	42
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	37
6	St. Louis Blues	78	34
	NHL average		32.9
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	28
7	Philadelphia Flyers	78	28
9	Los Angeles Kings	78	25
10	Buffalo Sabres	78	24
10	Vancouver Canucks	78	24
12	Detroit Red Wings	78	22
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	21
14	California Golden Seals	78	20

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.