1982 NHL Saves by Team

The Hartford Whalers led the NHL in saves in 1982, with 2,468, 138 ahead of the Calgary Flames. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,135.0.

Led the NHL in 1982 Hartford Whalers 80 games

2,468 Saves 138 clear of Calgary Flames

#	Team	G	SV
1	Hartford Whalers	80	2,468
2	Calgary Flames	80	2,330
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,279
4	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,267
5	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,239
6	New Jersey Devils	80	2,227
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,222
8	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,218
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,215
10	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,198
11	St. Louis Blues	80	2,178
12	New York Islanders	80	2,171
13	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,155
	NHL average		2,135.0
14	New York Rangers	80	2,097
15	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,082
16	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,042
17	Washington Capitals	80	2,013
18	Detroit Red Wings	80	1,972
19	Philadelphia Flyers	80	1,872
20	Buffalo Sabres	80	1,832
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,758

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.