1978 NHL Shooting Percentage by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in shooting percentage in 1978, with 15.6%, 1.1% ahead of the Atlanta Flames. The average across 17 NHL teams is 11.9%.

Led the NHL in 1978 New York Islanders 80 games

15.6% Shooting Percentage 1.1% clear of Atlanta Flames

#	Team	G	S%
1	New York Islanders	80	15.6%
2	Atlanta Flames	80	14.5%
3	Boston Bruins	80	14.1%
4	Montréal Canadiens	80	13.1%
5	New York Rangers	80	12.8%
6	Los Angeles Kings	80	12.1%
7	Washington Capitals	80	12.0%
	NHL average		11.9%
8	St. Louis Blues	80	11.7%
9	Buffalo Sabres	80	11.7%
10	Detroit Red Wings	80	11.1%
11	Philadelphia Flyers	80	11.1%
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	10.9%
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	10.9%
14	Chicago Blackhawks	80	10.9%
15	Minnesota North Stars	80	10.5%
16	Vancouver Canucks	80	10.0%
17	Colorado Rockies	80	9.6%

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.