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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
GF/GP against SH%32 clubs
Colorado Avalanche are near the top of both: 2nd in shooting % (21.5%) and 1st in goals for per game (7.00). 15 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together closely (r = 0.93).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | SH% | GF/GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Avalanche | 21.5%#2 | 7.00#1 |
| 2 |  Canucks | 23.9%#1 | 5.67#4 |
| 3 |  Penguins | 19.1%#4 | 6.50#2 |
| 4 |  Oilers | 18.3%#5 | 5.67#3 |
| 5 |  Ducks | 20.0%#3 | 4.00#7 |
| 6 |  Mammoth | 15.9%#8 | 5.00#5 |
| 7 |  Sharks | 15.8%#9 | 4.50#6 |
| 8 |  Canadiens | 16.3%#7 | 4.00#9 |
| 9 |  Blue Jackets | 17.1%#6 | 3.50#12 |
| 10 |  Kings | 12.1%#13 | 4.00#8 |
| 11 |  Sabres | 13.0%#11 | 3.50#11 |
| 12 |  Golden Knights | 11.9%#14 | 4.00#10 |
| 13 |  Kraken | 13.5%#10 | 3.50#15 |
| 14 |  Islanders | 11.9%#15 | 3.50#14 |
| 15 |  Wild | 11.7%#16 | 3.50#13 |
| 16 |  Capitals | 12.5%#12 | 3.00#18 |
| 17 |  Senators | 10.3%#17 | 3.00#16 |
| 18 |  Blues | 10.0%#18 | 2.50#20 |
| 19 |  Jets | 9.1%#21 | 3.00#17 |
| 20 |  Bruins | 10.0%#20 | 2.67#19 |
| 21 |  Rangers | 10.0%#19 | 2.33#21 |
| 22 |  Panthers | 8.7%#23 | 2.00#22 |
| 23 |  Lightning | 7.4%#24 | 2.00#23 |
| 24 |  Blackhawks | 8.9%#22 | 1.67#26 |
| 25 |  Maple Leafs | 7.2%#25 | 2.00#24 |
| 26 |  Hurricanes | 5.7%#28 | 1.67#25 |
| 27 |  Predators | 6.5%#26 | 1.50#28 |
| 28 |  Flyers | 6.5%#27 | 1.33#29 |
| 29 |  Devils | 3.7%#30 | 1.50#27 |
| 30 |  Flames | 4.1%#29 | 1.00#30 |
| 31 |  Stars | 1.8%#31 | 0.50#31 |
| 32 |  Red Wings | 0.0%#32 | 0.00#32 |
What the two axes are
Shooting %. Goals per shot on goal. Over one season much of the gap between clubs is luck, not finishing skill.
Goals for per game. Goals scored per game, all situations. A per-game average, not adjusted for opponents.
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 →