1979 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The Buffalo Sabres led the NHL in goals against average in 1979, with 2.49, 0.39 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.45.

Led the NHL in 1979 Buffalo Sabres 80 games

2.49 Goals Against Average 0.39 clear of Boston Bruins

#	Team	G	GAA
1	Buffalo Sabres	80	2.49
2	Boston Bruins	80	2.88
3	Montréal Canadiens	80	2.95
4	Chicago Blackhawks	80	3.01
5	New York Islanders	80	3.03
6	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.14
6	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.14
8	Atlanta Flames	80	3.30
9	St. Louis Blues	80	3.44
9	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.44
	NHL average		3.45
11	New York Rangers	80	3.48
12	Washington Capitals	80	3.56
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	3.71
14	Detroit Red Wings	80	3.76
15	Colorado Rockies	80	3.80
16	Quebec Nordiques	80	3.81
17	Los Angeles Kings	80	3.83
18	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	3.85
19	Hartford Whalers	80	3.86
20	Edmonton Oilers	80	3.91
21	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	4.01

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.