2002 NHL Wins by Team

The Ottawa Senators led the NHL in wins in 2002, with 52, 4 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 30 NHL teams is 35.8.

Led the NHL in 2002 Ottawa Senators 82 games

52 Wins 4 clear of Detroit Red Wings

#	Team	G	W
1	Ottawa Senators	82	52
2	Detroit Red Wings	82	48
3	Dallas Stars	82	46
3	New Jersey Devils	82	46
5	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	45
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	44
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	42
8	Minnesota Wild	82	42
10	St. Louis Blues	82	41
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	40
12	Washington Capitals	82	39
13	Boston Bruins	82	36
13	Edmonton Oilers	82	36
13	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	36
	NHL average		35.8
16	New York Islanders	82	35
17	Los Angeles Kings	82	33
18	New York Rangers	82	32
19	Atlanta Thrashers	82	31
19	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31
21	Chicago Blackhawks	82	30
21	Montréal Canadiens	82	30
23	Calgary Flames	82	29
23	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29
25	San Jose Sharks	82	28
26	Buffalo Sabres	82	27
26	Nashville Predators	82	27
26	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27
29	Florida Panthers	82	24
30	Carolina Hurricanes	82	22

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.