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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
PK% against PP%32 clubs
Colorado Avalanche are near the top of both: 1st in power play % (80.0%) and 1st in penalty kill % (100.0%). 13 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = 0.41).
Top right wins the special-teams battle at both ends.
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | PP% | PK% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Avalanche | 80.0%#1 | 100.0%#1 |
| 2 |  Penguins | 50.0%#3 | 100.0%#6 |
| 3 |  Mammoth | 71.4%#2 | 100.0%#10 |
| 4 |  Rangers | 28.6%#8 | 100.0%#5 |
| 5 |  Wild | 25.0%#11 | 100.0%#3 |
| 6 |  Kraken | 28.6%#9 | 100.0%#7 |
| 7 |  Golden Knights | 33.3%#6 | 100.0%#11 |
| 8 |  Jets | 33.3%#7 | 100.0%#12 |
| 9 |  Maple Leafs | 18.2%#15 | 100.0%#9 |
| 10 |  Stars | 0.0%#22 | 100.0%#2 |
| 11 |  Hurricanes | 18.8%#14 | 92.3%#13 |
| 12 |  Sharks | 25.0%#12 | 83.3%#16 |
| 13 |  Capitals | 25.0%#13 | 88.9%#15 |
| 14 |  Blue Jackets | 40.0%#4 | 66.7%#26 |
| 15 |  Panthers | 7.7%#16 | 90.0%#14 |
| 16 |  Devils | 0.0%#26 | 100.0%#4 |
| 17 |  Canucks | 40.0%#5 | 66.7%#29 |
| 18 |  Bruins | 0.0%#18 | 75.0%#18 |
| 19 |  Flames | 0.0%#20 | 80.0%#17 |
| 20 |  Blues | 0.0%#31 | 100.0%#8 |
| 21 |  Oilers | 25.0%#10 | 57.1%#31 |
| 22 |  Ducks | 0.0%#17 | 66.7%#25 |
| 23 |  Red Wings | 0.0%#23 | 75.0%#19 |
| 24 |  Predators | 0.0%#27 | 75.0%#20 |
| 25 |  Blackhawks | 0.0%#21 | 66.7%#27 |
| 26 |  Sabres | 0.0%#19 | 60.0%#30 |
| 27 |  Canadiens | 0.0%#25 | 71.4%#24 |
| 28 |  Islanders | 0.0%#28 | 75.0%#21 |
| 29 |  Senators | 0.0%#29 | 75.0%#22 |
| 30 |  Lightning | 0.0%#32 | 75.0%#23 |
| 31 |  Kings | 0.0%#24 | 20.0%#32 |
| 32 |  Flyers | 0.0%#30 | 66.7%#28 |
What the two axes are
Power play %. Power-play goals per power-play opportunity. It says nothing about how many power plays a club draws.
Penalty kill %. Share of times shorthanded that ended without a goal against. It says nothing about how many penalties a club takes.
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 →