what team has the best goals per game average in one season

The Edmonton Oilers have scored the most goals per game by a team in a season, with 5.58 per game in 1983-84.

	TEAM	G/GP	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Oilers	5.58	1983-84	80	57	18	5	119	.744	446	314	132	25.5	79.7	32.64	17.1	33.01	.881
2	Canadiens	5.48	1917-18	21	13	9	0	26	.619	115	84	31
3	Canadiens	5.38	1919-20	24	13	11	0	26	.542	129	113	16
4	Oilers	5.33	1985-86	80	56	17	7	119	.744	426	310	116	26.3	81.1	33.06	16.1	34.73	.888
5	Oilers	5.30	1982-83	80	47	21	12	106	.663	424	315	109	29.3	77.5	33.33	15.9	32.42	.879
6	Oilers	5.21	1981-82	80	48	17	15	111	.694	417	295	122	25.6	81.7	33.63	15.5	31.73	.884
7	Arenas	5.14	1917-18	21	13	9	0	26	.619	108	109	-1
8	Bruins	5.12	1970-71	78	57	14	7	121	.776	399	207	192			40.59	12.6	31.26	.915
9	Senators	5.04	1919-20	24	19	5	0	38	.792	121	64	57
10	Oilers	5.01	1984-85	80	49	20	11	109	.681	401	298	103	25.7	78.3	32.44	15.5	32.85	.887
11	Flames	4.96	1987-88	80	48	23	9	105	.656	397	305	92	28.5	80.4	33.33	14.9	29.65	.871
12	St. Patricks	4.96	1919-20	24	12	12	0	24	.500	119	106	13
13	Canadiens	4.89	1918-19	18	10	8	0	20	.556	88	78	10
14	Canadiens	4.84	1976-77	80	60	8	12	132	.825	387	171	216			35.19	13.7	25.63	.917
15	Islanders	4.81	1981-82	80	54	16	10	118	.738	385	250	135	27.8	79.9	30.86	15.6	30.08	.896
16	Kings	4.70	1988-89	80	42	31	7	91	.569	376	335	41	20.7	80.3	31.56	14.9	33.71	.876
17	Canadiens	4.68	1943-44	50	38	5	7	83	.830	234	109	125
18	Canadiens	4.68	1974-75	80	47	14	19	113	.706	374	225	149			31.91	14.6	28.44	.901
19	Canadiens	4.67	1920-21	24	13	11	0	26	.542	112	99	13
20	Oilers	4.65	1986-87	80	50	24	6	106	.663	372	284	88	22.4	80.0	29.46	15.8	29.63	.880
21	Senators	4.64	1917-18	22	9	13	0	18	.409	102	114	-12
22	Canadiens	4.56	1944-45	50	38	8	4	80	.800	228	121	107
23	Oilers	4.54	1987-88	80	44	25	11	99	.619	363	288	75	21.9	80.8	29.26	15.5	29.55	.878
24	Flames	4.54	1984-85	80	41	27	12	94	.588	363	302	61	24.8	74.2	34.94	13.0	31.20	.879
25	Nordiques	4.50	1983-84	80	42	28	10	94	.588	360	278	82	22.0	80.8	28.58	15.7	28.15	.877