1980 NHL Goals per Game by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in goals per game in 1980, with 4.44, 0.04 ahead of the St. Louis Blues. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.84.

Led the NHL in 1980 New York Islanders 80 games

4.44 Goals per Game 0.04 clear of St. Louis Blues

#	Team	G	G/GP
1	New York Islanders	80	4.44
2	St. Louis Blues	80	4.40
3	Los Angeles Kings	80	4.21
4	Montréal Canadiens	80	4.15
5	Calgary Flames	80	4.11
6	Edmonton Oilers	80	4.10
7	Buffalo Sabres	80	4.09
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	4.03
9	Boston Bruins	80	3.95
10	Quebec Nordiques	80	3.93
11	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.91
12	New York Rangers	80	3.90
	NHL average		3.84
13	Chicago Blackhawks	80	3.80
14	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	3.78
15	Hartford Whalers	80	3.65
16	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.64
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.61
18	Washington Capitals	80	3.58
19	Colorado Rockies	80	3.23
20	Detroit Red Wings	80	3.15
21	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	3.08

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.