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Does a club that out-shoots its opponents also out-score them? Who creates chances and gives few back? Put any two team measures on the axes; better is always up and to the right.
2026-27 seasonour ratings are for 2026-27
xGA − GA against GA/GP32 clubs
New York Rangers have the best combined rank: 1st in goals against per game (1.60) and 4th in goaltending above chances per game (+1.08). 13 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together closely (r = -0.86).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | GA/GP | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers | 1.60#1 | +1.08#4 |
| 2 |  Wild | 1.67#2 | +1.09#3 |
| 3 |  Islanders | 2.33#6 | +1.46#1 |
| 4 |  Stars | 2.00#3 | +0.59#8 |
| 5 |  Mammoth | 2.00#5 | +0.66#7 |
| 6 |  Ducks | 2.50#8 | +0.80#5 |
| 7 |  Capitals | 2.50#11 | +1.20#2 |
| 8 |  Panthers | 2.00#4 | +0.53#10 |
| 9 |  Lightning | 2.33#7 | +0.36#13 |
| 10 |  Jets | 2.67#15 | +0.67#6 |
| 11 |  Senators | 2.67#13 | +0.52#11 |
| 12 |  Maple Leafs | 2.75#18 | +0.56#9 |
| 13 |  Red Wings | 2.67#12 | −0.01#16 |
| 14 |  Avalanche | 2.50#9 | −0.20#20 |
| 15 |  Kraken | 2.75#17 | +0.46#12 |
| 16 |  Golden Knights | 2.50#10 | −0.38#21 |
| 17 |  Bruins | 2.75#16 | +0.10#15 |
| 18 |  Predators | 3.00#20 | +0.14#14 |
| 19 |  Penguins | 2.67#14 | −0.44#22 |
| 20 |  Blues | 3.33#21 | −0.11#18 |
| 21 |  Hurricanes | 3.00#19 | −0.55#24 |
| 22 |  Sharks | 4.00#24 | −0.12#19 |
| 23 |  Flyers | 4.25#26 | −0.02#17 |
| 24 |  Blue Jackets | 3.50#22 | −0.79#25 |
| 25 |  Blackhawks | 4.25#25 | −0.48#23 |
| 26 |  Sabres | 3.67#23 | −1.39#28 |
| 27 |  Devils | 4.33#27 | −1.27#27 |
| 28 |  Canucks | 4.50#28 | −1.26#26 |
| 29 |  Canadiens | 4.67#30 | −1.52#29 |
| 30 |  Oilers | 4.67#29 | −2.43#31 |
| 31 |  Flames | 5.33#32 | −1.98#30 |
| 32 |  Kings | 5.00#31 | −2.57#32 |
What the two axes are
Goals against per game. Goals allowed per game, all situations, empty-net goals included.
Goaltending above chances per game. Expected goals against minus goals allowed, per game this season, empty net left out: what the goalies have saved beyond an average goalie on the same shots. Unlike the rating beside it, this is what happened, not pulled toward average.
A lower-is-better measure is drawn with its axis flipped, so the best clubs are always up and to the right. The dashed lines are the league median; r is how closely the two measures move together across the 32 clubs. Methodology →