Norris Trophies
7
Stanley Cups
4
Conn Smythe Trophies
1
Olympic golds
1
NHL points
1,142
All-Star selections
12
Category profile
- Dominance
- 87
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60 | |
| 1992 | 41 | |
| 1993 | 34 | |
| 1994 | 62 | |
| 1995 | 43 | |
| 1996 | 67 | |
| 1997 | 57 | |
| 1998 | 59 | |
| 1999 | 73 | |
| 2000 | 73 | |
| 2001 | 59 | |
| 2002 | 44 | |
| 2003 | 62 | |
| 2004 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 62 | |
| 2006 | 70 | |
| 2007 | 59 | |
| 2008 | 49 | |
| 2009 | 34 | |
| 2010 | 34 |
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 Nicklas Lidström ranks #43 in Ice Hockey
Nicklas Lidström ranks #43 in Ice Hockey and #1701 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1988–2012 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Norris Trophies 7, Stanley Cups 4, Conn Smythe Trophies 1, Olympic golds 1.
Nearest context: ahead Rob Blake (89.3); behind Dominik Hašek (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nicklas Lidström GOAT Score explained
- Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lidström comparisons
Nicklas Lidström — frequently asked
- Is Nicklas Lidström the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nicklas Lidström ranks #43 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Nicklas Lidström's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Nicklas Lidström rank all time?
- #1701 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #43 in Ice Hockey.
- Nicklas Lidström vs Rob Blake: who ranks higher?
- Rob Blake ranks higher at 89.3 versus Nicklas Lidström at 89.1, a margin of 0.2 points.