1979 NHL Shots Against by Team

The Toronto Maple Leafs led the NHL in shots against in 1979, with 2,656, 59 ahead of the Quebec Nordiques. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,346.9.

Led the NHL in 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 games

2,656 Shots Against 59 clear of Quebec Nordiques

#	Team	G	SA
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,656
2	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,597
3	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,529
4	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,482
5	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,453
6	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,449
7	St. Louis Blues	80	2,444
8	Atlanta Flames	80	2,440
9	New York Islanders	80	2,391
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,385
11	Hartford Whalers	80	2,364
12	Washington Capitals	80	2,356
	NHL average		2,346.9
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,332
14	New York Rangers	80	2,289
15	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,288
16	Colorado Rockies	80	2,286
17	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,273
18	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,213
19	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,212
20	Boston Bruins	80	1,927
21	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,918

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.