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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
PK xGA against GSAx/6032 clubs
Dallas Stars have the best combined rank: 7th in goaltending (goals saved above expected per 60) (+0.12) and 5th in penalty-kill expected goals against per game (0.68). 7 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = 0.28).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | GSAx/60 | PK xGA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stars | +0.12#7 | 0.68#5 |
| 2 |  Rangers | +0.29#1 | 0.70#15 |
| 3 |  Hurricanes | +0.02#14 | 0.67#4 |
| 4 |  Jets | +0.11#8 | 0.68#11 |
| 5 |  Avalanche | +0.11#9 | 0.68#10 |
| 6 |  Devils | 0.00#17 | 0.66#2 |
| 7 |  Lightning | +0.17#4 | 0.70#19 |
| 8 |  Kings | +0.01#15 | 0.68#8 |
| 9 |  Golden Knights | −0.06#24 | 0.64#1 |
| 10 |  Mammoth | +0.04#12 | 0.69#14 |
| 11 |  Islanders | +0.16#5 | 0.72#24 |
| 12 |  Kraken | −0.03#20 | 0.68#9 |
| 13 |  Capitals | +0.29#2 | 0.75#29 |
| 14 |  Blues | +0.07#11 | 0.70#20 |
| 15 |  Red Wings | −0.02#19 | 0.69#12 |
| 16 |  Blackhawks | −0.19#29 | 0.67#3 |
| 17 |  Maple Leafs | +0.16#6 | 0.74#27 |
| 18 |  Sabres | 0.00#16 | 0.70#17 |
| 19 |  Oilers | −0.15#27 | 0.68#6 |
| 20 |  Bruins | +0.18#3 | 0.75#31 |
| 21 |  Predators | +0.03#13 | 0.70#21 |
| 22 |  Flyers | −0.01#18 | 0.70#16 |
| 23 |  Penguins | −0.21#30 | 0.68#7 |
| 24 |  Canadiens | +0.07#10 | 0.75#30 |
| 25 |  Senators | −0.23#31 | 0.69#13 |
| 26 |  Flames | −0.04#22 | 0.72#23 |
| 27 |  Panthers | −0.04#21 | 0.74#28 |
| 28 |  Blue Jackets | −0.05#23 | 0.73#26 |
| 29 |  Ducks | −0.08#25 | 0.73#25 |
| 30 |  Wild | −0.17#28 | 0.71#22 |
| 31 |  Canucks | −0.27#32 | 0.70#18 |
| 32 |  Sharks | −0.10#26 | 0.76#32 |
What the two axes are
Goaltending (goals saved above expected per 60). Goals the club's likely starters save per 60 minutes beyond what an average goalie would on the same shots, weighted by who is likely to start and pulled toward average for a goalie with little history.
Penalty-kill expected goals against per game. Expected goals allowed while shorthanded, per game. Discipline and the kill together.
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 →