2008-2009 NHL Goals per Game by Team

The Detroit Red Wings led the NHL in goals per game in 2008-2009, with 3.52, 0.23 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 30 NHL teams is 2.85.

Led the NHL in 2008-2009 Detroit Red Wings 82 games

3.52 Goals per Game 0.23 clear of Boston Bruins

#	Team	G	G/GP
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	3.52
2	Boston Bruins	82	3.29
3	Washington Capitals	82	3.27
4	Chicago Blackhawks	82	3.17
4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	3.17
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	3.15
7	Calgary Flames	82	3.06
7	San Jose Sharks	82	3.06
9	Atlanta Thrashers	82	3.05
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	2.98
11	Vancouver Canucks	82	2.96
12	Buffalo Sabres	82	2.95
12	Montréal Canadiens	82	2.95
14	Anaheim Ducks	82	2.90
14	New Jersey Devils	82	2.90
16	Carolina Hurricanes	82	2.88
	NHL average		2.85
17	Florida Panthers	82	2.82
18	Edmonton Oilers	82	2.78
19	St. Louis Blues	82	2.77
20	Dallas Stars	82	2.73
21	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	2.68
22	Minnesota Wild	82	2.61
23	Ottawa Senators	82	2.60
24	Nashville Predators	82	2.52
24	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	2.52
26	Phoenix Coyotes	82	2.50
27	Los Angeles Kings	82	2.46
28	New York Rangers	82	2.44
29	New York Islanders	82	2.42
30	Colorado Avalanche	82	2.32

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.