1981 NHL Shots on Goal by Team

The Philadelphia Flyers led the NHL in shots on goal in 1981, with 2,721, 19 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,489.0.

Led the NHL in 1981 Philadelphia Flyers 80 games

2,721 Shots on Goal 19 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	S
1	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,721
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,702
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,690
4	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,670
5	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,641
6	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,634
7	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,566
8	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,561
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,550
10	Washington Capitals	80	2,518
	NHL average		2,489.0
11	Hartford Whalers	80	2,488
12	New York Islanders	80	2,469
13	St. Louis Blues	80	2,463
14	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,458
15	Boston Bruins	80	2,417
16	Calgary Flames	80	2,354
17	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,342
18	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,328
19	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,305
20	New York Rangers	80	2,285
21	Colorado Rockies	80	2,107

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.