NHL Team Explorer
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
SH% against xGA − GA32 clubs
Seattle Kraken have the best combined rank: 2nd in goaltending above chances per game (+1.38) and 6th in shooting % (16.5%). 7 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = -0.08).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGA − GA | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kraken | +1.38#2 | 16.5%#6 |
| 2 |  Ducks | +0.80#8 | 17.5%#4 |
| 3 |  Senators | +1.18#5 | 13.2%#9 |
| 4 |  Islanders | +2.09#1 | 11.9%#16 |
| 5 |  Capitals | +1.20#4 | 12.5%#13 |
| 6 |  Rangers | +1.28#3 | 12.0%#15 |
| 7 |  Mammoth | +1.04#7 | 12.9%#11 |
| 8 |  Avalanche | −0.20#21 | 21.5%#1 |
| 9 |  Wild | +1.07#6 | 11.7%#17 |
| 10 |  Canucks | −1.26#26 | 20.9%#2 |
| 11 |  Blue Jackets | −0.79#24 | 16.7%#5 |
| 12 |  Jets | +0.67#10 | 9.5%#20 |
| 13 |  Penguins | −0.44#22 | 15.2%#8 |
| 14 |  Sharks | −0.12#20 | 12.9%#12 |
| 15 |  Canadiens | −1.38#27 | 16.3%#7 |
| 16 |  Oilers | −2.43#31 | 18.1%#3 |
| 17 |  Maple Leafs | +0.78#9 | 7.2%#26 |
| 18 |  Stars | +0.59#11 | 7.4%#25 |
| 19 |  Blues | +0.06#17 | 10.0%#19 |
| 20 |  Panthers | +0.40#13 | 7.8%#24 |
| 21 |  Lightning | +0.36#14 | 8.9%#23 |
| 22 |  Bruins | +0.10#16 | 9.1%#21 |
| 23 |  Predators | +0.47#12 | 6.5%#27 |
| 24 |  Sabres | −1.91#29 | 13.0%#10 |
| 25 |  Golden Knights | −0.67#23 | 11.6%#18 |
| 26 |  Flyers | −0.02#18 | 6.5%#28 |
| 27 |  Kings | −4.07#32 | 12.1%#14 |
| 28 |  Red Wings | +0.33#15 | 3.4%#32 |
| 29 |  Blackhawks | −0.92#25 | 8.9%#22 |
| 30 |  Hurricanes | −0.11#19 | 5.7%#29 |
| 31 |  Devils | −1.46#28 | 3.7%#30 |
| 32 |  Flames | −1.98#30 | 3.7%#31 |
What the two axes are
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.
Shooting %. Goals per shot on goal. Over one season much of the gap between clubs is luck, not finishing skill.
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 →