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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 PK%32 clubs
Minnesota Wild are near the top of both: 2nd in penalty kill % (100.0%) and 2nd in goaltending above chances per game (+1.09). 9 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = 0.49).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | PK% | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wild | 100.0%#2 | +1.09#2 |
| 2 |  Capitals | 91.7%#4 | +1.08#3 |
| 3 |  Mammoth | 92.9%#3 | +0.66#6 |
| 4 |  Maple Leafs | 90.9%#5 | +0.56#8 |
| 5 |  Jets | 90.0%#9 | +0.75#5 |
| 6 |  Islanders | 83.3%#13 | +1.46#1 |
| 7 |  Rangers | 87.5%#11 | +1.08#4 |
| 8 |  Avalanche | 100.0%#1 | −0.52#22 |
| 9 |  Lightning | 85.7%#12 | +0.36#12 |
| 10 |  Stars | 77.8%#17 | +0.59#7 |
| 11 |  Blues | 90.0%#8 | −0.11#17 |
| 12 |  Panthers | 78.9%#16 | +0.53#9 |
| 13 |  Senators | 76.9%#18 | +0.52#10 |
| 14 |  Penguins | 90.0%#7 | −0.61#24 |
| 15 |  Hurricanes | 89.5%#10 | −0.55#23 |
| 16 |  Predators | 75.0%#20 | +0.14#13 |
| 17 |  Golden Knights | 83.3%#14 | −0.38#20 |
| 18 |  Ducks | 81.8%#15 | −0.30#19 |
| 19 |  Kraken | 72.7%#24 | +0.46#11 |
| 20 |  Flames | 90.0%#6 | −1.98#31 |
| 21 |  Bruins | 72.7%#23 | +0.10#14 |
| 22 |  Flyers | 73.3%#22 | −0.02#16 |
| 23 |  Sharks | 75.0%#21 | −0.12#18 |
| 24 |  Red Wings | 61.5%#31 | −0.01#15 |
| 25 |  Canadiens | 75.0%#19 | −1.52#29 |
| 26 |  Blackhawks | 63.6%#29 | −0.48#21 |
| 27 |  Canucks | 68.8%#25 | −1.26#26 |
| 28 |  Blue Jackets | 66.7%#27 | −0.79#25 |
| 29 |  Sabres | 66.7%#26 | −1.39#28 |
| 30 |  Devils | 62.5%#30 | −1.27#27 |
| 31 |  Oilers | 64.3%#28 | −1.55#30 |
| 32 |  Kings | 61.5%#32 | −2.57#32 |
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.
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 →