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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

GSAx/60 against xGA/6032 clubs

Tampa Bay Lightning have the best combined rank: 5th in expected goals against per 60 (5-on-5) (2.42) and 4th in goaltending (goals saved above expected per 60) (+0.17). 9 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = -0.12).

Right allows fewer chances; up has goalies who save more than an average goalie would on them.

Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks

#TeamxGA/60GSAx/60
1Lightning2.42#5+0.17#4
2Avalanche2.40#3+0.11#9
3Stars2.43#6+0.12#7
4Rangers2.47#15+0.29#1
5Kings2.40#2+0.01#15
6Bruins2.48#18+0.18#3
7Mammoth2.46#10+0.04#12
8Hurricanes2.45#9+0.02#14
9Blues2.46#12+0.07#11
10Golden Knights2.38#1−0.06#24
11Capitals2.53#23+0.29#2
12Panthers2.43#7−0.04#21
13Jets2.49#20+0.11#8
14Sabres2.46#130.00#16
15Blue Jackets2.44#8−0.05#23
16Devils2.47#140.00#17
17Islanders2.57#29+0.16#5
18Senators2.41#4−0.23#31
19Canadiens2.54#25+0.07#10
20Maple Leafs2.59#30+0.16#6
21Flyers2.49#19−0.01#18
22Predators2.54#24+0.03#13
23Wild2.46#11−0.17#28
24Red Wings2.50#21−0.02#19
25Kraken2.51#22−0.03#20
26Oilers2.47#17−0.15#27
27Penguins2.47#16−0.21#30
28Flames2.54#27−0.04#22
29Sharks2.54#26−0.10#26
30Ducks2.56#28−0.08#25
31Blackhawks2.68#32−0.19#29
32Canucks2.59#31−0.27#32
What the two axes are

Expected goals against per 60 (5-on-5). Expected goals allowed per 60 minutes of five-on-five play, in front of an average goalie.

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.

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 →