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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 GSAx/6032 clubs
New York Islanders are near the top of both: 2nd in goaltending (goals saved above expected per 60) (+0.23) and 1st in goaltending above chances per game (+1.46). 12 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = 0.48).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | GSAx/60 | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Islanders | +0.23#2 | +1.46#1 |
| 2 |  Rangers | +0.27#1 | +1.08#4 |
| 3 |  Capitals | +0.18#4 | +1.20#2 |
| 4 |  Wild | +0.15#6 | +1.09#3 |
| 5 |  Stars | +0.12#7 | +0.59#8 |
| 6 |  Lightning | +0.22#3 | +0.36#13 |
| 7 |  Jets | +0.04#11 | +0.67#6 |
| 8 |  Senators | +0.06#10 | +0.52#11 |
| 9 |  Maple Leafs | +0.03#13 | +0.56#9 |
| 10 |  Bruins | +0.10#8 | +0.10#15 |
| 11 |  Mammoth | +0.01#17 | +0.66#7 |
| 12 |  Red Wings | +0.04#12 | −0.01#16 |
| 13 |  Avalanche | +0.10#9 | −0.20#20 |
| 14 |  Predators | +0.01#15 | +0.14#14 |
| 15 |  Ducks | −0.08#26 | +0.80#5 |
| 16 |  Panthers | −0.06#22 | +0.53#10 |
| 17 |  Flyers | +0.01#16 | −0.02#17 |
| 18 |  Canadiens | +0.18#5 | −1.52#29 |
| 19 |  Kraken | −0.07#24 | +0.46#12 |
| 20 |  Blue Jackets | +0.03#14 | −0.79#25 |
| 21 |  Golden Knights | −0.06#21 | −0.38#21 |
| 22 |  Hurricanes | −0.03#20 | −0.55#24 |
| 23 |  Blues | −0.08#27 | −0.11#18 |
| 24 |  Flames | −0.01#18 | −1.98#30 |
| 25 |  Sharks | −0.27#31 | −0.12#19 |
| 26 |  Kings | −0.02#19 | −2.57#32 |
| 27 |  Sabres | −0.07#23 | −1.39#28 |
| 28 |  Blackhawks | −0.15#28 | −0.48#23 |
| 29 |  Devils | −0.07#25 | −1.27#27 |
| 30 |  Penguins | −0.21#30 | −0.44#22 |
| 31 |  Canucks | −0.28#32 | −1.26#26 |
| 32 |  Oilers | −0.18#29 | −2.43#31 |
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.
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 →