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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
SV% against xGA − GA32 clubs
Minnesota Wild are near the top of both: 3rd in goaltending above chances per game (+1.09) and 1st in team save % (.933). 14 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together closely (r = 0.93).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | xGA − GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wild | +1.09#3 | .933#1 |
| 2 |  Islanders | +1.46#1 | .920#4 |
| 3 |  Capitals | +1.20#2 | .921#3 |
| 4 |  Rangers | +1.08#4 | .932#2 |
| 5 |  Ducks | +0.80#5 | .918#5 |
| 6 |  Jets | +0.67#6 | .918#6 |
| 7 |  Mammoth | +0.66#7 | .910#8 |
| 8 |  Panthers | +0.53#10 | .908#9 |
| 9 |  Stars | +0.59#8 | .905#12 |
| 10 |  Senators | +0.52#11 | .905#11 |
| 11 |  Predators | +0.14#14 | .907#10 |
| 12 |  Maple Leafs | +0.56#9 | .895#16 |
| 13 |  Kraken | +0.46#12 | .902#13 |
| 14 |  Avalanche | −0.20#20 | .912#7 |
| 15 |  Bruins | +0.10#15 | .901#14 |
| 16 |  Lightning | +0.36#13 | .885#20 |
| 17 |  Red Wings | −0.01#16 | .890#19 |
| 18 |  Flyers | −0.02#17 | .892#18 |
| 19 |  Penguins | −0.44#22 | .899#15 |
| 20 |  Golden Knights | −0.38#21 | .892#17 |
| 21 |  Blues | −0.11#18 | .878#21 |
| 22 |  Sharks | −0.12#19 | .862#24 |
| 23 |  Blackhawks | −0.48#23 | .864#23 |
| 24 |  Blue Jackets | −0.79#25 | .877#22 |
| 25 |  Hurricanes | −0.55#24 | .859#25 |
| 26 |  Canucks | −1.26#26 | .850#27 |
| 27 |  Devils | −1.27#27 | .852#26 |
| 28 |  Canadiens | −1.52#29 | .848#28 |
| 29 |  Sabres | −1.39#28 | .810#31 |
| 30 |  Flames | −1.98#30 | .812#30 |
| 31 |  Kings | −2.57#32 | .817#29 |
| 32 |  Oilers | −2.43#31 | .785#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.
Team save %. One minus goals against over shots against, for the whole club. Empty-net goals count against it, so it reads a little lower than the goalies' own save percentages.
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 →