2002 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers shared the lead of the NHL in goals against average in 2002, with 1.98. The average across 30 NHL teams is 2.58.

Led the NHL in 2002 New Jersey Devils 82 games

1.98 Goals Against Average Tied with Philadelphia Flyers

#	Team	G	GAA
1	New Jersey Devils	82	1.98
1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	1.98
3	Dallas Stars	82	2.02
4	Minnesota Wild	82	2.16
5	Ottawa Senators	82	2.21
6	Anaheim Ducks	82	2.24
7	Colorado Avalanche	82	2.28
8	Detroit Red Wings	82	2.43
9	Nashville Predators	82	2.45
9	Vancouver Canucks	82	2.45
11	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	2.48
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	2.49
13	Buffalo Sabres	82	2.57
	NHL average		2.58
14	Los Angeles Kings	82	2.59
15	Washington Capitals	82	2.60
16	St. Louis Blues	82	2.62
17	New York Islanders	82	2.66
18	Chicago Blackhawks	82	2.70
18	Phoenix Coyotes	82	2.70
20	Calgary Flames	82	2.71
21	Edmonton Oilers	82	2.72
21	New York Rangers	82	2.72
23	Montréal Canadiens	82	2.76
24	Florida Panthers	82	2.81
25	San Jose Sharks	82	2.83
26	Carolina Hurricanes	82	2.84
27	Boston Bruins	82	2.85
28	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	3.01
29	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	3.16
30	Atlanta Thrashers	82	3.39

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.