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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
PK% against SH%32 clubs
Colorado Avalanche are near the top of both: 2nd in shooting % (21.5%) and 1st in penalty kill % (100.0%). 8 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = -0.07).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | SH% | PK% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Avalanche | 21.5%#2 | 100.0%#1 |
| 2 |  Penguins | 19.1%#4 | 100.0%#4 |
| 3 |  Kraken | 13.5%#10 | 100.0%#5 |
| 4 |  Mammoth | 15.9%#8 | 100.0%#8 |
| 5 |  Wild | 11.7%#16 | 100.0%#2 |
| 6 |  Rangers | 10.0%#19 | 100.0%#3 |
| 7 |  Golden Knights | 11.9%#14 | 100.0%#9 |
| 8 |  Blues | 10.0%#18 | 100.0%#6 |
| 9 |  Ducks | 20.0%#3 | 66.7%#23 |
| 10 |  Capitals | 12.5%#12 | 88.9%#15 |
| 11 |  Canucks | 23.9%#1 | 63.6%#28 |
| 12 |  Canadiens | 16.3%#7 | 71.4%#22 |
| 13 |  Islanders | 11.9%#15 | 88.9%#14 |
| 14 |  Blue Jackets | 17.1%#6 | 66.7%#24 |
| 15 |  Jets | 9.1%#21 | 100.0%#10 |
| 16 |  Maple Leafs | 7.2%#25 | 100.0%#7 |
| 17 |  Oilers | 18.3%#5 | 57.1%#31 |
| 18 |  Sharks | 15.8%#9 | 66.7%#27 |
| 19 |  Senators | 10.3%#17 | 75.0%#19 |
| 20 |  Panthers | 8.7%#23 | 90.0%#13 |
| 21 |  Hurricanes | 5.7%#28 | 92.3%#11 |
| 22 |  Sabres | 13.0%#11 | 60.0%#29 |
| 23 |  Flames | 4.1%#29 | 90.0%#12 |
| 24 |  Predators | 6.5%#26 | 80.0%#16 |
| 25 |  Lightning | 7.4%#24 | 75.0%#20 |
| 26 |  Kings | 12.1%#13 | 28.6%#32 |
| 27 |  Blackhawks | 8.9%#22 | 66.7%#25 |
| 28 |  Devils | 3.7%#30 | 75.0%#18 |
| 29 |  Red Wings | 0.0%#32 | 75.0%#17 |
| 30 |  Bruins | 10.0%#20 | 57.1%#30 |
| 31 |  Stars | 1.8%#31 | 71.4%#21 |
| 32 |  Flyers | 6.5%#27 | 66.7%#26 |
What the two axes are
Shooting %. Goals per shot on goal. Over one season much of the gap between clubs is luck, not finishing skill.
Penalty kill %. Share of times shorthanded that ended without a goal against. It says nothing about how many penalties a club takes.
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 →