Stanley Cups
1
Best NHL season points
131
NHL career points
686
World Championship medals
3
NHL games played
553
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 93 | |
| 1980 | 131 | |
| 1981 | 82 | |
| 1982 | 104 | |
| 1983 | 80 | |
| 1984 | 99 | |
| 1985 | 61 | |
| 1986 | 44 | |
| 1987 | 35 | |
| 1988 | 30 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kent Nilsson ranks #208 in Ice Hockey
Kent Nilsson ranks #208 in Ice Hockey and #2740 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.0/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1995 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Stanley Cups 1, Best NHL season points 131, NHL career points 686, World Championship medals 3.
Nearest context: ahead Tommy Dunderdale (84.1); behind Sarah Nurse (84.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kent Nilsson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Nilsson comparisons
Kent Nilsson — frequently asked
- Is Kent Nilsson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kent Nilsson ranks #208 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.0/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Kent Nilsson's GOAT Score?
- 84.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Kent Nilsson rank all time?
- #2740 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #208 in Ice Hockey.
- Kent Nilsson vs Tommy Dunderdale: who ranks higher?
- Tommy Dunderdale ranks higher at 84.1 versus Kent Nilsson at 84.0, a margin of 0.1 points.