Hockey-Reference.com Hockey Reference goals are up and goaltending is down http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html Hockey Reference more than 10 percent the scoring average numbers getting awfully close the following source the average goals per game NHL League Averages | Hockey-Reference.com league average league average half-a-goal per team the only one since 1995-96 overall league-wide scoring rate half-a-goal per team offensively inflated era http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html more than 10 percent http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html closing in on four goals each contest hockey reference http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html Hockey-reference.com the scoring average numbers www.hockey-reference.com 2.72 goals per game Last year NHL team’s averaged 2.73 goals per game Scoring is up significantly this season the historic ceiling this season’s substantial jump in scoring while scoring is up overall this season, league average http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html half-a-goal per team NHL League Averages | Hockey-Reference.com league average somewhere around 18% of their power play opportunities slightly more offensive figures from hockey-reference, http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html Alkaen tynkäkaudesta 1994-95 getting awfully close overall league-wide scoring rate https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html NHL League Averages | Hockey-Reference.com league average save percentage scored around 2.75 goals per game this chart figures from hockey-reference, NHL average hockey-reference.com the historic ceiling increased scoring 5.85 times per game on average this season’s substantial jump in scoring NHL League Averages | Hockey-Reference.com league average goal scoring down gradually since the lockout hockey-reference.com According to Hockey-Reference.com HockeyReference.Com http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html Dead Puck Era levels ever since this season’s substantial jump in scoring power play opportunities allowed particularly sharp decline hockey reference this chart Hockey-reference.com 2.57 goals per game in 2003-04 league average save percentage http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html