1987 NHL Goals per Game by Team

The Calgary Flames led the NHL in goals per game in 1987, with 4.96, 0.42 ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 3.71.

Led the NHL in 1987 Calgary Flames 80 games

4.96 Goals per Game 0.42 clear of Edmonton Oilers

#	Team	G	G/GP
1	Calgary Flames	80	4.96
2	Edmonton Oilers	80	4.54
3	Detroit Red Wings	80	4.03
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	3.99
5	Los Angeles Kings	80	3.98
6	New York Islanders	80	3.85
7	Boston Bruins	80	3.75
7	New York Rangers	80	3.75
9	Montréal Canadiens	80	3.73
	NHL average		3.71
10	New Jersey Devils	80	3.69
11	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	3.65
12	Philadelphia Flyers	80	3.64
13	Chicago Blackhawks	80	3.55
14	Buffalo Sabres	80	3.54
15	Washington Capitals	80	3.51
16	St. Louis Blues	80	3.48
17	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	3.41
18	Vancouver Canucks	80	3.40
19	Quebec Nordiques	80	3.39
20	Hartford Whalers	80	3.11
21	Minnesota North Stars	80	3.03

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.