1979 NHL Saves by Team

The Toronto Maple Leafs led the NHL in saves in 1979, with 2,335, 43 ahead of the Quebec Nordiques. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,071.1.

Led the NHL in 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 games

2,335 Saves 43 clear of Quebec Nordiques

#	Team	G	SV
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,335
2	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,292
3	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,241
4	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,221
5	Atlanta Flames	80	2,176
6	St. Louis Blues	80	2,169
7	New York Islanders	80	2,149
8	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,143
9	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,140
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,088
	NHL average		2,071.1
11	Washington Capitals	80	2,071
12	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,057
13	Hartford Whalers	80	2,055
14	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,037
15	New York Rangers	80	2,011
16	Colorado Rockies	80	1,982
17	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,976
18	Detroit Red Wings	80	1,972
19	Philadelphia Flyers	80	1,962
20	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,719
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,697

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.