1979 NHL Wins by Team

The Philadelphia Flyers led the NHL in wins in 1979, with 48, 1 ahead of the Buffalo Sabres. The average across 21 NHL teams is 33.2.

Led the NHL in 1979 Philadelphia Flyers 80 games

48 Wins 1 clear of Buffalo Sabres

#	Team	G	W
1	Philadelphia Flyers	80	48
2	Buffalo Sabres	80	47
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	47
4	Boston Bruins	80	46
5	New York Islanders	80	39
6	New York Rangers	80	38
7	Minnesota North Stars	80	36
8	Atlanta Flames	80	35
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	35
10	Chicago Blackhawks	80	34
10	St. Louis Blues	80	34
	NHL average		33.2
12	Los Angeles Kings	80	30
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30
14	Edmonton Oilers	80	28
15	Hartford Whalers	80	27
15	Vancouver Canucks	80	27
15	Washington Capitals	80	27
18	Detroit Red Wings	80	26
19	Quebec Nordiques	80	25
20	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	20
21	Colorado Rockies	80	19

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.