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Click on the Season for league statistics, leaders, and standings.Most statistics are per team, per game averages.

Save Percentage does not include empty-net goals, and may be different than league-wide average seen elsewhere.

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League Averages Table

Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
1	2025-26	NHL	605	3.03	0.61	3.00	20.25	79.75	27.9	25.1	.898	2.83
2	2024-25	NHL	1312	3.01	0.59	2.71	21.64	78.36	28.1	25.3	.900	2.81
3	2023-24	NHL	1312	3.08	0.63	3.02	20.98	79.02	30.1	27.2	.903	2.91
4	2022-23	NHL	1312	3.14	0.65	3.07	21.31	78.69	31.1	28.1	.904	2.97
5	2021-22	NHL	1312	3.11	0.60	2.89	20.61	79.39	31.4	28.5	.907	2.92
6	2020-21	NHL	868	2.90	0.57	2.89	19.78	80.22	29.8	27.1	.908	2.74
7	2019-20	NHL	1082	2.98	0.60	2.97	20.03	79.97	31.3	28.4	.910	2.82
8	2018-19	NHL	1271	2.98	0.58	2.92	19.78	80.22	31.3	28.5	.910	2.81
9	2017-18	NHL	1271	2.93	0.61	3.04	20.18	79.82	31.8	29.0	.912	2.78
10	2016-17	NHL	1230	2.73	0.57	2.99	19.10	80.90	30.1	27.5	.913	2.59
11	2015-16	NHL	1230	2.67	0.58	3.11	18.66	81.34	29.6	27.1	.915	2.51
12	2014-15	NHL	1230	2.66	0.57	3.06	18.66	81.34	29.8	27.3	.915	2.52
13	2013-14	NHL	1230	2.67	0.59	3.27	17.89	82.11	30.0	27.4	.914	2.56
14	2012-13	NHL	720	2.65	0.61	3.32	18.22	81.78	29.0	26.5	.912	2.54
15	2011-12	NHL	1230	2.66	0.57	3.31	17.31	82.69	29.7	27.1	.914	2.54
16	2010-11	NHL	1230	2.73	0.64	3.54	18.02	81.98	30.3	27.7	.913	2.61
17	2009-10	NHL	1230	2.77	0.68	3.71	18.23	81.77	30.2	27.5	.911	2.66
18	2008-09	NHL	1230	2.85	0.79	4.16	18.95	81.05	30.1	27.4	.908	2.73
19	2007-08	NHL	1230	2.72	0.76	4.28	17.75	82.25	29.0	26.3	.909	2.61
20	2006-07	NHL	1230	2.88	0.85	4.85	17.58	82.42	29.5	26.7	.905	2.77
Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
21	2005-06	NHL	1230	3.03	1.03	5.85	17.68	82.32	29.9	27.0	.901	2.92
22	2003-04	NHL	1230	2.57	0.70	4.24	16.46	83.54	28.0	25.5	.911	2.46
23	2002-03	NHL	1230	2.65	0.73	4.42	16.43	83.57	28.3	25.7	.909	2.54
24	2001-02	NHL	1230	2.62	0.65	4.13	15.77	84.23	27.5	25.0	.908	2.51
25	2000-01	NHL	1230	2.76	0.76	4.59	16.64	83.36	27.6	25.0	.903	2.65
26	1999-00	NHL	1148	2.75	0.65	4.03	16.15	83.85	27.9	25.2	.904	2.64
27	1998-99	NHL	1107	2.63	0.69	4.38	15.81	84.19	27.8	25.2	.908	2.56
28	1997-98	NHL	1066	2.64	0.70	4.64	15.08	84.92	27.3	24.7	.906	2.53
29	1996-97	NHL	1066	2.92	0.67	4.10	16.27	83.73	29.7	26.9	.905	2.80
30	1995-96	NHL	1066	3.14	0.90	5.04	17.93	82.07	30.2	27.1	.898	3.04
31	1994-95	NHL	624	2.99	0.77	4.36	17.73	82.27	29.3	26.4	.901	2.89
32	1993-94	NHL	1092	3.24	0.90	4.85	18.64	81.36	30.2	27.1	.895	3.14
33	1992-93	NHL	1008	3.63	1.03	5.28	19.57	80.43	30.9	27.4	.885	3.53
34	1991-92	NHL	880	3.48	0.97	5.02	19.24	80.76	30.4	27.0	.888	3.37
35	1990-91	NHL	840	3.46	0.89	4.57	19.44	80.56	29.7	26.4	.886	3.35
36	1989-90	NHL	840	3.68	0.95	4.58	20.77	79.23	30.2	26.6	.881	3.56
37	1988-89	NHL	840	3.74	1.06	5.04	20.99	79.01	30.3	26.6	.879	3.63
38	1987-88	NHL	840	3.71	1.11	5.46	20.29	79.71	30.4	26.8	.880	3.62
39	1986-87	NHL	840	3.67	0.90	4.30	20.99	79.01	29.9	26.3	.880	3.56
40	1985-86	NHL	840	3.97	1.02	4.62	22.10	77.90	31.0	27.1	.874	3.87
Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
41	1984-85	NHL	840	3.89	0.89	4.01	22.20	77.80	30.5	26.7	.875	3.79
42	1983-84	NHL	840	3.94	0.92	4.20	21.98	78.02	30.5	26.7	.873	3.84
43	1982-83	NHL	840	3.86	0.89	3.87	22.94	77.06	30.5	26.7	.875	3.80
44	1981-82	NHL	840	4.01	0.92	4.00	22.89	77.11	31.1	27.1	.873	3.95
45	1980-81	NHL	840	3.84	0.96	4.25	22.54	77.46	30.4	26.7	.876	3.78
46	1979-80	NHL	840	3.51	0.76	3.50	21.83	78.17	29.3	25.9	.882	3.46
47	1978-79	NHL	680	3.50	0.77	3.38	22.70	77.30	29.3	25.9	.883	3.45
48	1977-78	NHL	720	3.30	0.67	3.19	21.12	78.88	29.2	26.0	.889	3.26
49	1976-77	NHL	720	3.32	0.66	3.31	19.83	80.17	30.0	26.7	.891	3.28
50	1975-76	NHL	720	3.41	0.83	4.01	20.58	79.46	30.6	27.2	.890	3.37
51	1974-75	NHL	720	3.43	0.80	3.95	20.33	79.67	30.7	27.4	.890	3.38
52	1973-74	NHL	624	3.20	0.63	3.30	19.09	80.91	30.3	27.2	.896	3.16
53	1972-73	NHL	624	3.28	0.63	3.34	18.73	81.27	31.1	27.8	.896	3.24
54	1971-72	NHL	546	3.07	0.67	3.45	19.38	80.62	30.9	27.9	.903	3.02
55	1970-71	NHL	546	3.12	0.69	3.66	18.83	81.17	31.8	28.8	.903	3.09
56	1969-70	NHL	456	2.90	0.72	3.73	19.38	80.62	32.6	29.8	.912	2.88
57	1968-69	NHL	456	2.98	0.60	3.47	17.43	82.57	32.1	29.2	.908	2.95
58	1967-68	NHL	444	2.79	0.55	3.28	16.82	83.18	30.4	27.6	.910	2.75
59	1966-67	NHL	210	2.98	0.60	3.32	18.19	81.81	31.8	28.8	.907	2.96
60	1965-66	NHL	210	3.04	0.71	3.76	18.87	81.13	31.5	28.5	.904	3.02
Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
61	1964-65	NHL	210	2.88	0.70	4.38	15.99	84.01	31.1	28.3	.909	2.85
62	1963-64	NHL	210	2.78	0.57	3.64	15.75	84.25	32.8	30.0	.916	2.75
63	1962-63	NHL	210	2.97	0.55	31.8	28.9	.908	2.93
64	1961-62	NHL	210	3.01	0.57	31.6	28.7	.906	2.98
65	1960-61	NHL	210	3.00	0.59	32.2	29.2	.908	2.96
66	1959-60	NHL	210	2.95	0.54	31.6	28.7	.908	2.92
67	1958-59	NHL	210	2.90	0.62	30.3	27.4	.905	2.87
68	1957-58	NHL	210	2.80	0.59	30.4	27.6	.909	2.78
69	1956-57	NHL	210	2.69	0.63	29.8	27.1	.911	2.65
70	1955-56	NHL	210	2.53	0.60	30.9	28.4	.919	2.49
71	1954-55	NHL	210	2.52	0.58	2.52
72	1953-54	NHL	210	2.40	0.59	2.37
73	1952-53	NHL	210	2.40	0.48	2.37
74	1951-52	NHL	210	2.60	0.53	2.56
75	1950-51	NHL	210	2.71	0.44	2.70
76	1949-50	NHL	210	2.73	0.54	2.73
77	1948-49	NHL	180	2.72	0.53	2.72
78	1947-48	NHL	180	2.93	0.50	2.93
79	1946-47	NHL	180	3.16	0.53	3.16
80	1945-46	NHL	150	3.34	0.44	3.34
Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
81	1944-45	NHL	150	3.68	0.41	3.67
82	1943-44	NHL	150	4.08	0.40	4.08
83	1942-43	NHL	150	3.61	0.56	3.60
84	1941-42	NHL	168	3.12	0.44	3.02
85	1940-41	NHL	168	2.68	0.27	2.56
86	1939-40	NHL	168	2.49	0.26	2.41
87	1938-39	NHL	168	2.53	0.38	2.42
88	1937-38	NHL	192	2.53	0.30	2.44
89	1936-37	NHL	192	2.46	0.29	2.38
90	1935-36	NHL	192	2.16	0.37	2.08
91	1934-35	NHL	216	2.52	0.40	2.44
92	1933-34	NHL	216	2.41	0.38	2.30
93	1932-33	NHL	216	2.28	2.18
94	1931-32	NHL	192	2.49	2.36
95	1930-31	NHL	220	2.40	2.31
96	1929-30	NHL	220	2.96	2.85
97	1928-29	NHL	220	1.46	1.39
98	1927-28	NHL	220	1.90	1.83
99	1926-27	NHL	220	2.00	1.91
100	1925-26	NHL	126	2.31	2.22
Rk	Season	Lg	GP	G	PP	PPO	PP%	PK%	SA	SV	SV%	GAA
101	1924-25	NHL	90	2.50	2.45
102	1923-24	NHL	48	2.66	2.61
103	1922-23	NHL	48	3.26	3.17
104	1921-22	NHL	48	3.96	3.88
105	1920-21	NHL	48	4.23	4.19
106	1919-20	NHL	48	4.79	4.70
107	1918-19	NHL	27	4.13	4.05
108	1917-18	NHL	36	4.75	4.98

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