1986 NHL Saves by Team

The Chicago Blackhawks led the NHL in saves in 1986, with 2,399, 79 ahead of the New Jersey Devils. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,107.0.

Led the NHL in 1986 Chicago Blackhawks 80 games

2,399 Saves 79 clear of New Jersey Devils

#	Team	G	SV
1	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,399
2	New Jersey Devils	80	2,320
3	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,290
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,276
5	New York Rangers	80	2,234
6	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,212
7	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,147
8	Calgary Flames	80	2,137
	NHL average		2,107.0
9	Boston Bruins	80	2,091
10	Washington Capitals	80	2,084
11	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,082
12	St. Louis Blues	80	2,071
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,066
14	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,050
15	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,031
16	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,016
17	Hartford Whalers	80	1,970
18	Vancouver Canucks	80	1,967
19	New York Islanders	80	1,945
20	Montréal Canadiens	80	1,930
21	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	1,929

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.