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All 32 clubs on any two measures.

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

ChartYour own pair

PK xGA against G − xG32 clubs

Pittsburgh Penguins have the best combined rank: 4th in scoring above chances per game (+1.88) and 2nd in penalty-kill expected goals against per game (0.67). 7 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = -0.03).

Across

32 NHL clubs · dashed lines mark the league medianr = -0.03(r² = 0.00)

Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks

#	Team	G − xG	PK xGA
1	Penguins	+1.88#4	0.67#2
2	Avalanche	+3.66#1	0.68#7
3	Oilers	+1.95#3	0.68#6
4	Golden Knights	+0.40#12	0.63#1
5	Kraken	+1.14#6	0.69#9
6	Blackhawks	−0.05#18	0.68#5
7	Senators	+0.23#14	0.69#10
8	Canucks	+2.19#2	0.73#23
9	Kings	+0.18#15	0.69#12
10	Sabres	−0.18#19	0.69#8
11	Mammoth	+0.61#10	0.70#18
12	Jets	+0.07#17	0.69#13
13	Hurricanes	−0.74#26	0.67#4
14	Ducks	+0.95#7	0.74#25
15	Wild	+0.43#11	0.70#21
16	Stars	−0.98#29	0.67#3
17	Blue Jackets	+0.74#9	0.73#24
18	Canadiens	+1.64#5	0.74#29
19	Rangers	−0.44#22	0.70#14
20	Islanders	+0.25#13	0.74#26
21	Sharks	+0.82#8	0.76#32
22	Blues	−0.63#25	0.70#15
23	Predators	−0.22#20	0.72#22
24	Flyers	−0.61#23	0.70#20
25	Devils	−1.42#32	0.69#11
26	Capitals	+0.18#16	0.75#31
27	Red Wings	−0.93#28	0.70#19
28	Lightning	−1.12#30	0.70#17
29	Flames	−1.18#31	0.70#16
30	Maple Leafs	−0.43#21	0.74#27
31	Bruins	−0.61#24	0.74#28
32	Panthers	−0.90#27	0.75#30

What the two axes are

Scoring above chances per game. Goals scored minus the expected goals of the club's own shots, per game this season, all situations, empty net left out. Finishing skill is a small part of it and luck the larger one, so a big number in either direction usually shrinks.

Penalty-kill expected goals against per game. Expected goals allowed while shorthanded, per game. Discipline and the kill together.

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 →