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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
PP% against xGA − GA32 clubs
Utah Mammoth have the best combined rank: 7th in goaltending above chances per game (+1.04) and 1st in power play % (66.7%). 7 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = 0.08).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGA − GA | PP% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mammoth | +1.04#7 | 66.7%#1 |
| 2 |  Ducks | +0.80#8 | 50.0%#2 |
| 3 |  Wild | +1.07#6 | 42.9%#5 |
| 4 |  Kraken | +1.38#2 | 28.6%#11 |
| 5 |  Jets | +0.67#10 | 50.0%#3 |
| 6 |  Capitals | +1.20#4 | 25.0%#15 |
| 7 |  Rangers | +1.28#3 | 18.2%#18 |
| 8 |  Islanders | +2.09#1 | 14.3%#21 |
| 9 |  Predators | +0.47#12 | 28.6%#10 |
| 10 |  Avalanche | −0.20#21 | 44.4%#4 |
| 11 |  Maple Leafs | +0.78#9 | 18.2%#19 |
| 12 |  Penguins | −0.44#22 | 40.0%#8 |
| 13 |  Blue Jackets | −0.79#24 | 40.0%#6 |
| 14 |  Senators | +1.18#5 | 0.0%#29 |
| 15 |  Sharks | −0.12#20 | 25.0%#14 |
| 16 |  Panthers | +0.40#13 | 5.9%#22 |
| 17 |  Red Wings | +0.33#15 | 14.3%#20 |
| 18 |  Golden Knights | −0.67#23 | 27.3%#12 |
| 19 |  Hurricanes | −0.11#19 | 18.8%#17 |
| 20 |  Stars | +0.59#11 | 0.0%#26 |
| 21 |  Flames | −1.98#30 | 40.0%#7 |
| 22 |  Bruins | +0.10#16 | 0.0%#23 |
| 23 |  Kings | −4.07#32 | 28.6%#9 |
| 24 |  Canucks | −1.26#26 | 23.1%#16 |
| 25 |  Oilers | −2.43#31 | 25.0%#13 |
| 26 |  Lightning | +0.36#14 | 0.0%#32 |
| 27 |  Blues | +0.06#17 | 0.0%#31 |
| 28 |  Flyers | −0.02#18 | 0.0%#30 |
| 29 |  Blackhawks | −0.92#25 | 0.0%#25 |
| 30 |  Sabres | −1.91#29 | 0.0%#24 |
| 31 |  Canadiens | −1.38#27 | 0.0%#27 |
| 32 |  Devils | −1.46#28 | 0.0%#28 |
What the two axes are
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.
Power play %. Power-play goals per power-play opportunity. It says nothing about how many power plays a club draws.
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 →