1978 NHL Saves by Team

The Chicago Blackhawks led the NHL in saves in 1978, with 2,458, 192 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average across 17 NHL teams is 2,071.6.

Led the NHL in 1978 Chicago Blackhawks 80 games

2,458 Saves 192 clear of Toronto Maple Leafs

#	Team	G	SV
1	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,458
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,266
3	Washington Capitals	80	2,194
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,191
5	St. Louis Blues	80	2,182
6	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,174
7	Colorado Rockies	80	2,146
8	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,133
9	New York Islanders	80	2,095
10	Atlanta Flames	80	2,076
	NHL average		2,071.6
11	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,069
12	Minnesota North Stars	80	1,996
13	Detroit Red Wings	80	1,971
14	New York Rangers	80	1,928
15	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,829
16	Philadelphia Flyers	80	1,798
17	Boston Bruins	80	1,712

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.