League Leaders Who Led?

2001 NHL Goals by Team

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

The Vancouver Canucks led the NHL in goals in 2001, with 254, 3 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 30 NHL teams is 214.7.

Led the NHL in 2001 Vancouver Canucks 82 games
254 Goals 3 clear of Detroit Red Wings

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.