2005 NHL Goals Against by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in goals against in 2005, with 303, 12 ahead of the Washington Capitals. The average across 30 NHL teams is 242.1.

Led the NHL in 2005 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 games

303 Goals Against 12 clear of Washington Capitals

#	Team	G	GA
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	303
2	Washington Capitals	82	291
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	273
3	St. Louis Blues	82	273
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	268
6	Atlanta Thrashers	82	264
7	New York Islanders	82	263
8	Los Angeles Kings	82	260
8	Phoenix Coyotes	82	260
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	257
11	Carolina Hurricanes	82	253
12	Boston Bruins	82	252
13	Florida Panthers	82	247
13	Vancouver Canucks	82	247
15	Philadelphia Flyers	82	246
15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	246
17	Colorado Avalanche	82	244
	NHL average		242.1
18	Montréal Canadiens	82	239
19	Edmonton Oilers	82	237
20	San Jose Sharks	82	231
21	Buffalo Sabres	82	229
22	Nashville Predators	82	223
23	New Jersey Devils	82	222
24	Anaheim Ducks	82	216
25	Dallas Stars	82	214
26	New York Rangers	82	207
27	Minnesota Wild	82	206
28	Ottawa Senators	82	204
29	Detroit Red Wings	82	201
30	Calgary Flames	82	188

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.