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
xGA − GA against xGF/6032 clubs
Utah Mammoth have the best combined rank: 2nd in expected goals for per 60 (5-on-5) (2.61) and 7th in goaltending above chances per game (+1.04). 7 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = 0.06).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGF/60 | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mammoth | 2.61#2 | +1.04#7 |
| 2 |  Capitals | 2.55#7 | +1.20#4 |
| 3 |  Senators | 2.54#11 | +1.18#5 |
| 4 |  Islanders | 2.48#15 | +2.09#1 |
| 5 |  Lightning | 2.58#4 | +0.36#14 |
| 6 |  Ducks | 2.55#10 | +0.80#8 |
| 7 |  Avalanche | 2.69#1 | −0.20#21 |
| 8 |  Hurricanes | 2.58#3 | −0.11#19 |
| 9 |  Wild | 2.47#17 | +1.07#6 |
| 10 |  Stars | 2.48#16 | +0.59#11 |
| 11 |  Golden Knights | 2.57#5 | −0.67#23 |
| 12 |  Penguins | 2.56#6 | −0.44#22 |
| 13 |  Rangers | 2.43#25 | +1.28#3 |
| 14 |  Kraken | 2.42#27 | +1.38#2 |
| 15 |  Blues | 2.48#14 | +0.06#17 |
| 16 |  Maple Leafs | 2.45#23 | +0.78#9 |
| 17 |  Predators | 2.46#22 | +0.47#12 |
| 18 |  Bruins | 2.46#19 | +0.10#16 |
| 19 |  Blue Jackets | 2.51#12 | −0.79#24 |
| 20 |  Red Wings | 2.46#21 | +0.33#15 |
| 21 |  Jets | 2.43#26 | +0.67#10 |
| 22 |  Sabres | 2.55#8 | −1.91#29 |
| 23 |  Panthers | 2.45#24 | +0.40#13 |
| 24 |  Oilers | 2.55#9 | −2.43#31 |
| 25 |  Devils | 2.51#13 | −1.46#28 |
| 26 |  Canadiens | 2.47#18 | −1.38#27 |
| 27 |  Flyers | 2.32#32 | −0.02#18 |
| 28 |  Sharks | 2.34#31 | −0.12#20 |
| 29 |  Kings | 2.46#20 | −4.07#32 |
| 30 |  Canucks | 2.36#29 | −1.26#26 |
| 31 |  Blackhawks | 2.34#30 | −0.92#25 |
| 32 |  Flames | 2.39#28 | −1.98#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.
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 →