1981 NHL Wins by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in wins in 1981, with 54, 6 ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 33.0.

Led the NHL in 1981 New York Islanders 80 games

54 Wins 6 clear of Edmonton Oilers

#	Team	G	W
1	New York Islanders	80	54
2	Edmonton Oilers	80	48
3	Montréal Canadiens	80	46
4	Boston Bruins	80	43
5	Buffalo Sabres	80	39
5	New York Rangers	80	39
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	38
8	Minnesota North Stars	80	37
9	Quebec Nordiques	80	33
9	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	33
	NHL average		33.0
11	St. Louis Blues	80	32
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31
13	Chicago Blackhawks	80	30
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	30
15	Calgary Flames	80	29
16	Washington Capitals	80	26
17	Los Angeles Kings	80	24
18	Detroit Red Wings	80	21
18	Hartford Whalers	80	21
20	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20
21	Colorado Rockies	80	18

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.