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2026-27 Top Teams
Create - 5v5 xGF/60 |
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New Jersey Devils | 3.34 |
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Carolina Hurricanes | 3.18 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 3.15 |
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Utah Mammoth | 3.10 |
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Calgary Flames | 3.01 |
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Colorado Avalanche | 2.94 |
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Vegas Golden Knights | 2.89 |
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Washington Capitals | 2.86 |
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Montreal Canadiens | 2.80 |
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Boston Bruins | 2.78 |
Snipe - Sh% Above Expected |
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Edmonton Oilers | 6.32 |
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Colorado Avalanche | 5.85 |
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Seattle Kraken | 4.38 |
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Washington Capitals | 2.53 |
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Columbus Blue Jackets | 1.79 |
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Boston Bruins | 1.14 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 1.07 |
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Vancouver Canucks | 0.79 |
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Vegas Golden Knights | 0.46 |
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Winnipeg Jets | 0.42 |
Power Play - 5v4 GF/60 |
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Utah Mammoth | 15.37 |
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Winnipeg Jets | 12.17 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 12.10 |
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Minnesota Wild | 11.86 |
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Boston Bruins | 11.05 |
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Anaheim Ducks | 10.60 |
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Calgary Flames | 10.20 |
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Nashville Predators | 9.98 |
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Seattle Kraken | 9.13 |
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New York Rangers | 8.85 |
Skating - Bursts>20mph per mile |
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Edmonton Oilers | 0.77 |
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Colorado Avalanche | 0.73 |
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Buffalo Sabres | 0.70 |
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Montreal Canadiens | 0.66 |
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Anaheim Ducks | 0.60 |
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Seattle Kraken | 0.60 |
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Detroit Red Wings | 0.58 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning | 0.58 |
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New York Islanders | 0.57 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 0.56 |
Prevent - 5v5 xGA/60 |
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Florida Panthers | 1.88 |
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Edmonton Oilers | 1.94 |
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Carolina Hurricanes | 2.09 |
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Utah Mammoth | 2.15 |
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Los Angeles Kings | 2.17 |
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New Jersey Devils | 2.17 |
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Montreal Canadiens | 2.19 |
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Dallas Stars | 2.25 |
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Vegas Golden Knights | 2.25 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning | 2.31 |
Save - Sv% Above Expected |
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Dallas Stars | 4.55 |
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New York Islanders | 3.50 |
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Boston Bruins | 3.31 |
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New York Rangers | 2.55 |
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Seattle Kraken | 2.25 |
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Detroit Red Wings | 2.24 |
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Vegas Golden Knights | 1.94 |
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Utah Mammoth | 1.92 |
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Minnesota Wild | 1.61 |
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Ottawa Senators | 1.52 |
Penalty Kill - 4v5 GA/60 |
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Winnipeg Jets | 2.08 |
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St. Louis Blues | 2.52 |
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Carolina Hurricanes | 2.59 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 2.64 |
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Dallas Stars | 2.68 |
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New York Rangers | 2.81 |
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Minnesota Wild | 3.89 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 4.60 |
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Washington Capitals | 4.62 |
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New York Islanders | 4.96 |
2026-27 Top Forward by Archetype
Producer |
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| Nathan MacKinnon | 5.48 | |
| Cole Sillinger | 3.16 | |
| Mason McTavish | 2.66 | |
| Tim Stützle | 2.64 | |
| Ben Meyers | 2.58 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 2.55 | |
| Josh Anderson | 2.52 | |
| Ryan Winterton | 2.47 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 2.42 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2.41 | |
Playmaker |
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| Dylan Holloway | 4.42 | |
| Connor McDavid | 4.21 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 3.81 | |
| William Carrier | 3.65 | |
| Ben Meyers | 3.33 | |
| Mark Kastelic | 3.25 | |
| Dylan Strome | 3.03 | |
| Morgan Geekie | 2.99 | |
| Parker Kelly | 2.89 | |
| Ryan Leonard | 2.79 | |
Shooter |
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| Mark Jankowski | 4.58 | |
| Bryan Rust | 4.02 | |
| Matthew Poitras | 3.80 | |
| Alex Tuch | 3.45 | |
| Mason McTavish | 3.18 | |
| Josh Anderson | 3.04 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2.98 | |
| Adam Klapka | 2.91 | |
| Cole Sillinger | 2.83 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2.82 | |
Sniper |
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| Tim Stützle | 3.91 | |
| Jake Neighbours | 3.17 | |
| Bryan Rust | 3.06 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2.83 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 2.60 | |
| Tanner Jeannot | 2.48 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2.45 | |
| Owen Michaels | 2.37 | |
| Kaapo Kakko | 2.35 | |
| Matthew Poitras | 2.35 | |
Rebound |
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| Jeffrey Viel | 5.71 | |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 5.05 | |
| Kaapo Kakko | 3.06 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 3.06 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2.75 | |
| Luke Evangelista | 2.66 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 2.49 | |
| Judd Caulfield | 2.49 | |
| Ryan Greene | 2.49 | |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | 2.49 | |
Rush |
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| Beck Malenstyn | 5.67 | |
| Brad Lambert | 5.67 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 3.58 | |
| Matthew Knies | 3.16 | |
| Adam Klapka | 2.92 | |
| Bo Horvat | 2.92 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2.82 | |
| Adam Fantilli | 2.82 | |
| Scott Laughton | 2.82 | |
| Beckett Sennecke | 2.82 | |
Skating |
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| Nathan MacKinnon | 4.35 | |
| Connor McDavid | 3.75 | |
| Cole Koepke | 3.49 | |
| Josh Anderson | 2.86 | |
| Max Sasson | 2.82 | |
| Emmitt Finnie | 2.80 | |
| Isaac Howard | 2.74 | |
| Amadeus Lombardi | 2.51 | |
| Justin Danforth | 2.49 | |
| Nick Lardis | 2.45 | |
Defend |
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| Jordan Greenway | 2.38 | |
| Morgan Barron | 2.17 | |
| Ryan Lomberg | 2.02 | |
| Jackson Blake | 2.01 | |
| Dylan Cozens | 1.95 | |
| Bo Groulx | 1.94 | |
| Cole Smith | 1.94 | |
| Ryan Greene | 1.94 | |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 1.92 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1.90 | |
2026-27 Top Defensemen by Archetype
Producer |
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| Evan Bouchard | 6.35 | |
| Samuel Girard | 3.84 | |
| Cale Makar | 3.18 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2.58 | |
| Erik Karlsson | 2.55 | |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2.36 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 2.35 | |
| Sean Walker | 2.25 | |
| Andrew Peeke | 2.18 | |
| Brandt Clarke | 2.11 | |
Playmaker |
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| Samuel Girard | 4.47 | |
| Erik Karlsson | 4.36 | |
| Sean Walker | 3.90 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 2.77 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2.54 | |
| Noah Warren | 2.16 | |
| Brett Kulak | 1.98 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1.97 | |
| Ty Emberson | 1.96 | |
| Jared Spurgeon | 1.95 | |
Shooter |
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| Evan Bouchard | 7.24 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 5.23 | |
| Cale Makar | 3.76 | |
| Olen Zellweger | 3.28 | |
| Brian Dumoulin | 2.77 | |
| Brandt Clarke | 2.70 | |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 2.62 | |
| Luke Hughes | 2.58 | |
| Mason Lohrei | 2.40 | |
| MacKenzie Weegar | 2.12 | |
Sniper |
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| Brian Dumoulin | 3.75 | |
| Mason Lohrei | 3.53 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 3.29 | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 3.04 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 2.95 | |
| Cale Makar | 2.44 | |
| Timothy Liljegren | 2.42 | |
| Devon Toews | 2.32 | |
| Dylan DeMelo | 2.25 | |
| Ryan Shea | 2.09 | |
Rush |
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| Daemon Hunt | 7.73 | |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 5.08 | |
| Ryker Evans | 4.55 | |
| Logan Stanley | 4.55 | |
| Morgan Rielly | 4.12 | |
| Sam Malinski | 3.76 | |
| Lane Hutson | 2.43 | |
| Luke Hughes | 2.43 | |
| Olen Zellweger | 2.17 | |
| Matthew Schaefer | 1.43 | |
Skating |
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| Matthew Schaefer | 4.62 | |
| Olen Zellweger | 3.15 | |
| Yan Kuznetsov | 2.36 | |
| Adam Wilsby | 1.78 | |
| Cam Fowler | 1.74 | |
| Tyson Hinds | 1.74 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1.69 | |
| Denton Mateychuk | 1.56 | |
| Erik Karlsson | 1.56 | |
| Brett Kulak | 1.56 | |
Defend |
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| Roman Josi | 2.03 | |
| Radko Gudas | 1.87 | |
| Kris Letang | 1.72 | |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 1.71 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1.69 | |
| Zach Werenski | 1.67 | |
| Nick Seeler | 1.61 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 1.59 | |
| Kevin Bahl | 1.59 | |
| Elias Pettersson | 1.52 | |