1979 NHL Power-Play Goals by Team

The Los Angeles Kings led the NHL in power-play goals in 1979, with 83, 5 ahead of the New York Rangers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 61.1.

Led the NHL in 1979 Los Angeles Kings 80 games

83 Power-Play Goals 5 clear of New York Rangers

#	Team	G	PPG
1	Los Angeles Kings	80	83
2	New York Rangers	80	78
3	Montréal Canadiens	80	77
4	Minnesota North Stars	80	75
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	68
6	Buffalo Sabres	80	67
7	Chicago Blackhawks	80	64
8	Quebec Nordiques	80	63
8	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	63
10	New York Islanders	80	62
	NHL average		61.1
11	Detroit Red Wings	80	61
11	Edmonton Oilers	80	61
13	Boston Bruins	80	60
14	Washington Capitals	80	54
15	Colorado Rockies	80	53
15	St. Louis Blues	80	53
15	Vancouver Canucks	80	53
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	52
19	Atlanta Flames	80	51
20	Philadelphia Flyers	80	44
21	Hartford Whalers	80	42

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.