1978 NHL Goals per Game by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in goals per game in 1978, with 4.48, 0.27 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 17 NHL teams is 3.50.

Led the NHL in 1978 New York Islanders 80 games

4.48 Goals per Game 0.27 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	G/GP
1	New York Islanders	80	4.48
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	4.21
3	Atlanta Flames	80	4.09
4	Boston Bruins	80	3.95
4	New York Rangers	80	3.95
6	Los Angeles Kings	80	3.65
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.51
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	3.51
9	Buffalo Sabres	80	3.50
	NHL average		3.50
10	Washington Capitals	80	3.41
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	3.34
12	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.21
13	Detroit Red Wings	80	3.15
14	St. Louis Blues	80	3.11
15	Chicago Blackhawks	80	3.05
16	Vancouver Canucks	80	2.71
17	Colorado Rockies	80	2.63

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.