2009 NHL Wins by Team

The Washington Capitals led the NHL in wins in 2009, with 54, 2 ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. The average across 30 NHL teams is 41.0.

Led the NHL in 2009 Washington Capitals 82 games

54 Wins 2 clear of Chicago Blackhawks

#	Team	G	W
1	Washington Capitals	82	54
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	52
3	San Jose Sharks	82	51
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	49
6	New Jersey Devils	82	48
7	Nashville Predators	82	47
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47
9	Los Angeles Kings	82	46
10	Buffalo Sabres	82	45
11	Detroit Red Wings	82	44
11	Ottawa Senators	82	44
13	Colorado Avalanche	82	43
14	Philadelphia Flyers	82	41
	NHL average		41.0
15	Calgary Flames	82	40
15	St. Louis Blues	82	40
17	Anaheim Ducks	82	39
17	Boston Bruins	82	39
17	Montréal Canadiens	82	39
20	Minnesota Wild	82	38
20	New York Rangers	82	38
22	Dallas Stars	82	37
23	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35
23	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35
25	New York Islanders	82	34
25	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	34
27	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32
27	Florida Panthers	82	32
29	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30
30	Edmonton Oilers	82	27

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.