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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
GD/GP against xGF/6032 clubs
Colorado Avalanche are near the top of both: 1st in expected goals for per 60 (5-on-5) (2.69) and 1st in goal difference per game (+4.50). 11 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together closely (r = 0.56).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGF/60 | GD/GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.69#1 | +4.50#1 | |
| 2 | 2.59#2 | +4.50#2 | |
| 3 | 2.56#5 | +4.00#3 | |
| 4 | 2.57#4 | +1.00#8 | |
| 5 | 2.55#9 | +1.00#10 | |
| 6 | 2.55#10 | +1.00#9 | |
| 7 | 2.48#15 | +2.50#5 | |
| 8 | 2.47#16 | +2.50#4 | |
| 9 | 2.55#7 | +0.50#14 | |
| 10 | 2.55#11 | +1.00#12 | |
| 11 | 2.58#3 | −1.00#22 | |
| 12 | 2.51#12 | 0.00#16 | |
| 13 | 2.55#6 | −1.00#24 | |
| 14 | 2.55#8 | −1.00#23 | |
| 15 | 2.42#26 | +1.50#6 | |
| 16 | 2.47#18 | +0.33#15 | |
| 17 | 2.41#27 | +1.00#7 | |
| 18 | 2.48#14 | −0.50#21 | |
| 19 | 2.47#17 | 0.00#18 | |
| 20 | 2.45#22 | 0.00#17 | |
| 21 | 2.46#20 | −0.50#20 | |
| 22 | 2.45#21 | −0.33#19 | |
| 23 | 2.39#28 | +0.67#13 | |
| 24 | 2.37#30 | +1.00#11 | |
| 25 | 2.51#13 | −2.50#29 | |
| 26 | 2.46#19 | −2.50#28 | |
| 27 | 2.44#23 | −2.50#27 | |
| 28 | 2.44#24 | −2.00#26 | |
| 29 | 2.43#25 | −1.00#25 | |
| 30 | 2.39#29 | −4.00#32 | |
| 31 | 2.34#31 | −3.33#31 | |
| 32 | 2.34#32 | −3.00#30 |
What the two axes are
Expected goals for per 60 (5-on-5). Expected goals created per 60 minutes of five-on-five play: how many goals an average finisher would score on these chances.
Goal difference per game. Goals for minus goals against, per game.
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 →
