1981 NHL Saves by Team

The Toronto Maple Leafs led the NHL in saves in 1981, with 2,397, 23 ahead of the Hartford Whalers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,168.4.

Led the NHL in 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 games

2,397 Saves 23 clear of Hartford Whalers

#	Team	G	SV
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,397
2	Hartford Whalers	80	2,374
3	Colorado Rockies	80	2,345
3	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,345
5	Calgary Flames	80	2,327
6	Washington Capitals	80	2,325
7	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,295
8	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,264
9	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,244
10	St. Louis Blues	80	2,230
	NHL average		2,168.4
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,163
12	New York Islanders	80	2,156
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,137
14	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,086
15	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,078
16	New York Rangers	80	2,051
17	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,048
18	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,023
19	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,975
20	Detroit Red Wings	80	1,903
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,771

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.