1977 NHL Saves by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in saves in 1977, with 2,468, 169 ahead of the Cleveland Barons. The average across 18 NHL teams is 2,079.3.

Led the NHL in 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 games

2,468 Saves 169 clear of Cleveland Barons

#	Team	G	SV
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,468
2	Cleveland Barons	80	2,299
3	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,248
4	New York Rangers	80	2,230
5	Colorado Rockies	80	2,227
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,198
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,193
8	Washington Capitals	80	2,179
9	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,142
	NHL average		2,079.3
10	St. Louis Blues	80	2,076
11	New York Islanders	80	2,048
12	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,014
13	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,005
14	Los Angeles Kings	80	1,906
15	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,892
16	Atlanta Flames	80	1,881
17	Philadelphia Flyers	80	1,840
18	Boston Bruins	80	1,581

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.