1985 NHL Shooting Percentage by Team

The Edmonton Oilers led the NHL in shooting percentage in 1985, with 16.1%, 2.1% ahead of the Hartford Whalers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 12.8%.

Led the NHL in 1985 Edmonton Oilers 80 games

16.1% Shooting Percentage 2.1% clear of Hartford Whalers

#	Team	G	S%
1	Edmonton Oilers	80	16.1%
2	Hartford Whalers	80	14.0%
3	Montréal Canadiens	80	14.0%
4	New York Islanders	80	13.9%
5	Chicago Blackhawks	80	13.5%
6	Washington Capitals	80	13.0%
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	12.9%
8	New Jersey Devils	80	12.9%
9	Calgary Flames	80	12.8%
	NHL average		12.8%
10	Minnesota North Stars	80	12.8%
11	Quebec Nordiques	80	12.8%
12	Boston Bruins	80	12.6%
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	12.4%
14	Buffalo Sabres	80	12.3%
15	Philadelphia Flyers	80	12.3%
16	St. Louis Blues	80	12.0%
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	11.9%
18	Los Angeles Kings	80	11.7%
19	Detroit Red Wings	80	11.7%
20	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	11.6%
21	New York Rangers	80	11.0%

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.