League Leaders Who Led?

2011 NHL Goals by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Goals scored

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in goals in 2011, with 273, 13 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 30 NHL teams is 218.1.

Led the NHL in 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 games
273 Goals 13 clear of Boston Bruins

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.