1980 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in goals against average in 1980, with 2.85, 0.16 ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.77.

Led the NHL in 1980 Montréal Canadiens 80 games

2.85 Goals Against Average 0.16 clear of Philadelphia Flyers

#	Team	G	GAA
1	Montréal Canadiens	80	2.85
2	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.01
3	Buffalo Sabres	80	3.05
4	New York Islanders	80	3.18
5	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.23
6	Boston Bruins	80	3.38
7	St. Louis Blues	80	3.49
8	Los Angeles Kings	80	3.58
9	Calgary Flames	80	3.66
10	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.73
	NHL average		3.77
11	Washington Capitals	80	3.84
12	Chicago Blackhawks	80	3.85
13	New York Rangers	80	3.86
14	Quebec Nordiques	80	3.89
15	Edmonton Oilers	80	4.00
16	Detroit Red Wings	80	4.16
17	Colorado Rockies	80	4.21
18	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	4.23
19	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	4.50
20	Hartford Whalers	80	4.58
21	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	4.90

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.