1981 NHL Shooting Percentage by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in shooting percentage in 1981, with 15.6%, 0.1% ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 12.9%.

Led the NHL in 1981 New York Islanders 80 games

15.6% Shooting Percentage 0.1% clear of Edmonton Oilers

#	Team	G	S%
1	New York Islanders	80	15.6%
2	Edmonton Oilers	80	15.5%
3	Quebec Nordiques	80	15.4%
4	Calgary Flames	80	14.2%
5	New York Rangers	80	13.8%
6	Boston Bruins	80	13.4%
7	Montréal Canadiens	80	13.3%
8	Buffalo Sabres	80	13.1%
9	Minnesota North Stars	80	13.1%
10	Chicago Blackhawks	80	12.9%
	NHL average		12.9%
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	12.8%
12	St. Louis Blues	80	12.8%
13	Washington Capitals	80	12.7%
14	Los Angeles Kings	80	12.3%
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	12.2%
16	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	12.1%
17	Philadelphia Flyers	80	11.9%
18	Vancouver Canucks	80	11.8%
19	Colorado Rockies	80	11.4%
20	Hartford Whalers	80	10.6%
21	Detroit Red Wings	80	10.1%

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.