Teams
Team 5v5 xGF% Rankings
2026-275-on-5Through 3 team games
The team version of the most useful on-ice number: of all the expected goals at 5-on-5, what share did each team create? Over a season it predicts future results better than goal differential or the standings.
Team numbers are rebuilt from the same shift-by-shift engine as the player boards, so they add up exactly.
Leading in 2026-27: Pittsburgh Penguins, 81.8% xGF%.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Team xGF% leaderboard
| # | Team | GP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81.8% | 1 | 3.96 | 0.88 | 62.7% |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils | 76.0% | 1 | 3.76 | 1.19 | 68.2% |
| 3 | Utah Mammoth | 71.8% | 1 | 3.78 | 1.49 | 60.8% |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | 68.8% | 2 | 2.28 | 1.03 | 57.1% |
| 5 | Minnesota Wild | 68.3% | 1 | 2.62 | 1.22 | 57.0% |
| 6 | Washington Capitals | 63.8% | 1 | 3.94 | 2.24 | 42.2% |
| 7 | Vegas Golden Knights | 61.6% | 1 | 3.20 | 2.00 | 55.8% |
| 8 | Colorado Avalanche | 60.9% | 1 | 3.36 | 2.16 | 47.1% |
| 9 | New York Islanders | 59.8% | 1 | 2.49 | 1.67 | 58.9% |
| 10 | Seattle Kraken | 59.2% | 1 | 3.68 | 2.54 | 44.7% |
| 11 | Boston Bruins | 58.4% | 2 | 2.96 | 2.11 | 54.9% |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 56.9% | 2 | 2.79 | 2.11 | 56.8% |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 51.4% | 1 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 42.0% |
| 14 | New York Rangers | 49.2% | 3 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 45.7% |
| 15 | Buffalo Sabres | 48.6% | 1 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 58.0% |
| 16 | Montreal Canadiens | 48.2% | 1 | 2.38 | 2.56 | 50.6% |
| 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 47.6% | 1 | 1.74 | 1.92 | 56.7% |
| 18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 47.1% | 2 | 2.17 | 2.43 | 45.3% |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 44.8% | 1 | 2.26 | 2.79 | 52.4% |
| 20 | Vancouver Canucks | 43.1% | 2 | 2.11 | 2.79 | 43.2% |
| 21 | Calgary Flames | 40.8% | 1 | 2.54 | 3.68 | 55.4% |
| 22 | Winnipeg Jets | 40.6% | 1 | 2.18 | 3.19 | 44.4% |
| 23 | Los Angeles Kings | 39.1% | 1 | 2.16 | 3.36 | 52.9% |
| 24 | San Jose Sharks | 35.7% | 1 | 1.45 | 2.61 | 46.3% |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 33.3% | 2 | 1.74 | 3.49 | 41.7% |
| 26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 32.7% | 2 | 1.44 | 2.97 | 50.7% |
| 27 | Nashville Predators | 31.7% | 1 | 1.22 | 2.62 | 43.0% |
| 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | 21.2% | 2 | 1.04 | 3.86 | 34.2% |
How to read it
50% is even. Teams above 53% are usually true contenders at 5-on-5, whatever their record says.
How reliable is it?
Team xGF% is one of the most predictive public team stats once teams have played 20-25 games.
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