League Leaders Daily Quiz

1977 NHL Goals per Game by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals per game played

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in goals per game in 1977, with 4.49, 0.31 ahead of the New York Islanders. The average across 18 NHL teams is 3.30.

Led the NHL in 1977 Montréal Canadiens 80 games
4.49 Goals per Game 0.31 clear of New York Islanders

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.