Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70 | |
| 1971 | 79 | |
| 1972 | 89 | |
| 1973 | 98 | |
| 1974 | 92 | |
| 1975 | 85 | |
| 1976 | 79 | |
| 1977 | 73 | |
| 1978 | 66 | |
| 1979 | 60 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ken Dryden ranks #129 in Ice Hockey
Ken Dryden ranks #129 in Ice Hockey and #2287 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1970–1979 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Stanley Cups 6, Vezina Trophies 5, Conn Smythe Trophies 1, Career goals-against average 2.24.
Nearest context: ahead Eric Lindros (86.5); behind Frank McGee (86.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ken Dryden GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Dryden comparisons
Ken Dryden — frequently asked
- Is Ken Dryden the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ken Dryden ranks #129 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Ken Dryden's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ken Dryden rank all time?
- #2287 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #129 in Ice Hockey.
- Ken Dryden vs Eric Lindros: who ranks higher?
- Eric Lindros ranks higher at 86.5 versus Ken Dryden at 86.4, a margin of 0.1 points.