1981 NHL Power-Play Points by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in power-play points in 1981, with 279, 10 ahead of the Washington Capitals. The average across 21 NHL teams is 208.1.

Led the NHL in 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 games

279 Power-Play Points 10 clear of Washington Capitals

#	Team	G	PPP
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	279
2	Washington Capitals	80	269
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	247
4	Minnesota North Stars	80	244
4	Quebec Nordiques	80	244
6	New York Islanders	80	231
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	229
8	Calgary Flames	80	228
9	Chicago Blackhawks	80	222
10	St. Louis Blues	80	219
11	Los Angeles Kings	80	212
	NHL average		208.1
12	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	208
13	Montréal Canadiens	80	198
14	Hartford Whalers	80	195
15	New York Rangers	80	190
16	Boston Bruins	80	189
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	180
18	Buffalo Sabres	80	178
19	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	163
20	Colorado Rockies	80	127
21	Detroit Red Wings	80	119

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.