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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 Win rate32 clubs
Colorado Avalanche are near the top of both: 1st in ability to win (.572) and 1st in penalty kill % (100.0%). 8 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two move together loosely (r = 0.23).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | Win rate | PK% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Avalanche | .572#1 | 100.0%#1 |
| 2 |  Wild | .534#2 | 100.0%#2 |
| 3 |  Penguins | .521#10 | 100.0%#4 |
| 4 |  Mammoth | .524#8 | 100.0%#8 |
| 5 |  Hurricanes | .527#6 | 92.3%#11 |
| 6 |  Blues | .502#14 | 100.0%#6 |
| 7 |  Golden Knights | .513#12 | 100.0%#9 |
| 8 |  Senators | .527#4 | 75.0%#19 |
| 9 |  Rangers | .489#20 | 100.0%#3 |
| 10 |  Capitals | .515#11 | 88.9%#15 |
| 11 |  Canadiens | .526#7 | 71.4%#22 |
| 12 |  Lightning | .522#9 | 75.0%#20 |
| 13 |  Jets | .492#19 | 100.0%#10 |
| 14 |  Panthers | .492#18 | 90.0%#13 |
| 15 |  Sabres | .534#3 | 60.0%#29 |
| 16 |  Kraken | .477#27 | 100.0%#5 |
| 17 |  Islanders | .489#21 | 88.9%#14 |
| 18 |  Oilers | .527#5 | 57.1%#31 |
| 19 |  Stars | .502#15 | 71.4%#21 |
| 20 |  Maple Leafs | .468#29 | 100.0%#7 |
| 21 |  Predators | .487#22 | 80.0%#16 |
| 22 |  Ducks | .498#16 | 66.7%#23 |
| 23 |  Blue Jackets | .496#17 | 66.7%#24 |
| 24 |  Red Wings | .483#24 | 75.0%#17 |
| 25 |  Flames | .458#30 | 90.0%#12 |
| 26 |  Bruins | .503#13 | 57.1%#30 |
| 27 |  Devils | .474#28 | 75.0%#18 |
| 28 |  Flyers | .484#23 | 66.7%#26 |
| 29 |  Sharks | .480#25 | 66.7%#27 |
| 30 |  Blackhawks | .430#32 | 66.7%#25 |
| 31 |  Kings | .478#26 | 28.6%#32 |
| 32 |  Canucks | .444#31 | 63.6%#28 |
What the two axes are
Ability to win. Recent win rate with newer games weighted more and every overtime or shootout game counted as a tie.
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 →