1978 NHL Goals by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in goals in 1978, with 358, 21 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 17 NHL teams is 279.8.

Led the NHL in 1978 New York Islanders 80 games

358 Goals 21 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	G
1	New York Islanders	80	358
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	337
3	Atlanta Flames	80	327
4	Boston Bruins	80	316
4	New York Rangers	80	316
6	Los Angeles Kings	80	292
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	281
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	281
9	Buffalo Sabres	80	280
	NHL average		279.8
10	Washington Capitals	80	273
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	267
12	Minnesota North Stars	80	257
13	Detroit Red Wings	80	252
14	St. Louis Blues	80	249
15	Chicago Blackhawks	80	244
16	Vancouver Canucks	80	217
17	Colorado Rockies	80	210

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.