2009 NHL Goals Against by Team

The Edmonton Oilers led the NHL in goals against in 2009, with 271, 17 ahead of the New York Islanders. The average across 30 NHL teams is 220.0.

Led the NHL in 2009 Edmonton Oilers 82 games

271 Goals Against 17 clear of New York Islanders

#	Team	G	GA
1	Edmonton Oilers	82	271
2	New York Islanders	82	254
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	252
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	247
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	246
6	Atlanta Thrashers	82	242
7	Carolina Hurricanes	82	236
8	Dallas Stars	82	235
9	Anaheim Ducks	82	234
10	Minnesota Wild	82	230
11	Ottawa Senators	82	226
11	Washington Capitals	82	226
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	225
14	Florida Panthers	82	222
	NHL average		220.0
15	Colorado Avalanche	82	218
16	Philadelphia Flyers	82	217
17	Montréal Canadiens	82	214
17	Nashville Predators	82	214
19	Vancouver Canucks	82	211
20	St. Louis Blues	82	208
21	Los Angeles Kings	82	206
22	San Jose Sharks	82	205
23	Detroit Red Wings	82	204
23	New York Rangers	82	204
25	Chicago Blackhawks	82	199
26	Calgary Flames	82	198
27	Buffalo Sabres	82	194
28	Phoenix Coyotes	82	189
29	Boston Bruins	82	188
30	New Jersey Devils	82	184

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.