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Team Forecheck xG per 60

2023-245-on-5Through 82 team games

A forecheck is only as good as what it turns into. We count every offensive-zone hit, takeaway and forced defensive-zone giveaway, then add up the expected goals of the attempts that follow within ten seconds.

Hits make up more than half of these pressure events, and hit recording varied a lot by arena before 2024-25, so older seasons carry a scorer-bias caveat.

Leading in 2023-24: Nashville Predators, 0.392 FC xG/60.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Legacy recording: before 2024-25 turnovers and hits were recorded arena by arena with large scorer bias. Compare players within this season only.

Team Forecheck xG per 60, 2023-24, 5-on-5
#	Team	FC xG/60	GP	Pressure events/60	FC xG
1	Nashville Predators	0.392	82	22.3	30.6
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	0.375	82	22.3	30.0
3	Florida Panthers	0.373	82	24.2	28.4
4	Edmonton Oilers	0.358	82	21.0	28.6
5	Montreal Canadiens	0.311	82	21.2	24.4
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	0.309	82	16.7	24.4
7	Ottawa Senators	0.306	82	22.0	24.0
8	Carolina Hurricanes	0.305	82	18.6	24.2
9	Philadelphia Flyers	0.294	82	21.0	23.1
10	New York Islanders	0.291	82	19.7	23.7
11	Vegas Golden Knights	0.290	82	19.6	23.3
12	Boston Bruins	0.282	82	20.2	22.2
13	Washington Capitals	0.282	82	19.1	22.8
14	Winnipeg Jets	0.276	82	16.9	22.2
15	Vancouver Canucks	0.276	82	21.4	21.7
16	Calgary Flames	0.269	82	18.7	21.3
17	Arizona Coyotes	0.262	82	15.8	20.7
18	Seattle Kraken	0.254	82	18.0	20.4
19	New Jersey Devils	0.249	82	16.2	19.6
20	Minnesota Wild	0.244	82	17.0	19.0
21	Los Angeles Kings	0.243	82	16.3	19.2
22	Colorado Avalanche	0.229	82	16.4	17.9
23	Tampa Bay Lightning	0.229	82	17.8	18.2
24	Anaheim Ducks	0.227	82	18.1	17.4
25	Columbus Blue Jackets	0.222	82	16.2	17.8
26	Buffalo Sabres	0.218	82	13.9	17.5
27	San Jose Sharks	0.216	82	15.6	17.4
28	Chicago Blackhawks	0.215	82	16.9	17.3
29	New York Rangers	0.210	82	18.9	16.7
30	Dallas Stars	0.197	82	14.5	15.8
31	Detroit Red Wings	0.197	82	15.9	15.5
32	St. Louis Blues	0.160	82	16.4	12.7

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Expected goals per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play that came straight off the forecheck.

How reliable is it?

Team forecheck rates separate clearly (in our sample, 0.33 per game for the best team vs 0.13 for the worst); it is a team trait more than a player one.

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