1981 NHL Power-Play Goals by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in power-play goals in 1981, with 99, 6 ahead of the Washington Capitals. The average across 21 NHL teams is 73.3.

Led the NHL in 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 games

99 Power-Play Goals 6 clear of Washington Capitals

#	Team	G	PPG
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	99
2	Washington Capitals	80	93
3	Minnesota North Stars	80	89
4	Edmonton Oilers	80	87
5	Quebec Nordiques	80	84
6	New York Islanders	80	80
7	Chicago Blackhawks	80	79
8	Calgary Flames	80	78
8	Philadelphia Flyers	80	78
10	St. Louis Blues	80	77
11	Los Angeles Kings	80	75
12	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	74
	NHL average		73.3
13	Montréal Canadiens	80	72
14	Hartford Whalers	80	68
14	New York Rangers	80	68
16	Boston Bruins	80	65
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	64
18	Buffalo Sabres	80	63
19	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	59
20	Colorado Rockies	80	46
21	Detroit Red Wings	80	42

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.