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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 xGA/6032 clubs
Ottawa Senators have the best combined rank: 7th in expected goals against per 60 (5-on-5) (2.40) and 5th in goaltending above chances per game (+1.18). 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/60 | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senators | 2.40#7 | +1.18#5 |
| 2 |  Stars | 2.40#3 | +0.59#11 |
| 3 |  Lightning | 2.39#2 | +0.36#14 |
| 4 |  Wild | 2.46#10 | +1.07#6 |
| 5 |  Panthers | 2.40#6 | +0.40#13 |
| 6 |  Rangers | 2.49#18 | +1.28#3 |
| 7 |  Kraken | 2.50#20 | +1.38#2 |
| 8 |  Mammoth | 2.47#16 | +1.04#7 |
| 9 |  Golden Knights | 2.35#1 | −0.67#23 |
| 10 |  Avalanche | 2.40#5 | −0.20#21 |
| 11 |  Capitals | 2.53#23 | +1.20#4 |
| 12 |  Hurricanes | 2.45#9 | −0.11#19 |
| 13 |  Blues | 2.46#11 | +0.06#17 |
| 14 |  Bruins | 2.47#13 | +0.10#16 |
| 15 |  Islanders | 2.57#28 | +2.09#1 |
| 16 |  Blue Jackets | 2.44#8 | −0.79#24 |
| 17 |  Jets | 2.52#22 | +0.67#10 |
| 18 |  Red Wings | 2.49#19 | +0.33#15 |
| 19 |  Ducks | 2.55#27 | +0.80#8 |
| 20 |  Kings | 2.40#4 | −4.07#32 |
| 21 |  Predators | 2.54#24 | +0.47#12 |
| 22 |  Penguins | 2.47#15 | −0.44#22 |
| 23 |  Flyers | 2.52#21 | −0.02#18 |
| 24 |  Maple Leafs | 2.59#30 | +0.78#9 |
| 25 |  Sabres | 2.46#12 | −1.91#29 |
| 26 |  Devils | 2.47#14 | −1.46#28 |
| 27 |  Oilers | 2.47#17 | −2.43#31 |
| 28 |  Sharks | 2.57#29 | −0.12#20 |
| 29 |  Canadiens | 2.54#25 | −1.38#27 |
| 30 |  Flames | 2.54#26 | −1.98#30 |
| 31 |  Canucks | 2.62#31 | −1.26#26 |
| 32 |  Blackhawks | 2.68#32 | −0.92#25 |
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 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 →