1978 NHL Power-Play Points by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in power-play points in 1978, with 230, 8 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 17 NHL teams is 173.9.

Led the NHL in 1978 New York Islanders 80 games

230 Power-Play Points 8 clear of Detroit Red Wings

#	Team	G	PPP
1	New York Islanders	80	230
2	Detroit Red Wings	80	222
3	Los Angeles Kings	80	221
4	New York Rangers	80	210
5	Montréal Canadiens	80	192
	NHL average		173.9
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	172
7	Colorado Rockies	80	171
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	170
9	Philadelphia Flyers	80	168
10	Boston Bruins	80	165
11	Washington Capitals	80	159
12	Buffalo Sabres	80	158
12	Vancouver Canucks	80	158
14	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	157
15	Atlanta Flames	80	153
16	St. Louis Blues	80	136
17	Chicago Blackhawks	80	115

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.