1977 NHL Wins by Team

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in wins in 1977, with 59, 8 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 18 NHL teams is 32.7.

Led the NHL in 1977 Montréal Canadiens 80 games

59 Wins 8 clear of Boston Bruins

#	Team	G	W
1	Montréal Canadiens	80	59
2	Boston Bruins	80	51
3	New York Islanders	80	48
4	Philadelphia Flyers	80	45
5	Buffalo Sabres	80	44
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	41
7	Atlanta Flames	80	34
	NHL average		32.7
8	Chicago Blackhawks	80	32
8	Detroit Red Wings	80	32
10	Los Angeles Kings	80	31
11	New York Rangers	80	30
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	25
13	Cleveland Barons	80	22
14	St. Louis Blues	80	20
14	Vancouver Canucks	80	20
16	Colorado Rockies	80	19
17	Minnesota North Stars	80	18
18	Washington Capitals	80	17

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.