1986 NHL Save Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Share of shots saved
The Philadelphia Flyers led the NHL in save percentage in 1986, with .902, .010 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 21 NHL teams is .880.
Led the NHL in 1986
Philadelphia Flyers
80 games
.902
Save Percentage
.010 clear of Montréal Canadiens
| # | Team | G | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
80 | .902 |
| 2 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
80 | .892 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
80 | .886 |
| 4 |
 Washington Capitals
|
80 | .885 |
| 5 |
 Boston Bruins
|
80 | .884 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
80 | .884 |
| 7 |
 Calgary Flames
|
80 | .883 |
| 8 |
 Quebec Nordiques
|
80 | .883 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota North Stars
|
80 | .882 |
| 10 |
 Hartford Whalers
|
80 | .881 |
| 11 |
 Edmonton Oilers
|
80 | .881 |
| NHL average | .880 | ||
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
|
80 | .879 |
| 13 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
80 | .879 |
| 14 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 80 | .878 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Blues
|
80 | .878 |
| 16 |
 New York Rangers
|
80 | .876 |
| 17 |
 New York Islanders
|
80 | .875 |
| 18 |
 Buffalo Sabres
|
80 | .870 |
| 19 |
 Los Angeles Kings
|
80 | .866 |
| 20 |
 Vancouver Canucks
|
80 | .866 |
| 21 |
 New Jersey Devils
|
80 | .865 |
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.