1978 NHL Wins by Team

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in wins in 1978, with 52, 1 ahead of the New York Islanders. The average across 17 NHL teams is 33.5.

Led the NHL in 1978 Montréal Canadiens 80 games

52 Wins 1 clear of New York Islanders

#	Team	G	W
1	Montréal Canadiens	80	52
2	New York Islanders	80	51
3	Boston Bruins	80	43
4	Atlanta Flames	80	41
5	New York Rangers	80	40
5	Philadelphia Flyers	80	40
7	Buffalo Sabres	80	36
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36
9	Los Angeles Kings	80	34
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	34
	NHL average		33.5
11	Chicago Blackhawks	80	29
12	Minnesota North Stars	80	28
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	25
14	Washington Capitals	80	24
15	Detroit Red Wings	80	23
16	St. Louis Blues	80	18
17	Colorado Rockies	80	15

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.