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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
xGA − GA against GA/GP32 clubs
New York Islanders are near the top of both: 2nd in goals against per game (1.00) and 1st in goaltending above chances per game (+2.09). 14 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together closely (r = -0.91).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | GA/GP | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Islanders | 1.00#2 | +2.09#1 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 1.50#3 | +1.28#3 |
| 3 |  Wild | 1.00#1 | +1.07#6 |
| 4 |  Kraken | 1.67#5 | +1.38#2 |
| 5 |  Senators | 1.50#4 | +1.18#5 |
| 6 |  Mammoth | 1.67#6 | +1.04#7 |
| 7 |  Stars | 2.00#7 | +0.59#11 |
| 8 |  Capitals | 2.50#15 | +1.20#4 |
| 9 |  Predators | 2.00#8 | +0.47#12 |
| 10 |  Maple Leafs | 2.33#11 | +0.78#9 |
| 11 |  Ducks | 2.50#12 | +0.80#8 |
| 12 |  Panthers | 2.33#9 | +0.40#13 |
| 13 |  Lightning | 2.33#10 | +0.36#14 |
| 14 |  Red Wings | 2.50#14 | +0.33#15 |
| 15 |  Jets | 2.67#19 | +0.67#10 |
| 16 |  Avalanche | 2.50#13 | −0.20#21 |
| 17 |  Hurricanes | 2.67#16 | −0.11#19 |
| 18 |  Bruins | 2.75#20 | +0.10#16 |
| 19 |  Blues | 3.00#21 | +0.06#17 |
| 20 |  Penguins | 2.67#17 | −0.44#22 |
| 21 |  Golden Knights | 2.67#18 | −0.67#23 |
| 22 |  Flyers | 4.25#26 | −0.02#18 |
| 23 |  Sharks | 4.00#25 | −0.12#20 |
| 24 |  Blue Jackets | 3.50#22 | −0.79#24 |
| 25 |  Canadiens | 4.00#23 | −1.38#27 |
| 26 |  Devils | 4.00#24 | −1.46#28 |
| 27 |  Canucks | 4.50#28 | −1.26#26 |
| 28 |  Blackhawks | 5.00#30 | −0.92#25 |
| 29 |  Sabres | 4.50#27 | −1.91#29 |
| 30 |  Oilers | 4.67#29 | −2.43#31 |
| 31 |  Flames | 5.33#31 | −1.98#30 |
| 32 |  Kings | 6.50#32 | −4.07#32 |
What the two axes are
Goals against per game. Goals allowed per game, all situations, empty-net goals included.
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 →