1987 NHL Wins by Team

The Calgary Flames led the NHL in wins in 1987, with 48, 3 ahead of the Montréal Canadiens. The average across 21 NHL teams is 35.4.

Led the NHL in 1987 Calgary Flames 80 games

48 Wins 3 clear of Montréal Canadiens

#	Team	G	W
1	Calgary Flames	80	48
2	Montréal Canadiens	80	45
3	Boston Bruins	80	44
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	44
5	Detroit Red Wings	80	41
6	New York Islanders	80	39
7	New Jersey Devils	80	38
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	38
7	Washington Capitals	80	38
10	Buffalo Sabres	80	37
11	New York Rangers	80	36
11	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36
	NHL average		35.4
13	Hartford Whalers	80	35
14	St. Louis Blues	80	34
15	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	33
16	Quebec Nordiques	80	32
17	Chicago Blackhawks	80	30
17	Los Angeles Kings	80	30
19	Vancouver Canucks	80	25
20	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	21
21	Minnesota North Stars	80	19

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.