1978 NHL Power-Play Goals by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in power-play goals in 1978, with 81, 3 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 17 NHL teams is 61.5.

Led the NHL in 1978 New York Islanders 80 games

81 Power-Play Goals 3 clear of Detroit Red Wings

#	Team	G	PPG
1	New York Islanders	80	81
2	Detroit Red Wings	80	78
3	Los Angeles Kings	80	76
4	New York Rangers	80	74
5	Montréal Canadiens	80	68
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	63
	NHL average		61.5
7	Colorado Rockies	80	60
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	60
9	Boston Bruins	80	59
9	Philadelphia Flyers	80	59
11	Washington Capitals	80	57
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	56
12	Vancouver Canucks	80	56
14	Buffalo Sabres	80	55
15	Atlanta Flames	80	54
16	St. Louis Blues	80	48
17	Chicago Blackhawks	80	41

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.