1976-1977 NHL Shots Against by Team

The Colorado Rockies led the NHL in shots against in 1976-1977, with 2,814, 28 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 18 NHL teams is 2,398.2.

Led the NHL in 1976-1977 Colorado Rockies 80 games

2,814 Shots Against 28 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	SA
1	Colorado Rockies	80	2,814
2	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,786
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,740
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,589
5	Washington Capitals	80	2,581
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,545
7	Cleveland Barons	80	2,541
8	New York Rangers	80	2,540
9	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,476
	NHL average		2,398.2
10	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,321
11	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,278
12	New York Islanders	80	2,273
13	Atlanta Flames	80	2,218
14	St. Louis Blues	80	2,189
15	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,143
16	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,061
17	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,049
18	Boston Bruins	80	2,023

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.