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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 xGF against xGA − GA32 clubs
Florida Panthers have the best combined rank: 13th in goaltending above chances per game (+0.40) and 1st in power-play expected goals per game (0.77). 10 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = 0.10).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGA − GA | PP xGF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panthers | +0.40#13 | 0.77#1 |
| 2 |  Wild | +1.07#6 | 0.72#9 |
| 3 |  Stars | +0.59#11 | 0.76#4 |
| 4 |  Ducks | +0.80#8 | 0.73#8 |
| 5 |  Senators | +1.18#5 | 0.71#12 |
| 6 |  Capitals | +1.20#4 | 0.70#16 |
| 7 |  Lightning | +0.36#14 | 0.74#7 |
| 8 |  Red Wings | +0.33#15 | 0.75#6 |
| 9 |  Maple Leafs | +0.78#9 | 0.70#14 |
| 10 |  Islanders | +2.09#1 | 0.69#23 |
| 11 |  Hurricanes | −0.11#19 | 0.75#5 |
| 12 |  Jets | +0.67#10 | 0.70#15 |
| 13 |  Golden Knights | −0.67#23 | 0.77#3 |
| 14 |  Mammoth | +1.04#7 | 0.69#20 |
| 15 |  Rangers | +1.28#3 | 0.68#25 |
| 16 |  Kraken | +1.38#2 | 0.66#28 |
| 17 |  Predators | +0.47#12 | 0.69#19 |
| 18 |  Avalanche | −0.20#21 | 0.72#10 |
| 19 |  Oilers | −2.43#31 | 0.77#2 |
| 20 |  Flyers | −0.02#18 | 0.69#21 |
| 21 |  Devils | −1.46#28 | 0.71#11 |
| 22 |  Penguins | −0.44#22 | 0.69#18 |
| 23 |  Canadiens | −1.38#27 | 0.70#13 |
| 24 |  Bruins | +0.10#16 | 0.67#26 |
| 25 |  Sharks | −0.12#20 | 0.69#22 |
| 26 |  Sabres | −1.91#29 | 0.70#17 |
| 27 |  Blues | +0.06#17 | 0.63#30 |
| 28 |  Blue Jackets | −0.79#24 | 0.65#29 |
| 29 |  Canucks | −1.26#26 | 0.67#27 |
| 30 |  Blackhawks | −0.92#25 | 0.63#31 |
| 31 |  Kings | −4.07#32 | 0.69#24 |
| 32 |  Flames | −1.98#30 | 0.62#32 |
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 expected goals per game. Expected goals on the power play per game. It rewards drawing penalties as well as a dangerous power play.
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 →