League Leaders Daily Quiz

1987 NHL Goals by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals scored

The Calgary Flames led the NHL in goals in 1987, with 397, 34 ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 297.0.

Led the NHL in 1987 Calgary Flames 80 games
397 Goals 34 clear of Edmonton Oilers

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.