1986 NHL Wins by Team

The Edmonton Oilers led the NHL in wins in 1986, with 50, 4 ahead of the Calgary Flames. The average across 21 NHL teams is 35.6.

Led the NHL in 1986 Edmonton Oilers 80 games

50 Wins 4 clear of Calgary Flames

#	Team	G	W
1	Edmonton Oilers	80	50
2	Calgary Flames	80	46
2	Philadelphia Flyers	80	46
4	Hartford Whalers	80	43
5	Montréal Canadiens	80	41
6	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	40
7	Boston Bruins	80	39
8	Washington Capitals	80	38
	NHL average		35.6
9	New York Islanders	80	35
10	Detroit Red Wings	80	34
10	New York Rangers	80	34
12	St. Louis Blues	80	32
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	32
14	Los Angeles Kings	80	31
14	Quebec Nordiques	80	31
16	Minnesota North Stars	80	30
16	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30
18	Chicago Blackhawks	80	29
18	New Jersey Devils	80	29
18	Vancouver Canucks	80	29
21	Buffalo Sabres	80	28

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.