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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 Win rate32 clubs
Ottawa Senators have the best combined rank: 2nd in ability to win (.539) and 5th in goaltending above chances per game (+1.18). 8 of 32 clubs are better than the middle on both. The two barely move together (r = 0.19).
Both measures, rankedordered by the average of the two ranks
| # | Team | Win rate | xGA − GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senators | .539#2 | +1.18#5 |
| 2 |  Wild | .534#3 | +1.07#6 |
| 3 |  Capitals | .515#11 | +1.20#4 |
| 4 |  Lightning | .533#5 | +0.36#14 |
| 5 |  Rangers | .501#16 | +1.28#3 |
| 6 |  Jets | .515#10 | +0.67#10 |
| 7 |  Mammoth | .512#13 | +1.04#7 |
| 8 |  Avalanche | .572#1 | −0.20#21 |
| 9 |  Stars | .513#12 | +0.59#11 |
| 10 |  Kraken | .490#21 | +1.38#2 |
| 11 |  Islanders | .489#22 | +2.09#1 |
| 12 |  Ducks | .498#17 | +0.80#8 |
| 13 |  Hurricanes | .527#7 | −0.11#19 |
| 14 |  Golden Knights | .525#9 | −0.67#23 |
| 15 |  Blues | .502#15 | +0.06#17 |
| 16 |  Panthers | .492#19 | +0.40#13 |
| 17 |  Sabres | .534#4 | −1.91#29 |
| 18 |  Canadiens | .526#8 | −1.38#27 |
| 19 |  Predators | .487#23 | +0.47#12 |
| 20 |  Penguins | .509#14 | −0.44#22 |
| 21 |  Bruins | .491#20 | +0.10#16 |
| 22 |  Oilers | .527#6 | −2.43#31 |
| 23 |  Maple Leafs | .468#29 | +0.78#9 |
| 24 |  Blue Jackets | .496#18 | −0.79#24 |
| 25 |  Red Wings | .472#27 | +0.33#15 |
| 26 |  Flyers | .473#26 | −0.02#18 |
| 27 |  Sharks | .469#28 | −0.12#20 |
| 28 |  Devils | .474#25 | −1.46#28 |
| 29 |  Kings | .478#24 | −4.07#32 |
| 30 |  Canucks | .434#31 | −1.26#26 |
| 31 |  Blackhawks | .430#32 | −0.92#25 |
| 32 |  Flames | .447#30 | −1.98#30 |
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.
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 →