1977 NHL Assists by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in assists in 1977, with 568, 11 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 18 NHL teams is 428.1.

Led the NHL in 1977 New York Islanders 80 games

568 Assists 11 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	A
1	New York Islanders	80	568
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	557
3	Boston Bruins	80	555
4	Philadelphia Flyers	80	473
5	Buffalo Sabres	80	466
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	450
7	Atlanta Flames	80	440
8	New York Rangers	80	439
9	Colorado Rockies	80	429
	NHL average		428.1
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	411
11	Vancouver Canucks	80	410
12	Los Angeles Kings	80	401
13	Detroit Red Wings	80	390
14	Cleveland Barons	80	379
15	Chicago Blackhawks	80	376
16	Minnesota North Stars	80	356
17	St. Louis Blues	80	308
18	Washington Capitals	80	298

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.