1982 NHL Shots Against by Team

The Hartford Whalers led the NHL in shots against in 1982, with 2,868, 225 ahead of the Calgary Flames. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,438.8.

Led the NHL in 1982 Hartford Whalers 80 games

2,868 Shots Against 225 clear of Calgary Flames

#	Team	G	SA
1	Hartford Whalers	80	2,868
2	Calgary Flames	80	2,643
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,605
4	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,599
5	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,588
6	New Jersey Devils	80	2,562
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,542
8	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,526
9	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,525
10	St. Louis Blues	80	2,487
11	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,480
12	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,455
13	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,442
	NHL average		2,438.8
14	New York Islanders	80	2,392
15	New York Rangers	80	2,378
16	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,321
17	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,309
18	Washington Capitals	80	2,289
19	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,113
20	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,109
21	Boston Bruins	80	1,982

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.