2005 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The Calgary Flames led the NHL in goals against average in 2005, with 2.29, 0.16 ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. The average across 30 NHL teams is 2.95.

Led the NHL in 2005 Calgary Flames 82 games

2.29 Goals Against Average 0.16 clear of Detroit Red Wings

#	Team	G	GAA
1	Calgary Flames	82	2.29
2	Detroit Red Wings	82	2.45
3	Ottawa Senators	82	2.49
4	Minnesota Wild	82	2.51
5	New York Rangers	82	2.52
6	Dallas Stars	82	2.61
7	Anaheim Ducks	82	2.63
8	New Jersey Devils	82	2.71
9	Nashville Predators	82	2.72
10	Buffalo Sabres	82	2.79
11	San Jose Sharks	82	2.82
12	Edmonton Oilers	82	2.89
13	Montréal Canadiens	82	2.92
	NHL average		2.95
14	Colorado Avalanche	82	2.98
15	Philadelphia Flyers	82	3.00
15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	3.00
17	Florida Panthers	82	3.01
17	Vancouver Canucks	82	3.01
19	Boston Bruins	82	3.07
20	Carolina Hurricanes	82	3.09
21	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	3.13
22	Los Angeles Kings	82	3.17
22	Phoenix Coyotes	82	3.17
24	New York Islanders	82	3.21
25	Atlanta Thrashers	82	3.22
26	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	3.27
27	Chicago Blackhawks	82	3.33
27	St. Louis Blues	82	3.33
29	Washington Capitals	82	3.55
30	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	3.70

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.