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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 PK%32 clubs
New Jersey Devils have the best combined rank: 4th in penalty kill % (100.0%) and 2nd in penalty-kill expected goals against per game (0.66). 10 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = -0.14).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | PK% | PK xGA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Devils | 100.0%#4 | 0.66#2 |
| 2 |  Stars | 100.0%#2 | 0.69#9 |
| 3 |  Penguins | 100.0%#6 | 0.68#6 |
| 4 |  Golden Knights | 100.0%#11 | 0.64#1 |
| 5 |  Avalanche | 100.0%#1 | 0.69#13 |
| 6 |  Kraken | 100.0%#7 | 0.68#7 |
| 7 |  Hurricanes | 92.3%#13 | 0.67#4 |
| 8 |  Rangers | 100.0%#5 | 0.70#15 |
| 9 |  Jets | 100.0%#12 | 0.68#8 |
| 10 |  Wild | 100.0%#3 | 0.71#21 |
| 11 |  Mammoth | 100.0%#10 | 0.69#14 |
| 12 |  Blues | 100.0%#8 | 0.70#19 |
| 13 |  Red Wings | 75.0%#19 | 0.69#10 |
| 14 |  Blackhawks | 66.7%#27 | 0.67#3 |
| 15 |  Senators | 75.0%#22 | 0.69#11 |
| 16 |  Maple Leafs | 100.0%#9 | 0.74#27 |
| 17 |  Oilers | 57.1%#31 | 0.68#5 |
| 18 |  Flames | 80.0%#17 | 0.72#23 |
| 19 |  Predators | 75.0%#20 | 0.71#20 |
| 20 |  Lightning | 75.0%#23 | 0.70#18 |
| 21 |  Panthers | 90.0%#14 | 0.74#28 |
| 22 |  Flyers | 66.7%#28 | 0.70#16 |
| 23 |  Kings | 20.0%#32 | 0.69#12 |
| 24 |  Capitals | 88.9%#15 | 0.75#30 |
| 25 |  Islanders | 75.0%#21 | 0.72#24 |
| 26 |  Bruins | 75.0%#18 | 0.75#29 |
| 27 |  Sabres | 60.0%#30 | 0.70#17 |
| 28 |  Sharks | 83.3%#16 | 0.75#32 |
| 29 |  Ducks | 66.7%#25 | 0.73#25 |
| 30 |  Canucks | 66.7%#29 | 0.72#22 |
| 31 |  Blue Jackets | 66.7%#26 | 0.73#26 |
| 32 |  Canadiens | 71.4%#24 | 0.75#31 |
What the two axes are
Penalty kill %. Share of times shorthanded that ended without a goal against. It says nothing about how many penalties a club takes.
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 →