1980 NHL Saves by Team

The Hartford Whalers led the NHL in saves in 1980, with 2,459, 67 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,133.6.

Led the NHL in 1980 Hartford Whalers 80 games

2,459 Saves 67 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	SV
1	Hartford Whalers	80	2,459
2	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,392
2	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,392
4	Calgary Flames	80	2,355
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,317
6	St. Louis Blues	80	2,259
7	Washington Capitals	80	2,212
8	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,164
9	New York Islanders	80	2,158
	NHL average		2,133.6
10	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,127
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,108
12	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,107
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,106
14	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,070
15	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,057
16	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,034
17	Colorado Rockies	80	2,000
18	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,985
19	New York Rangers	80	1,905
20	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,883
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,715

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.