2020-2021 NHL Goals Against Average by Team

The New York Islanders led the NHL in goals against average in 2020-2021, with 2.11, 0.02 ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights. The average across 31 NHL teams is 2.75.

Led the NHL in 2020-2021 New York Islanders 56 games

2.11 Goals Against Average 0.02 clear of Vegas Golden Knights

#	Team	G	GAA
1	New York Islanders	56	2.11
2	Vegas Golden Knights	56	2.13
3	Carolina Hurricanes	56	2.25
3	Colorado Avalanche	56	2.25
5	Boston Bruins	56	2.34
6	Tampa Bay Lightning	56	2.41
7	Dallas Stars	56	2.48
8	Nashville Predators	56	2.50
9	Winnipeg Jets	56	2.54
10	Florida Panthers	56	2.55
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	2.55
12	New York Rangers	56	2.64
12	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	2.64
14	Washington Capitals	56	2.68
15	Calgary Flames	56	2.71
15	Edmonton Oilers	56	2.71
	NHL average		2.75
17	Minnesota Wild	56	2.75
18	Montréal Canadiens	56	2.77
19	St. Louis Blues	56	2.80
20	Arizona Coyotes	56	2.84
21	Detroit Red Wings	56	2.86
22	Los Angeles Kings	56	2.88
23	Anaheim Ducks	56	3.02
24	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	3.09
25	Chicago Blackhawks	56	3.14
25	Vancouver Canucks	56	3.14
27	New Jersey Devils	56	3.16
28	Ottawa Senators	56	3.25
29	Buffalo Sabres	56	3.27
30	San Jose Sharks	56	3.32
31	Philadelphia Flyers	56	3.38

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.