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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 SH%32 clubs
Seattle Kraken have the best combined rank: 6th in shooting % (16.5%) and 2nd in goaltending above chances per game (+1.38). 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 | SH% | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kraken | 16.5%#6 | +1.38#2 |
| 2 |  Ducks | 17.5%#4 | +0.80#8 |
| 3 |  Senators | 13.2%#9 | +1.18#5 |
| 4 |  Capitals | 12.5%#13 | +1.20#4 |
| 5 |  Islanders | 11.9%#16 | +2.09#1 |
| 6 |  Mammoth | 12.9%#11 | +1.04#7 |
| 7 |  Rangers | 12.0%#15 | +1.28#3 |
| 8 |  Avalanche | 21.5%#1 | −0.20#21 |
| 9 |  Wild | 11.7%#17 | +1.07#6 |
| 10 |  Canucks | 20.9%#2 | −1.26#26 |
| 11 |  Blue Jackets | 16.7%#5 | −0.79#24 |
| 12 |  Penguins | 15.0%#8 | −0.44#22 |
| 13 |  Jets | 9.6%#20 | +0.67#10 |
| 14 |  Sharks | 12.9%#12 | −0.12#20 |
| 15 |  Oilers | 18.1%#3 | −2.43#31 |
| 16 |  Canadiens | 16.3%#7 | −1.38#27 |
| 17 |  Maple Leafs | 7.2%#26 | +0.78#9 |
| 18 |  Blues | 10.0%#19 | +0.06#17 |
| 19 |  Stars | 7.4%#25 | +0.59#11 |
| 20 |  Bruins | 9.1%#21 | +0.10#16 |
| 21 |  Lightning | 8.9%#23 | +0.36#14 |
| 22 |  Panthers | 7.8%#24 | +0.40#13 |
| 23 |  Sabres | 13.0%#10 | −1.91#29 |
| 24 |  Predators | 6.5%#27 | +0.47#12 |
| 25 |  Golden Knights | 11.6%#18 | −0.67#23 |
| 26 |  Kings | 12.1%#14 | −4.07#32 |
| 27 |  Flyers | 6.5%#28 | −0.02#18 |
| 28 |  Blackhawks | 8.9%#22 | −0.92#25 |
| 29 |  Red Wings | 3.4%#32 | +0.33#15 |
| 30 |  Hurricanes | 5.7%#29 | −0.11#19 |
| 31 |  Devils | 3.7%#30 | −1.46#28 |
| 32 |  Flames | 3.7%#31 | −1.98#30 |
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.
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 →