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 FO%32 clubs
New York Rangers have the best combined rank: 10th in faceoff % (52.9%) and 3rd in goaltending above chances per game (+1.28). 8 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = -0.22).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | FO% | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers | 52.9%#10 | +1.28#3 |
| 2 |  Mammoth | 53.7%#7 | +1.04#7 |
| 3 |  Stars | 55.1%#5 | +0.59#11 |
| 4 |  Senators | 52.8%#11 | +1.18#5 |
| 5 |  Red Wings | 56.7%#3 | +0.33#15 |
| 6 |  Islanders | 48.5%#19 | +2.09#1 |
| 7 |  Predators | 53.0%#9 | +0.47#12 |
| 8 |  Wild | 49.6%#17 | +1.07#6 |
| 9 |  Kraken | 48.3%#21 | +1.38#2 |
| 10 |  Panthers | 51.8%#12 | +0.40#13 |
| 11 |  Flyers | 53.6%#8 | −0.02#18 |
| 12 |  Blue Jackets | 55.9%#4 | −0.79#24 |
| 13 |  Canadiens | 57.9%#2 | −1.38#27 |
| 14 |  Golden Knights | 54.9%#6 | −0.67#23 |
| 15 |  Capitals | 46.4%#26 | +1.20#4 |
| 16 |  Bruins | 50.4%#16 | +0.10#16 |
| 17 |  Maple Leafs | 47.0%#23 | +0.78#9 |
| 18 |  Kings | 58.2%#1 | −4.07#32 |
| 19 |  Hurricanes | 51.4%#14 | −0.11#19 |
| 20 |  Lightning | 48.2%#22 | +0.36#14 |
| 21 |  Jets | 44.6%#28 | +0.67#10 |
| 22 |  Ducks | 43.9%#30 | +0.80#8 |
| 23 |  Oilers | 51.7%#13 | −2.43#31 |
| 24 |  Canucks | 49.3%#18 | −1.26#26 |
| 25 |  Flames | 50.8%#15 | −1.98#30 |
| 26 |  Avalanche | 46.8%#25 | −0.20#21 |
| 27 |  Blues | 41.1%#31 | +0.06#17 |
| 28 |  Sabres | 48.4%#20 | −1.91#29 |
| 29 |  Penguins | 45.5%#27 | −0.44#22 |
| 30 |  Sharks | 44.4%#29 | −0.12#20 |
| 31 |  Devils | 46.9%#24 | −1.46#28 |
| 32 |  Blackhawks | 39.9%#32 | −0.92#25 |
What the two axes are
Faceoff %. Share of faceoffs won, all zones and situations.
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 →