1981 NHL Shots Against by Team

The Toronto Maple Leafs led the NHL in shots against in 1981, with 2,770, 51 ahead of the Hartford Whalers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,484.1.

Led the NHL in 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 games

2,770 Shots Against 51 clear of Hartford Whalers

#	Team	G	SA
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,770
2	Hartford Whalers	80	2,719
3	Colorado Rockies	80	2,701
4	Calgary Flames	80	2,669
5	Washington Capitals	80	2,659
6	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,647
7	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,628
8	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,593
9	St. Louis Blues	80	2,574
10	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,533
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,489
	NHL average		2,484.1
12	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,440
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,420
14	New York Islanders	80	2,403
15	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,393
16	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,364
17	New York Rangers	80	2,354
18	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,315
19	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,246
20	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,197
21	Boston Bruins	80	2,053

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.