2003 NHL Goals Against by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in goals against in 2003, with 290, 42 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 30 NHL teams is 204.3.

Led the NHL in 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 games

290 Goals Against 42 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	GA
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	290
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	248
3	New York Rangers	82	246
4	Washington Capitals	82	244
5	Phoenix Coyotes	82	237
6	Atlanta Thrashers	82	229
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	228
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	217
9	Florida Panthers	82	214
10	New York Islanders	82	209
11	Los Angeles Kings	82	207
12	Anaheim Ducks	82	206
13	Edmonton Oilers	82	205
13	Nashville Predators	82	205
	NHL average		204.3
15	Carolina Hurricanes	82	201
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	201
17	St. Louis Blues	82	193
18	Vancouver Canucks	82	192
19	Colorado Avalanche	82	191
20	Montréal Canadiens	82	188
21	Ottawa Senators	82	186
22	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	185
23	Boston Bruins	82	184
23	Philadelphia Flyers	82	184
25	Detroit Red Wings	82	183
26	San Jose Sharks	82	180
27	Minnesota Wild	82	179
28	Dallas Stars	82	169
29	Calgary Flames	82	168
30	New Jersey Devils	82	160

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.