1991 NHL Wins by Team

The New York Rangers led the NHL in wins in 1991, with 50, 5 ahead of the Washington Capitals. The average across 22 NHL teams is 34.7.

Led the NHL in 1991 New York Rangers 80 games

50 Wins 5 clear of Washington Capitals

#	Team	G	W
1	New York Rangers	80	50
2	Washington Capitals	80	45
3	Detroit Red Wings	80	43
4	Vancouver Canucks	80	42
5	Montréal Canadiens	80	41
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	39
7	New Jersey Devils	80	38
8	Boston Bruins	80	36
8	Chicago Blackhawks	80	36
8	Edmonton Oilers	80	36
8	St. Louis Blues	80	36
12	Los Angeles Kings	80	35
	NHL average		34.7
13	New York Islanders	80	34
14	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	33
15	Minnesota North Stars	80	32
15	Philadelphia Flyers	80	32
17	Buffalo Sabres	80	31
17	Calgary Flames	80	31
19	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	30
20	Hartford Whalers	80	26
21	Quebec Nordiques	80	20
22	San Jose Sharks	80	17

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.