1982 NHL Goals per Game by Team

The Edmonton Oilers led the NHL in goals per game in 1982, with 5.30, 0.92 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.87.

Led the NHL in 1982 Edmonton Oilers 80 games

5.30 Goals per Game 0.92 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	G/GP
1	Edmonton Oilers	80	5.30
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	4.38
3	Quebec Nordiques	80	4.29
4	Chicago Blackhawks	80	4.23
5	Boston Bruins	80	4.09
6	Philadelphia Flyers	80	4.08
7	Calgary Flames	80	4.01
7	Minnesota North Stars	80	4.01
9	Buffalo Sabres	80	3.98
10	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	3.89
	NHL average		3.87
11	Los Angeles Kings	80	3.85
12	New York Rangers	80	3.83
12	Washington Capitals	80	3.83
14	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.79
15	New York Islanders	80	3.78
16	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	3.66
17	St. Louis Blues	80	3.56
18	Detroit Red Wings	80	3.29
19	Hartford Whalers	80	3.26
20	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	3.21
21	New Jersey Devils	80	2.88

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.