1981 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The Montréal Canadiens led the NHL in goals against average in 1981, with 2.78, 0.31 ahead of the New York Islanders. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.95.

Led the NHL in 1981 Montréal Canadiens 80 games

2.78 Goals Against Average 0.31 clear of New York Islanders

#	Team	G	GAA
1	Montréal Canadiens	80	2.78
2	New York Islanders	80	3.09
3	Buffalo Sabres	80	3.34
4	Boston Bruins	80	3.53
5	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.54
5	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.54
7	Edmonton Oilers	80	3.61
8	New York Rangers	80	3.79
9	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.84
	NHL average		3.95
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	4.08
11	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	4.11
12	Washington Capitals	80	4.18
13	Quebec Nordiques	80	4.26
14	Calgary Flames	80	4.28
15	Detroit Red Wings	80	4.29
16	St. Louis Blues	80	4.30
17	Hartford Whalers	80	4.31
18	Chicago Blackhawks	80	4.40
19	Colorado Rockies	80	4.45
20	Los Angeles Kings	80	4.53
21	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	4.66

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.