NHL team stats, 1996-97

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in goals per game in 1996-97, 3.5. The New Jersey Devils gave up the fewest, 2.2 a game.

Offense, 1996-97

NHL 1996-97 team offense, every club

ANA	3.0	16.8	0.7	28.4	0.0	20.9
ARI	2.9	18.1	0.8	30.1	0.0	19.3
BOS	2.9	14.8	0.6	29.6	0.0	16.7
BUF	2.9	13.2	0.5	25.5	0.0	22.4
CGY	2.6	16.9	0.7	31.4	0.0	17.6
CAR	2.8	18.1	0.7	29.7	0.0	18.5
CHI	2.7	14.8	0.5	30.4	0.0	21.5
COL	3.4	20.6	1.0	32.0	0.0	16.6
DAL	3.1	14.7	0.6	29.7	0.0	16.2
DET	3.1	17.9	0.8	33.2	0.0	19.3
EDM	3.1	18.0	0.9	30.7	0.0	16.7
FLA	2.7	14.2	0.6	29.1	0.0	19.9
LA	2.6	13.6	0.6	29.0	0.0	20.0
MTL	3.0	15.7	0.6	30.2	0.0	17.9
NJ	2.8	13.9	0.5	31.6	0.0	13.8
NYI	2.9	13.9	0.6	26.7	0.0	20.0
NYR	3.1	22.0	0.8	30.8	0.0	18.1
OTT	2.8	16.7	0.7	29.2	0.0	13.3
PHI	3.3	14.6	0.6	32.2	0.0	20.7
PIT	3.5	21.8	0.9	29.4	0.0	18.3
SJ	2.6	14.3	0.6	28.8	0.0	25.4
STL	2.9	15.3	0.6	29.5	0.0	16.3
TB	2.6	13.8	0.6	31.4	0.0	20.6
TOR	2.8	15.5	0.6	29.3	0.0	16.2
VAN	3.1	16.8	0.6	28.1	0.0	19.6
WSH	2.6	15.8	0.6	28.9	0.0	20.1

What the columns mean: PPG · FO% · PIM

Defense, 1996-97

NHL 1996-97 team defense, every club

ANA	2.8	81.5	32.8	0.1	.913
ARI	3.0	85.9	30.7	0.1	.904
BOS	3.7	81.8	29.6	0.0	.877
BUF	2.5	83.8	33.3	0.1	.924
CGY	2.9	83.2	28.5	0.1	.898
CAR	3.1	84.6	31.5	0.0	.901
CHI	2.6	84.2	29.5	0.0	.913
COL	2.5	87.6	30.2	0.1	.917
DAL	2.4	83.4	25.3	0.1	.905
DET	2.4	86.7	25.3	0.1	.905
EDM	3.0	82.5	31.2	0.1	.903
FLA	2.5	85.5	28.8	0.0	.915
LA	3.3	87.2	33.9	0.0	.904
MTL	3.4	79.5	33.9	0.0	.901
NJ	2.2	88.1	26.3	0.2	.916
NYI	3.0	83.4	30.3	0.1	.899
NYR	2.8	79.9	31.6	0.1	.911
OTT	2.9	81.9	25.8	0.0	.889
PHI	2.6	85.7	25.7	0.1	.897
PIT	3.4	81.1	34.3	0.1	.900
SJ	3.4	83.9	29.2	0.0	.884
STL	2.9	83.4	27.4	0.0	.894
TB	3.0	84.8	28.8	0.1	.896
TOR	3.3	82.0	34.4	0.0	.903
VAN	3.3	80.8	30.2	0.0	.890
WSH	2.8	84.7	26.4	0.0	.893

What the columns mean: GA · SO · SV%

GF: Goals per game
PP%: Power-Play %
PPG: Power-Play Goals per game
S/G: Shots Per Game
FO%: Faceoff %
PIM: Penalty Minutes per game
GA: Goals Against per game
PK%: Penalty Kill %
SA/G: Shots Against Per Game
SO: Shutouts per game
SV%: Save %

ESPN's team lines, regular season.